My Children Are UnHappy

My two children are heavy on my heart this morning.  Both of them are suffering for different reasons but the bottom line is that both are unhappy.  Unhappy with their lives and the circumstances in their lives.  As a mother, I know these things.  I hear them and I watch them as they struggle with choices.  

One has a marriage that is falling apart. The other is out of control with substances that dull the pain of unhappiness.  Why is this happening to the two people I love and adore most in this world?  These are the two people I raised and tried to help for decades but with both of these situations there is nothing I can do.  I can't tell them how to resolve the issues except to seek the Lord and listen to Him tell them how and what they should do.  

It breaks my heart to watch them go through these times.  I hope the best for them but this is what it is right now for each of them.  One could choose to leave the marriage that has been on a destructive course for decades.  The other has made the choice to use substances for decades that have not helped in any way and could seek help to get rid of this behavior.  But these are choices they have to make for themselves and no one will be able to make it for them.

Today all I can do is beg the Lord to reveal himself to them with open arms of love and help them make the choices to follow his path for them.  They both have kind, loving hearts and know the Lord.  They both pray.  They both believe he came to save them.  They both are lost by the darkness of the evil one who hides the truth that God can and will make a way in the wilderness.  Life is a wilderness for both of them right now.

Psalms 7:52 - But he brought his people out like a flock; he led them like sheep through the wilderness. 

The mother in me wants to scoop them up, bring them home and nurse them back to happiness and joy.  I want to make everything good in their hearts and their spirits.  I want to cuddle them and comfort them back to health.  I want to lead them out of the wilderness of their lives.  But I am helpless and unable to do this for them.  I can only pray to God that He will intervene and help.  I can only pray He will guide them and show them how to move through the dark valley they have found themselves in.  I can only hope and have faith that God will move for my children.  

We read in scripture where Jesus brought the dead to life.  We know that He can do all things.  We know He is the God of the impossible.  This is where I am placing both of my children.  Safe in the Father's arms because He is the one who helps.  He is the one who saves. He is the only one both of them need in life.

Matthew 19:26 - Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Thank you Lord Jesus for hearing this mother's prayer and for doing the impossible for my children.  Lead them out of their dark valley's back into the light.

TODAY

There is so much going on today.  Actually, so much has been going on for many today's but I have not been writing very much and taking care of the today's as they each came and went.

Today I just got off the phone with a best friend who had a major fall on her face and is suffering the aftereffects of that fall.  We talked about our ages and what we should and shouldn't be doing at our age.  We talked about trusting in the Lord for all things including finances, jobs, retirement and family members that need us at home and not at a job for the majority of our time.  Especially now that we are senior citizens.  We talked about those younger people who should be picking up in the work sector for those of us who have put in our 50 or more years of working.

Today I am thinking about all of the different friends who are having troubles and health issues.  One friend has a husband who took a terrible fall, causing brain damage, and has been in the hospital for over a month and is just going into some kind of rehab center.  He is just starting to eat again but much of his brain function has been damaged.  She is driving back and forth the 150-mile round trip several times a week.

Another friend is taking care of her grandchildren while her son-in-law is battling a heart issue that came out of nowhere while on a hunting trip.  Another has her own heart issues after having open heart surgery earlier in the each.  She has stress from family members who are also having issues from health to substance abuse.  Another one has been diagnosed with Covid again.  Another has problems with a co-worker.  Another has been dealing with a semi-disabled husband for 2+ years now. And another has issues with aging parents who both are showing signs of dementia and a sibling that is useless in their care.

If I sit here and think more, I know that there are so many others who are dealing with struggles, troubles, and issues.  Even in my own family there are relationship issues that are boiling up and over. What do we do?

We pray!  We cry out to the Lord with all that we have for Him to move in ways that we cannot.  We trust in Him!  We know that He is the only One who can turn the bad into good.  Make the wrong things right.  Heal the wounds.  He is the God of the impossible.  He is the only One who can do anything!  We cannot hold on to any of this stuff and need to let it go into His capable hands.  When we hold on to all of this it does us no good and does not allow the Holy Spirit to move.  When we hold onto it all it tells God that we think we can handle it better than He can.  Why would we think this way?  We cannot handle any of the bad stuff.  We fall apart when bad things happen.  

Today I am taking each one of these prayers for my family and my friends and I am laying them each into God's hands.  I can pray that He will fix each and everything for these people because I love them and He said,

Matthew 21:22 (NIV) - If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.

John 11:22 (NIV) - But I know that even now God will give you whatever you ask.

John 14:13 (NIV) - And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:14 (NIV) - You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

I John 3:21-22 (NIV) - Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anything we ask, because we keep his commands and do what pleases him.

I could go on with more scriptures.  Do you think He is trying to get His point across that we need to ask Him and then let Him be God?  

Today and every day I want to learn more and more how to ask for His mercy, His grace, His healing touch, His wisdom to let go of things I can do nothing about and let Him carry all of the burdens for me and for my family and friends. In your holy name Jesus, I pray all of the above and more!  Praise you and thank you for loving us and helping us get through today so that tomorrow is a fresh start!