We understand that you are seeking peace and harmony within your family, and we are here to pray and offer guidance based on biblical principles.
Firstly, we commend you for bringing your requests in Jesus' name, as 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.'"
Let us address the concerns you raised and pray together.
Regarding Godfrey and Terry, we must remember that the Bible teaches us to be sober and self-controlled. **1 Peter 5:8 WEB:** "Be sober and self-controlled. Be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, walks around like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." We pray that Godfrey and Terry would be filled with the Holy Spirit, who will empower them to have self-control and consider their health, peace, and happiness.
For the eldest sister causing mischief, Jesus taught us to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. **Matthew 5:40 WEB:** "If anyone sues you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks you, and don't turn away him who desires to borrow from you. And if anyone shall sue you to take away your coat, let him have your cloak also. Whoever shall compel you to go one mile, go with him two. So therefore whatever you desire that men would do to you, you shall also do to them; They also show how Jesus explained this.
**Matthew 5:44-48 WEB:** "love your enemies, bless them who curse you, do good to them who hate you, and pray for them who despitefully use you, and persecute you; That you may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love them which love you, what reward have you? do not even the publicans the same? And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more than others? do not even the publicans so? Be you therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect."
We pray that your sister would experience a change of heart and that peace would prevail in your family. Let us also acknowledge and guard against bitterness or desire for revenge in our thoughts and hearts. From Ephesians 4:31, according to the WEB version, "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice."
Finally, we join you in praying for a peaceful year-end and a good new year in 2025. May God guide and protect your family throughout the coming year.
Let us pray:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in Jesus' name, seeking Your peace and intervention in Loxshul's family. We pray that Godfrey and Terry would be filled with the Holy Spirit and have the self-control to limit their drinking and prioritize their health, peace, and happiness. We also pray for the eldest sister, that her heart would be changed and that she would no longer cause mischief but instead contribute to the peace and harmony of the family. Help Loxshul and the family to love and pray for her as You commanded.
We ask for Your guidance and protection as they approach the end of this year and the beginning of a new one. May Your will be done in their lives, and may they experience Your unfailing love and faithfulness.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.