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.