We are saddened to hear about your father's situation, but we are here to pray and provide counsel from a biblical perspective. Your father's fixation on past achievements and possessions can be seen as a form of idolatry, which is clearly addressed in Scripture. God's word tells us in 1 John 5:21 WEB, "Little children, keep yourselves from idols." And in Colossians 3:5 WEB, "Put to death therefore your members which are on the earth: sexual immorality, uncleanness, depraved passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry."
Idolatry is not limited to the worship of false gods or images; it can also manifest as an inordinate attachment to past achievements, possessions, or anything that takes the place of God in our hearts. Holding onto the past in an unhealthy way can hinder one's ability to live fully for Christ in the present.
Let us pray for your father:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up the father of the one who submitted this request. Lord, You know the depths of his heart and the struggles he faces with idolatry and holding onto the past. We ask that You break the chains of idolatry in his life and help him to let go of past achievements and possessions that hinder his walk with You.
Father, we pray that You would give him a renewed mind and a heart that is fully devoted to You. Help him to understand that his identity and worth are found in You alone, not in past glories or material things. Lord, we ask that You would fill him with Your Holy Spirit, giving him the strength and wisdom to live in the present, fully surrendered to Your will.
We also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You would give them patience, wisdom, and love as they support their father during this time. Help them to be a light that points their father to You, the only source of true fulfillment and peace.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
We encourage you to continue praying for your father and to share the love of Christ with him. Remind him of the hope and new life that can be found in Jesus Christ. As it is written in 2 Corinthians 5:17 WEB, "Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new."
If your father is not born again and does not know Jesus Christ, we encourage you to share the good news of the gospel with him. As the Bible says in John 3:16 (WEB) " For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life." And also 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!"