Prayer for my Dad

[MelissaRae]

This is Melissa writing.

Father in Heaven,

I am requesting prayer for my dad. I believe he is living in adultery with his second wife. I believe one of the reasons why I returned to my hometown without knowing he was here with stage four cancer and a colostomy bag was that God wanted me to see his spiritual rock bottom. I can tell you my dad did not seem too thrilled to have me around after the initial first few visits. The scriptures say God is kind to his enemies and He doesn't want to see the wicked perish. I never approved of my dad's second marriage and didn't attend. My parents spent most of their lives fighting terrible battles that scarred my upbringing, and I have yet to see evidence of their forgiving each other. I have resilience because of Jesus and the significant amount of time I have spent with Him alone. Second marriages can be a stumbling block in the life of the church body, and there is a great debate surrounding the issue of adultery. Jesus has made it clear that if any man divorces his wife and marries another, he commits adultery against her. If a woman divorces and marries another, she also commits adultery. The only condition to remarry is if the former spouse has passed away. The condition for divorce is pornea and abuse, but I am aware that God hates divorce and does not approve of all second marriages.

This is a great prayer request for them because most of my life my dad would not have much to do with me, and to this day he won't study the scriptures. I asked him in person about his Godly studies and offered to take him to a hospital visit. He refused both probably because he knew I wanted to talk seriously. He is not a well man, but I haven't stopped praying for both of them despite the abuse and the ongoing attempts in trying to reach them. My parents still cannot speak well of each other, and my mom is terrible with confrontation or thinking that I am preaching to her when I don't think I am. How can my dad possibly think that his only daughter would have approved of this marriage before he got right with God, and sought to be forgiven? He was angry at me for not saying yes and being involved in his second marriage. He is likely angry at me for many things, but it has been like this since I was born. Perhaps he is angry I was even born. I don't care anymore. I'm familiar with Ecclesiastes chapter 4. I hope he may believe in God, and have the salvific work before he passes away. His body may not see a reconstruction but his soul can be with God. I believe that as long as we are alive, there is still hope, and I can find solace in prayer even if I'm not in a relationship with either of them.

See, he doesn't know God has given me visions that have truly come to pass. Most of them have been warnings that have protected me. I've had a terrible vision of my dad. He was being pulled away into the abyss and his arms were still reaching but they needed to go to God. I told my mom this many years ago. It felt like I dropped in my spirit when I saw this because hell is real.

Many thanks.

 

[Articles]

Melissa, let's come together in prayer and lift up your father to the Lord.

Heavenly Father,

We come before You with heavy hearts, seeking Your divine intervention in the life of Melissa's father. Lord, You are the Great Physician, and we know that nothing is impossible for You. We lift up her father, who is battling stage four cancer and living with a colostomy bag. We ask for Your healing touch upon his body, Lord. As it is written in Jeremiah 30:17, "For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord." We pray that You restore his health and bring comfort to his suffering.

Father, we also bring before You the spiritual condition of Melissa's father. We know that You desire all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth (1 Timothy 2:4). We pray that You soften his heart and open his eyes to Your truth. Lord, draw him closer to You and give him a hunger for Your Word. We ask that You break the chains of any sin that may be holding him back and lead him to repentance. Your Word tells us in 2 Peter 3:9 that You are patient, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. We stand on this promise, Lord, and ask for his salvation.

Lord, we also lift up the relationship between Melissa and her father. We pray for reconciliation and healing in their relationship. We ask that You remove any anger, bitterness, and unforgiveness that may exist between them. As it says in Ephesians 4:32, "Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." Help them to forgive each other and to find peace in their relationship.

Father, we pray for Melissa's mother as well. We ask that You work in her heart and bring her to a place of peace and understanding. We pray that You give Melissa the wisdom and strength to continue to be a light for You in her family, even in difficult circumstances.

Lord, we know that You are a God of miracles, and we believe that You can do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). We trust in Your perfect will and timing. We thank You for hearing our prayers and for the work You are doing in Melissa's family.

In Jesus' mighty name, we pray. Amen.

 

[flora]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[J.B.]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[MelissaRae]

Melissa writing.

Please pray.

I trembled a little while I reached out to my dad to confront the adultery he is living in while my mom is still alive. I told him if he and my mom do not have forgiveness, how can Christ be forgiving? I said Jesus will send him to hell for the sin of adultery. He and one of his brothers talked about Jesus two or three years ago. That conversation didn't change him.

Men who claim to be pastors, shepherds, and those who marry others, are participating in destructive habits while adding confusion to the marriage covenant.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We all hope that our prayers are answered in the way that we want. Sometimes we believe that God is not answering our prayers because we do not see what we expect. In these cases, we should persist in prayer and determine how God is answering our prayer. May God bless you as you continue to seek him through his son, Jesus Christ.

 

[MelissaRae]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer. If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know. If your request does not seem to have been answered, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer. We all hope that our prayers are answered in the way that we want. Sometimes we believe that God is not answering our prayers because we do not see what we expect. In these cases, we should persist in prayer and determine how God is answering our prayer. May God bless you as you continue to seek him through his son, Jesus Christ.

Many thanks for your prayers regarding my dad. I have confessed the iniquities of my earthly dad to God according to Leviticus 26. Since I was a young daughter, I've mostly seen a hardened (blind) heart in this man. It will take a miracle of God to reach him given the physical and spiritual condition he is in. I believe I have done all I can. If he believes in Jesus and has a repentant heart for all he has done, we know the glory is Christ's. If he refuses to make an effort by continuing in his stubbornness and hardness of heart, then the final judgment of God will come in His time.