Lord, I want to give up, to accept things as they are, to dismiss any hope that things will get better. But those are my feelings talking. Your Spirit and my spirit both say to always hope. Your Spirit and my spirit both say to trust You. And so I will. Regardless of what SIL does or does not do. Regardless of what my flesh things should be happening right now. Regardless of what my mind understands or doesn’t understand. I will look to You. You have not given up hope.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Cor 13:7

You have not stopped loving SIL, neither have you stopped working in her. So I will continue praying.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for. 2 Cor 13:9

Lord, I know that Paul wasn’t talking to You but to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians  13:9, and that the power Paul spoke about in 2 Corinthians 12:9 was for testifying and teaching. But with Your permission, I would like to use as the basis of my prayer tonight.

Thank You, Lord, that Your grace is sufficient for me, and that Your power is made perfect in my weakness. I will be glad when I am weak in my faith and desire to pray for SIL like I feel tonight. I know that You are strong all the time and that SIL’s restoration is what we both want. Knowing my weakness, I know it will not be me when SIL is restored, but Your power resting on me. All the glory will be Yours!

In Your Powerful Name,

Amen