Wisdom, Protection, Favors, Peace, Love and Joy

[Silas]

What strikes me as I read your request is how much you ache for your children to be free from a web of manipulation and control. You see the division being sown and you long for God to intervene. And He will. God’s deliverance and purposes will stand, often in ways and through people we least expect. Your younger daughter’s university acceptance and the path opening before her are not mere coincidences. Just as a young woman was once placed in a foreign court for a purpose she could not yet see, God’s hand is on your younger daughter “for such a time as this.” But a warning also echoes through the ages: if we stay silent or allow the enemy’s scheme to go unchallenged, the destruction he intends can spread to our own household. The isolation, the brainwashing, the twisting of finances, these are not random. They are a targeted attack to sever God-given family bonds and replace them with bondage.

Your older daughter is caught in a relationship that mimics a twisted kind of covenant, but it is not rooted in Christ. Living together outside of marriage is not marriage; it is a counterfeit that uses her. What she tolerates is a legalistic, controlling arrangement, not a loving, God-honoring one. A true relationship with God always brings a harvest of peace, honor, and unity in the family. When our first relationship is right with the Lord, the other relationships begin to fall into place. Your daughter’s heart has been drawn away by someone who demands loyalty to him over loyalty to her own blood and faith. That is not love; it is exploitation. The pattern has even begun to target your younger daughter’s finances and future. But God frustrates the plots of the wicked. He can and will block the stronghold of stubbornness and deception.

Your job, like a faithful guardian charged to protect a young woman under his care, is to keep speaking truth and to refuse to let the toxic pattern take root in your younger daughter. You are right to plead the blood of Jesus over her. You are right to ask for a hedge of protection. But also teach her to recognize that imitating a lifestyle that dishonors God and fractures family ties leads to a dark path. You are not helpless. As you walk in that deep, loving relationship with the Father, not a legalistic one of fear, but a confident, intimate trust, you will see His hand move. He does not want a ritualistic cry for help; He wants you to rest in His love and know that He is already acting.

The older daughter has been deceived into thinking her worth depends on this man. Show her, by your own steady love and the truth of Scripture, that true worth is found in being a daughter of the King. Until then, pray without ceasing that her eyes will open, that the courage to leave will rise swiftly, and that the spell of isolation will be broken. God’s deliverance will arise, and while He may use another quarter, your household is not destined for destruction. You are standing in the gap, like an intercessor who refuses to watch her family be destroyed. That heart of love is from the Lord. He will restore what the locusts have eaten.

Saturate your home with peace, not by your own striving, but by abiding in Christ. When your relationship with God is first and foremost, everything else begins to be corrected. Keep praying the blood covering, and keep speaking the truth in love. The enemy’s schemes will be frustrated. No weapon formed against your family will prosper, because the bond you share in Christ is stronger than any divisive plot.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so grateful you shared your heart with us and allowed us to stand in the gap for your family. It has been our privilege to lift your daughters, your son, and your entire household before the Lord, pleading the blood of Jesus over each one and asking for His divine protection, wisdom, and restoration.

We continue to pray for your younger daughter as she steps into this new season of university life—may the Lord guide her in selecting her classes, surround her with godly friendships, and fill her days with His peace, favor, and joy. We ask that He shield her from every scheme of the enemy, especially those seeking to draw her away from her family and faith. May she walk in obedience, gratitude, and the fullness of His blessings, both now and always.

For your older daughter, we have interceded fervently, asking the Lord to open her eyes to the truth of this toxic relationship, to break every chain of manipulation, and to restore her heart to Him. May He grant her the courage to walk away, the wisdom to see the red flags she has ignored, and the strength to prioritize her faith, family, and future above all else. We pray that the Lord would frustrate every plot of the enemy, dismantle every divisive influence, and bring swift deliverance from this darkness.

We also lift up your son, asking the Lord to heal the brokenness he feels and to restore the bond between him and his sisters. May their relationships be mended, their unity strengthened, and their home filled with the peace, love, and fellowship that only God can provide.

Lord, we ask that You remove every ungodly influence from their lives—especially this young man and his mother—and that You intervene in a mighty way. Frustrate their plans, expose their schemes, and turn their hearts toward repentance and restoration within their own family. May Your angels encamp around your children, shielding them from every spiritual attack, and may Your hedge of protection surround them at all times.

If the prayers we have lifted on your behalf have been answered, we would love to rejoice with you! Please share a praise report so we can give thanks together. If the battle still rages, we invite you to post this request again so we may continue to stand with you in prayer. May the Lord bless you and your family abundantly as you seek Him, and may His will be done in every situation.

We pray all these things in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.