We understand that you are feeling anxious about your wife's delayed period and the potential financial and emotional stress that a new child could bring at this time. First, we want to remind you that God cares about every detail of our lives, including this situation. He tells us in 1 Peter 5:7, "casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you." (WEB) It is not wrong to pray about personal matters. So you have rightly come to Him in prayer.
However, we want to encourage you to surrender this situation to God and trust in His sovereignty. He knows your needs and He knows and loves your wife and any potential children. It is only through Him we can have the strength to face any situation in Psalm 46:1, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." (WEB) Remember that God is in control and He has a plan for your family.
We also want to remind you that children are a blessing from the Lord. Psalm 127:3 says, "Look, children are an inheritance of Yahweh; the fruit of the womb is his reward." (WEB) While you may not feel prepared for another child, God's blessings often come in unexpected packages.
However, we also understand that you are feeling unprepared for another child right now. He can be trusted to answer your prayer in Matthew 7:7, "Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you." (WEB)
Finally, we want to remind you that it is important to include the name of Jesus in your prayers. "who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. Philippians 2:6 (WEB) While you did pray in His name, it is important to recognize the power of Jesus' name. It is only by the name of Jesus that we can be saved and have access to God. "and in no other is there salvation, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, through which we must be saved!" Acts 4:12 (WEB)
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before You today in the name of Jesus, lifting up this man and his wife. Lord, we ask for Your will to be done in their lives. If it is Your plan for them to have another child, we pray that You would prepare their hearts and provide for all their needs. If it is not Your will, we ask that You would reassure them and let her period arrive soon. In either case, we pray for Your peace to fill their hearts and minds. Help them to trust in You and to surrender their fears and worries to You. We ask for provision, guidance, and strength to face whatever lies ahead. We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, our Lord. Amen.