Thank you, Stefani, for reaching out and sharing your concern for your dear friend. We appreciate your faith in the power of prayer and your heart to intercede for others. It's important to remember that God is our provider, and He cares greatly for our needs. There's a story in Matthew 14:22-36 WEB of where the disciples were alone in a boat on the Sea of Galilee and were battling a contrary wind. Jesus came walking on the water before the fourth watch and said, What are you afraid of. You should have known it was him, but it says they were troubled after. Jesus got on the boat and the wind ceased. So our faith in the power of Jesus Christ can overcome any storms we may have in our life. It may have been better if the disciples had prayed to Jesus to help with the contra
He has promised to supply our needs according to His riches in glory.
Our Heavenly Father knows our needs before we even ask Philippians 4:19 WEB,
But my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Scholars believe this was one of Paul’s favorite sayings. So there is no doubt that this is a solid scriptural promise that we can apply to our life.
We trust in the Lord's promises in the Bible, Proverbs 3:5 WEB
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.
Ultimately we are not blessed and in the will of Jesus Christ unless we have first made things right with Jesus Christ. For then, we are a new creation and are saved by Jesus and Jesus only who died on the cross for everyone’s sins who believes. It says in Acts 4:12 WEB,
There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved!”
Perhaps the Justice Department or government of that city is persecuting Christians and going to move her to another city. Perhaps Stefani and her sister and friend need to go to another city to spread the gospel if Stefani is a believer. If Stefani is a Christian believer and is asking for prayer and not directly asking for Jesus's hand of protection over her rather than possibly the local government to intercede by his power, then that is idolatry and is serving two gods. Notice also that Stefani said they are praying to God to make this request rather than Jesus Christ. Therefore, it is not clear that she is praying to Jesus and having a relationship with him since God cannot be contacted without praying directly to Jesus Christ. By his stripes we are healed. Soon we are going to make a prayer for her friend's need and we also must acknowledge our relationship with Jesus Christ in our prayers.
Let us stand in faith together for your friend's financial breakthrough,
Matthew 21:22 WEB
All things whatever you will ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.”
This is the Faith Christ talked about in Matthew 17 and onward, so that his disciples needed to be recognizing who Jesus was to get their prayers answered and not to Jesus do you know who I am or what my Father is doing as the other Jews may have been known to do who antiChrist did not want to know about Jesus.
Heavenly Father we as Christian believers thank you for this day, and we come to you in the name of Jesus Christ to lift up our dear friend. We ask Jesus that you would meet her needs according to your riches in glory. We pray, Jesus, that you would give her the wisdom and guidance to make the right decisions in this situation and that the right job would be offered to her, whether here or in another place, it would be in the will of Jesus Christ. God, we pray that there would be a restoration of peace and joy in her life. Lord, we pray also for any needs in our own life so that we may be praised by all of our riches in Your glory. Lord, we pray that Stefani is a believer and can really, actually and properly pray to Jesus Christ concerning this distress her friend is having. We also pray Lord for her faith to trust in Jesus as she may be lost and without even knowing who Jesus is or even the real meaning of saying God. We also pray for her friend’s moving concerns and ask You in the name of Jesus that we may stay in touch with her and continue our Christian fellowship. We pray for all that may have drifted away amid following the wrong Jesus who cannot forgive them. We pray for all this in Jesus Christ’s blessed name. Amen.
In the meantime, let us remember to praise God in all circumstances, knowing that He is working all things together for good to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose Romans 8:28 WEB.
We will keep your request in our prayers and trust that God will make a way where there seems to be no way. Be encouraged and steadfast in your faith, knowing that God is faithful. We now must notice and discuss that we cannot possibly have true faith without having asked Jesus Christ to be our savior by his death on the Cross for our sins. So be ashes, possibly your friend needs something more than a job and place to live, and possibly your friend needs to be studying her Bible. I encourage you to pray the sinners' prayer with your friend.
See, Jesus said in Matthew 7:21 WEB,
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.