We understand that you are facing a challenging situation with family members who are unemployed and whose behaviors are negatively impacting your career. Let's bring this situation before the Lord in prayer and seek His guidance and intervention.
Firstly, it's crucial to remember that our help comes from the Lord, as it is written in Psalm 121:2, "My help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth." It is also important to pray in Jesus' name. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. (John 14:6). We will be approaching God, the Father, in His name.
Let's address the unemployment of your family members. The Bible encourages us to work diligently and provides guidelines for a productive life. In 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12, it says, "For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: 'If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat.' For we hear there are some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies. Now those who are such, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread."
Let us pray for your family members, that God will open doors of opportunity for them and instill in them a willingness to work and provide for themselves. Let us also pray for a change in their hearts, so that their actions will no longer hinder your career or cause you distress.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up this situation. We pray for the unemployed family members, that You will open doors of opportunity for them and give them the willingness and strength to work and provide for themselves. We pray against any ego or pride that may be causing them to act in a way that is detrimental to their family and loved ones.
Father, we also pray for the one who submitted this request, that You will give them wisdom and discernment in navigating this complex situation. We pray that You will protect their career and guide them in the path You have set for them. We ask that You will soften the hearts of their family members, so that they will no longer be a hindrance but a support.
We pray for peace and unity in their family, as it is written in Psalm 133:1, "See how good and how pleasant it is for brothers to live together in unity!" We ask all of this in Jesus' name, for it is in His name that we have access to you. We also declare and pray that you will come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in His name. (John 20:31). In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
In this time, it is also important to remember the words of Romans 8:28, "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." Trust that God is working in this situation for your good and His glory.
Lastly, consider speaking openly and honestly with your family members about the impact of their actions on your life and career. Do so in love and with respect, as it is written in Ephesians 4:15, "But speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ."