4 days ago a sweet mom and dad watched their son leave their home. Refusing any kind of help or treatment he packed up his vehicle and was determined to head south. We all spent the weekend praying for him and in the middle of the night last night, he showed up back at the family home looking for help.
We don't know the thoughts that go through our loved ones heads. We can't hear their hearts cry. But God does. He hears them and He sees their tears. We never know when that moment will come.
It could come on the couch of a friends. It could come in the tent they are living in. It could come at the alter of a random church they step into because they were drawn to it. It could come behind a steering wheel of a car. It could come on the bathroom floor of a McDonalds, just before they shoot up again.
But the Lord says deliverance WILL come.
It is why we can never lose hope.
Our prayer for our loved one today:
Psalm 3:3-5,8 NIV [3] But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high[4] I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain[5] I lie down and sleep; I wake again, because the Lord sustains me[8] From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people.
Oh Lord, thank you that you are a God who loves us and cares for us and loves [our love one] even more than we do. We ask today that you be a shield around [our loved one]. We ask that you ift [our loved one's] head high today. When [our loved one] calls out to you we pray that you answer [him/her] from your Holy Mountain! When [our loved one] lies down to sleep let [him/her] awake anew because you sustain [him/her]. From you alone comes deliverance for [our loved one]. Lord, may your blessings be on [him/her] today. We pray this in your Son's precious name! Amen.
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