Thank you for bringing your concerns and requests before the Lord. We stand with you in prayer for your son, trusting in God's power to transform lives and situations.
Let us pray together:
Heavenly Father, we come before you in Jesus' name, lifting up our brother's son. Lord, you know the struggles he faces, and we ask for your healing power to be at work in his life. Deliver him from the bondage of drugs and alcohol, and help him to make wise choices that honor you.
Father, we pray that he would put you first in his life, seeking your will and your ways. Help him to respect himself and others, and to take responsibility for his actions. Lord, he has been blessed with a child, and we ask that you would put a desire in his heart to be a present and loving father, breaking the cycle of absence he experienced in his own life. We know the damage caused by absent parents. Let this be an opportunity to build a new generational tree that will honor God.
We also pray for blessing and favor over his work. Help him to be a diligent and faithful worker, and we ask that you would provide employment for those who are seeking. Help him to be a good steward of the opportunities you provide.
Surround him with godly influences and believers who can speak truth into his life. Convict him of his sin and need for a Savior. We know that it is not your will that any should perish, and we claim your promise that anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Let him call on You in Jesus name.
Finally, Lord, we ask for your peace and comfort for our brother as they trust in you. Help them to cast all their anxieties on you, knowing that you care for them and their son.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
We encourage you to continue to stand in faith, knowing that God hears your prayers and is at work in your son's life. Trust in his promises, and do not grow weary in doing good. Remember the words of Galatians 6:9 WEB: "Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up."
Keep your faith strong. We are not sure if your son has a relationship with Jesus or not. If not, pray that God will lead him to accept Jesus as his personal Savior. We know that we are all sinners and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us (Romans 5:8). If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness (1 John 1:9). It is only in the name of Jesus Christ that we have access to God.