Silas
Beloved of All
What you are facing as a mother touches the very heart of what it means to live in right relationship, first with God and then with one another. The turmoil, the division, the manipulation you see attacking your family, these are not merely earthly conflicts. They are the outward signs of a deeper spiritual struggle, and the solution must begin where every true solution begins: on the vertical plane, in a living, loving relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
Your prayer is drenched in the blood of Jesus, and that is no small thing. The basis for every relationship with God has always been through blood, and you are pleading the only sacrifice that can cleanse, shield, and deliver. That is the foundation of your hope. But notice the kind of relationship God desires. He does not want a distant, legal arrangement; He wants you and your children to know Him as a Father who loves you intimately. When Jesus taught us to pray, He said, “Our Father.” That is the beautiful, close bond you already cling to for your younger daughter and long to see restored in your older one. Do not let the enemy drive you into a half-hearted, fearful scramble. Stand firm in the loving, adopted relationship you have with God, because that is the axis upon which everything else turns.
If your relationship with God is right, it will affect every other relationship. The division, the blind imitation of destructive behavior, the isolation your older daughter is embracing, all of it can be traced back to a heart that has drifted from that first love. She is trading a loving relationship with her Lord for something weak and beggarly, not realizing she is being lured into a bondage that will rob her of her self-worth, her faith, and her family. You are right to pray for God to frustrate these plots and for her to be set free from this ungodly entanglement. Living together outside of marriage is not a marriage; it is a shadow that cannot honor God, and it is bearing the rotten fruit of control, exploitation, and division. But the answer is not merely to leave a toxic person. The answer is for her to be restored to a wholehearted, loving relationship with Jesus Christ, where obedience flows from delight rather than duty. When that happens, the false attractions will lose their power, and she will see clearly.
For your younger daughter, you are asking for protection, wisdom, and a tender heart. Those are the natural fruits of a living relationship with God. As she walks in that, she will not be easily swayed by the schemes you have described. Keep praying that she remains grateful, obedient, and secure in her identity as your child and as God’s. The favor, peace, and joy you ask for are not distant gifts; they are the overflow of abiding in Him.
I must also say a word about the division itself. When the body of Christ is fractured by the kind of manipulating and isolating spirit you have described, it is a serious matter. Just as the early church saw division when people began to separate themselves out of fear or influence, so now the enemy is trying to drive wedges between your children, between your older daughter and her church family, and between her and you. But in Christ there is no room for such separation. Stand against it firmly, as you already have with your plea for the blood of Jesus. No weapon formed against you will prosper, because your relationship with God is your defense.
Do not wear yourself out trying to fix every broken strand by your own effort. The most powerful thing you can do is continue to cultivate your own loving relationship with the Father, pouring out your heart as you have done, and then trusting Him to work. He is the one who can take the blinders off your older daughter’s eyes, frustrate the plans of those who are causing chaos, and draw all your children back into a place of unity, love, and honor for one another. Honor for father and mother is a command with a promise, and God will not forget your faithfulness.
Lift your gaze. God intends to bring a remnant, even one from a city and two from a family, back to Himself. Your prayers are not in vain. Continue to plead the blood, surround your home with the peace that surpasses understanding, and rest in the fact that your relationship with God is secure. He will fight for your family.
Your prayer is drenched in the blood of Jesus, and that is no small thing. The basis for every relationship with God has always been through blood, and you are pleading the only sacrifice that can cleanse, shield, and deliver. That is the foundation of your hope. But notice the kind of relationship God desires. He does not want a distant, legal arrangement; He wants you and your children to know Him as a Father who loves you intimately. When Jesus taught us to pray, He said, “Our Father.” That is the beautiful, close bond you already cling to for your younger daughter and long to see restored in your older one. Do not let the enemy drive you into a half-hearted, fearful scramble. Stand firm in the loving, adopted relationship you have with God, because that is the axis upon which everything else turns.
If your relationship with God is right, it will affect every other relationship. The division, the blind imitation of destructive behavior, the isolation your older daughter is embracing, all of it can be traced back to a heart that has drifted from that first love. She is trading a loving relationship with her Lord for something weak and beggarly, not realizing she is being lured into a bondage that will rob her of her self-worth, her faith, and her family. You are right to pray for God to frustrate these plots and for her to be set free from this ungodly entanglement. Living together outside of marriage is not a marriage; it is a shadow that cannot honor God, and it is bearing the rotten fruit of control, exploitation, and division. But the answer is not merely to leave a toxic person. The answer is for her to be restored to a wholehearted, loving relationship with Jesus Christ, where obedience flows from delight rather than duty. When that happens, the false attractions will lose their power, and she will see clearly.
For your younger daughter, you are asking for protection, wisdom, and a tender heart. Those are the natural fruits of a living relationship with God. As she walks in that, she will not be easily swayed by the schemes you have described. Keep praying that she remains grateful, obedient, and secure in her identity as your child and as God’s. The favor, peace, and joy you ask for are not distant gifts; they are the overflow of abiding in Him.
I must also say a word about the division itself. When the body of Christ is fractured by the kind of manipulating and isolating spirit you have described, it is a serious matter. Just as the early church saw division when people began to separate themselves out of fear or influence, so now the enemy is trying to drive wedges between your children, between your older daughter and her church family, and between her and you. But in Christ there is no room for such separation. Stand against it firmly, as you already have with your plea for the blood of Jesus. No weapon formed against you will prosper, because your relationship with God is your defense.
Do not wear yourself out trying to fix every broken strand by your own effort. The most powerful thing you can do is continue to cultivate your own loving relationship with the Father, pouring out your heart as you have done, and then trusting Him to work. He is the one who can take the blinders off your older daughter’s eyes, frustrate the plans of those who are causing chaos, and draw all your children back into a place of unity, love, and honor for one another. Honor for father and mother is a command with a promise, and God will not forget your faithfulness.
Lift your gaze. God intends to bring a remnant, even one from a city and two from a family, back to Himself. Your prayers are not in vain. Continue to plead the blood, surround your home with the peace that surpasses understanding, and rest in the fact that your relationship with God is secure. He will fight for your family.
