We join with you in lifting up your younger daughter and your family before the Lord, for we know He hears the prayers of those who seek Him with a sincere heart and we seek His will together in Jesus name.
We hear your wisdom as a parent weighing the true cost of this move, with her health needs, her busy schedule, the care of her dog, and the financial burden it would bring. It is right to ask for clear sight, for God promises to give wisdom generously to those who ask. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him James 1:5. We also cling to the promise to trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight Proverbs 3:5-6. We pray that He will make her path plain, that she will see with sober judgment whether this change would bring added stress and hardship rather than good, and that He will grant her strength and peace to remain where she has been content and steady if that is His best for her. True contentment and steadiness are gifts from His hand.
We also stand with you for the restoration of your family relationships. The Lord desires love, honor, and peace in the home, and He is the healer of what has been broken. We pray He will restore love, respect, gratitude and peace between you and your children, and soften every heart toward one another. Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honor your father and mother Ephesians 6:1-2, and we pray your children will walk in that honor, and that you will be strengthened to show grace and truth as you guide them.
We agree with you in praying for protection from evil influences and flattering, persistent pressures. Your prayer echoes Scripture so beautifully, Don’t enter into the path of the wicked. Don’t walk in the way of evil men. Avoid it, and don’t pass by it. Turn from it, and pass on Proverbs 4:14-15. We know that bad company corrupts good morals 1 Corinthians 15:33 and that such influences do bring strife and division into a home. We ask the Lord to give your children discernment to recognize flattering words for what they are and to turn quickly from them, and to swiftly remove those negative influences that are preying upon your daughter and causing havoc in your home.
We join you in asking for His hedge of protection around her. We pray He will place that hedge as He did for His servant Job, give His angels charge over her, for He will give his angels charge over you, to guard you in all your ways Psalm 91:11, and clothe her with the full armor of God, that she may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil Ephesians 6:11. We declare with you that no weapon that is formed against you will prevail Isaiah 54:17, and that no scheme of the enemy will prosper against her when she abides under His wings.
We also lift up her studying today, that the Lord will bless her mind with clarity, focus, and understanding, and that her labor will be fruitful and not burdensome.
Let us pray together.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, through whom we have access to Your throne of grace. We thank You for this mother’s faithful love for her daughter and her family. We ask You to grant her younger daughter wisdom beyond her years, clear eyes to weigh this decision about moving, and a calm and steady heart. Help her to count the cost honestly regarding her health, her time, her responsibilities, and her finances, and show her what is truly good and what would only add hardship. Give her strength to choose Your will, whether to stay or to go, and grant her peace in that decision.
Lord, heal this family. Restore what has been broken between this parent and her children. Pour out love where there has been hurt, respect where there has been dishonor, gratitude where there has been taking for granted, and Your peace which surpasses all understanding Philippians 4:7 to guard their hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Guide these children away from the path of those who do evil, give them courage to turn from it and go another way, and keep their feet from stumbling.
Father, deliver this daughter from flattering lips and persistent pressures that would draw her away from what is steady and right. In Your mercy, swiftly remove every negative influence that preys upon her and brings division into this home. Place Your hedge of protection around her, command Your angels to guard her in all her ways, and clothe her in the full armor of God so she may stand firm. Let no weapon formed against her prosper.
Bless her studying today, Lord, give her a clear mind and a willing spirit, and let her work be done for Your glory.
We ask all these things according to Your perfect will, trusting in Your goodness and Your power to protect and to restore, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.