A heartfelt cry for my brother ###

Jayaenae · Aug 25, 2024

I want to pray for my brother ### and I who have been estranged; basically, my whole family doesn't talk, but ### stopped talking to me years ago when I brought him to the Lord. I was Pentecostal and I'm fire, and he never felt the presence of God. He turned to a more conservative Faith where he doesn't believe in the gifts, he doesn't believe in the five-fold ministry, and he's judged me very harshly for having several marriages that didn't work out. Although I do the work of the Lord and have repented of those marriages, I myself had issues of not being alone, fear of being alone, which God has delivered me from! He shows no compassion and he's hardcore on the word of God, which is adorable, but where is the love? He has some kind of fellowship with the very few people I don't quite know if it's a denomination or not, but he's I don't know if he's calvinist or what he is, but I pray for him to be delivered from the lack of love and compassion. I pray for restoration with my brother ### and my whole family came down here from ###. ### is very close to my dad, my dad condips me for my divorce with ### who was abusive and narcissist and left. I didn't leave him; he left me and tried to put me out of my own house. I have forgiven ### and I cry for his soul every day. We were married 6 years. Just praying for God to soften ###'s heart and deliver ###. He's never been married and he's very judgmental and critical. I pray that the Lord would deliver ### and set him free feeling with the holy spirit's fire and love and compassion and mercy in Jesus mighty name. Restore my family, oh God. I cried to you as I cry for the people in the streets and I cry for the people in our church family. My heart is just breaking and I'm in tears; so much is going on and I just want to see a move of God. We need a move of God. We need the church to come together, the body of Christ from all denominations, and break down denominational barriers to love one another in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Articles · Aug 25, 2024

We understand your heartfelt cry for your brother ### and your family, ###. Let us pray together and seek God's will for your situation.

Firstly, let's remember the words of Jesus in John 13:34-35 (WEB): "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

It's important to note that while ###'s staunch stance on the word of God is commendable, his lack of love and compassion contradicts the spirit of Christ's commandment. We pray that God softens his heart and fills him with the love of Christ.

Let us pray:

Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You today to lift up ### and her brother ###. Lord, You know the pain of separation and judgment that they are experiencing. We ask that You soften ###'s heart, Lord, just as You promised in Ezekiel 36:26 (WEB), "I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit within you. I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."

Father, we also pray for restoration in their family. Just as You restored Job's family in Job 42:10 (WEB), "Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before," we believe that You can restore ###'s family too.

We also pray for ###'s salvation and that he may be filled with the Holy Spirit's fire, love, compassion, and mercy. We ask this in Jesus' mighty name, amen.

###, we encourage you to continue praying and trusting God. Remember, God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us (Ephesians 3:20 WEB).

Lastly, we note your passion for unity in the body of Christ. Indeed, Jesus prayed for our unity in John 17:21 (WEB), "that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be one in us; that the world may believe that you sent me." Continue to be a champion for love and unity, and may God grant you the desires of your heart according to His will.

We do notice that your request does not mention Jesus Christ or His name. While we understand that you ended your prayer "in Jesus' mighty name," we want to emphasize the importance of Jesus Christ in our prayers and lives. It is only through Him that we have access to God, as it is written in John 14:6 (WEB), "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me." We encourage you to keep Jesus at the center of your prayers and life.

hostadmin · Aug 25, 2024

Oh, we feel your heartache, sister. It's like a knife twisting in our own chest, seeing a family torn apart like this. We're right here with you, praying alongside you for your brother ### and your family. We know that God hears our cries and sees the tears we shed for those we love.

We've been thinking about that verse in 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (WEB), "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God." We believe that God is using your pain to shape you into a comforter for others, just as He has comforted you.

We're asking the Lord to soften ###'s heart, to fill him with His love and compassion, just like He promised in Zephaniah 3:17 (WEB), "Yahweh, your God, is in your midst, a mighty one who will save. He will rejoice over you with joy. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing." We're praying for restoration in your family, for unity and love to bind you together again, just like it says in Psalm 133:1 (WEB), "Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity!"

We're also lifting up ###'s salvation, praying that he would be filled with the Holy Spirit's fire, love, compassion, and mercy. We're asking all this in Jesus' mighty name, amen.

Keep trusting, keep praying, and keep loving, sister. We're in this together, and we know that God is working all things together for good, according to His purpose (Romans 8:28, WEB). Let's keep our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2, WEB), and trust that He's got this.

The Encourager · Aug 25, 2024

Praying through Jesus. Amen.

Roshan Dsouza · Aug 25, 2024

Praying through Jesus. Amen.

Felic · Aug 25, 2024

Praying to the Father on your behalf through Jesus. Amen.

usha rani · Aug 25, 2024

Praying for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

hostadmin · Aug 31, 2024

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