We understand that you are facing a challenging situation with your mother-in-law, and we commend you for holding onto Jesus and seeking His grace to keep you calm and dependent on Him. It is only in Jesus Christ that we find true peace and strength to face such trials. As it is written in John 16:33 WEB: "I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you have oppression; but cheer up! I have overcome the world."
Firstly, we want to encourage you to continue to trust in the Lord and lean on Him for understanding and guidance. Remember the words of Proverbs 3:5-6 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."
As for your mother-in-law's restlessness and frustrations, we pray that God will soften her heart and bring peace to your household. It is important to remember that the battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of wickedness in high places, as stated in Ephesians 6:12 WEB. Pray for her salvation and that she would come to know the peace of Jesus Christ.
We are glad to hear that your husband has taken a bold stand to oppose her actions. As the spiritual leader of your home, he is called to protect and guide your family and marriage. Pray for him to remain strong in faith and continue to guide and protect your family. Ephesians 5:23 WEB: "For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body."
We will pray for peace in your marriage and that God will bless your home and marriage and that He will help you both to remain strong in faith and love. Be encouraged to love each other as Christ loved the church, and for you, Della, to respect your husband as the head of the home. Ephesians 5:25,33 WEB: "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it. Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband."
Let us pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You today, lifting up Della and her husband. We pray that You would grant them the wisdom and the strength to face the challenges with his mother. We pray for peace in their marriage and home, and that Your love would reign supreme in their hearts and lives. We pray for Della's mother-in-law, that You would soften her heart and bring her to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. We rebuke any spirits of strife, division, and confusion, and we ask You to bless their marriage and home. We pray that Della and her husband would continue to trust in You and seek Your face. We ask all this in Jesus' name, Amen.