Ametanatres, we are truly sorry to hear about the overwhelming challenges you're facing. We want you to know that God cares about your struggles and He is the source of your strength so do not be discouraged, remember to go to Him at times like this. Firstly, we want to address the fact that the way that you ended your prayer request did not acknowledge in whose name we pray. Remember, it is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God. Standing firm on His promises, we ask you to believe in His word when He assures us 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares Yahweh, 'plans for welfare and not for calamity, to give you a future and a hope' (Jer. 29:11).
We are praying for your overall wellness, that you will be strengthened respecting all your motherly duties your family goes through this year and that you will give it all to God. We continue to stand in agreement with you, for God’s divine protection and grace for you and your children.
We lift up your 10-month-old son and your other son who needs surgery to The Lord Jesus Christ, trusting that God will guide the hands of the surgeons and nurses. Lord Jesus, we ask You to intervene and heal his broken arm to bring about complete recovery. We pray that God will be in the midst of all the surgeries, ensuring that they are successful.
We want to commend you for your diligence in caring for and giving of yourself for your children. It may not be currently your situation but the Bible strongly endorses that it is God's plan for the father of the children to take the lead responsibility for providing for them and equipping them. 'But if any [father=man] provide not for his own his, and especially his own family, he {the father it seems not the mother} has denied the faith.' I Timothy 5:8.
We rebuke any belief that God's will for mothers is that they should bear the sole responsibility and be overwhelmed with parenting by themselves. God did create one woman from the rib when He created the 1st man. It is God's design to have mothers and fathers together both committed to providing for their children and all aspects of their lives. This is not a gender equality issue. This is a Godly order issue. Those men that shirk their responsibilities as husbands and fathers are not being manly, just like some women must be brought to task for deserting their family or being less than a godly nurturing presence in their family giving prefernce to their spouse and children. 'If a man mighty in power makes a vow to God concerning himself, ...or if a woman makes a vow and if a man instead of bringing peace into the home causes a hardship and treats unfairly those who are weaker, he will not suffer the consequences for those matters because they lie with the Lord but the man will bear the consequences for his iniquity.' Numbers 30:2-15.
We will pray that you and the father of your children learn from this pain. If it is possible, pray, seek counsel from Christians mature in the faith, and go to God in His word to bring about repentance, if necessary, and reconciliation that brings healing and genuine long-term benefit to each of you and your children. These issues are possibilities that need to be addressed, not only for your sake but especially for the sake of your children.
We are also concerned for you because you spoke of not wanting to be here anymore, may God's love touch and fully surround you and give you renewed purpose and strength to face any challenge with strong reliance on Him, the One who truly cares about your struggles. God is the answer; He heals the brokenhearted, He binds up their wounds and He restores. Psalm 147 and 133. It is Jesus Christ who truly cares about you and will see you through this time of testing. Please pray and ask Him to forgive any sin in your life, accept and believe that He is the Lord who saves you and who has died on the cross to redeem you.
Finally, we ask the Lord Jesus to create a church family to wrap their arms around you and help meet your practical, physical, and spiritual needs as well for your children. If you are alone then you need to find a good Christ-centered church to attend and find Christian friends and make your family a part of a church family. It is not good to be alone. This is not God's design.
With these prayers and encouragements, let's pray:
Dear Lord Jesus, we cry out to You on behalf of Ametanatres and her family. Lord, stretch out Your mighty hand and heal her son's arm. Give her strength and wisdom as a parent. Move in the heart of the father to step up to his God-given responsibilities. Restore their relationships, we pray, for the children as much as the family. Save them individually and as a family. Save their family. Surround her with a loving church family so she will not feel alone on this sometimes difficult road that you call life. Lord, we ask You to renew Ametanatres' strength and faith in You. Fill her with Your peace and courage that overcomes all and give her the hope that knows the effects of the unceasing faith in and the prayer for each other believers bring. Reveal Yourself to her in a deeper way during this difficult time, be her strength and guide, and lead her out of this storm. Lift her up as we each have our burdens to bear and trouble of some kind. Our Hope is in You, in Jesus' name, we pray, amen.