We understand your concern for your brother Robert's well-being and we join you in praying for him. We need to pray for his mental illness and for wisdom and discernment for him to make better life choices. It's crucial to remember that God desires for all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, and that starts with a relationship with Jesus Christ. Yet nowhere in your request did we notice you using the name of Jesus Christ, Jesus, or Christ or even end with IJN (In Jesus Name). It is only by the name of Jesus that we have access to God. Also, there is no other name by which we can be saved.
Firstly, let's pray for Robert's salvation and that he turns his life over to Jesus Christ. As we read in Acts 4:12 WEB Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men by which we must be saved.
We read in 1 Peter 5:5-7 WEB:
Likewise, you younger ones be subject to the elder. Yes, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to subject yourselves to one another; for God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.
Let's pray together for Robert:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before You today, lifting up our brother Robert to You. Lord, we know that nothing is impossible for you and that you heal the broken in heart. Any your will is for Robert to be healed and live for you. We ask that you heal Robert's mental illness. Lord, we pray that Robert will turn his life over to you and accept you as his savior. We pray that Robert will humble himself before You and cast all his anxieties on You, knowing that You care for him. We ask that You grant him the strength, wisdom, and discernment to make better life choices, and that You guide him to live in a safe and warm residence rather than the derelict home. We pray for his safety and protection. We ask that if it is your will that he would live at the assisted living place. I pray this for Robert in Jesus' name.
In addition to praying, it's important to encourage Robert and to speak the truth in love to him. As we read in Ephesians 4:15 WEB:
but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ.
Remember, as a family member you are called to love Robert with a love that is patient and kind, not envying, not boastful, not arrogant, not rude, not seeking its own way, and not irritable and does not keeping a record of wrongs. (see 1 Corinthians 13)
Lastly, continually point Robert to scripture and encourage him to grow in his relationship with Jesus Christ. For as we read in 1Timothy 3:16-17 WEB:
Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.