A Prayer for SIL, Day 45 4-15-26

Jesus, her attitude lately is exactly what Paul preached against. I pray that You speak to her, convict her when she strays from Your way.

Those of crooked heart are an abomination to the LORD, but those of blameless ways are his delight. Proverbs 2:20

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. Proverbs 17:20

Do not be conformed to this world  Romans 12:2a

Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Romans 6:1-2

Working together with him then we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain 2 Corinthians 6:1a

Lord, Your Word explains why she may be experiencing the problems that she is. I pray that You open her eyes to where she stands. She knows the difference between Your way and the world’s way, but somehow she’s not aware that she has strayed away from Your side. I pray that she cooperates with Your Spirit as You call her back to You. Convict her heart each time she lies or cheats or steals, including when she does so to herself. Lying to herself that Your conviction is not what it is or that what she does is not that bad, cheating herself of Your blessings, and stealing Your glory for the things You are doing. Lord, open her eyes and heart to the Truth found only in You.

In Your Grace,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 42

Lord, I lift up SIL to You. Only You know what she needs. I may think I do. She may think she does. But we can only guess. We can’t see things like You can. We trust You. Bring about the things that need to be addressed. Reveal the hidden things. Show her what You want her to see. Open her heart – or knock on it until she opens it to You – that You may heal her completely from the past as You dine together.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him , and he with me. Revelation 3:20

Do not be conformed, but be transformed… Romans 12:2a

Lead her to transform her thoughts. Put people, videos, commercials, etc. in front of her to tell her what You want her to know and what You want her to do. Lead her all the way to perfect health.

In Your Wisdom,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 41

Jesus, I lift SIL up to You again. Hold her in Your arms. Heal her scars and the hidden festering wounds that bind her. Fill her need to be loved with Your love. Give her the strength to act on the things she should or needs to do.

So as to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to him, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. Colossians 1:10-11

God, I pray that SIL will walk in a manner worthy of You, fully pleasing to You, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of You. May she be strengthened with all power, according to Your glorious might. And may she endure with patience and joy.

In Your Glorious Might,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 39 

Sweet Jesus, continue to speak to SIL’s heart. Call her back when she starts to stray. Infuse her with motivation and energy to do the things she should. Thank You for all that You are doing in her. I pray she remains yielded to You and increasingly so as Your love penetrates her defenses and the scars and lies that keep her bound.

And we all, with unveiled faces, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18

Lord, as SIL gazes on You with an unveiled face, free her from the blindness that deception brings, and as she beholds Your glory, may she be transformed into that same image step by step. For this comes from Your Spirit who lives in her.

In Your Glorious Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 37

Lord, I pray for SIL tonight. Minister to her while she sleeps. Stroke her tightly clenched fist so she can relax and let go to You the things she is grasping so tightly. Fill her dreams with your love so that she seeks it from You and not from wrong places. Fill the need in her to be loved so she is free to love others without demanding, expecting, or needing to be loved in return. Heal the pain in her heart, the scars from the past, and the fears for tomorrow. Lord, I pray that she casts her cares on to You – not so that she can live in denial but that she can live in the security of Your love.

Casting all your anxieties on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 6:7

In Your Gentle Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 36

Dear Lord, gentle and meek, I pray that the way You lived while on earth, SIL will live now. Address the pride in her that defends and protects her ego from perceived threats. I pray that she will open her heart to You when You knock.

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him and he with me. Revelation 3:20

So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Then you, being rooted and grounded in love may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ. Ephesians 3:17-18

Lord Jesus, I pray that You dwell in SIL’s heart through faith. That she is rooted and grounded in Your perfect love, and not the imperfect love of the world which shaped her love for herself and others. I pray that she may have power, together with all Your holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep Your love for her is.

In Your Perfect Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 35

Lord, fill SIL with Your grace. As she looks at herself, may You speak reassuring words to her, that You love her more than she hates herself. Show her that her worth is in You. Heal her wounded heart.

“In him we live and move and have our being” Acts 17:28a

Reveal to SIL that her being – who she is – is found in You. And that she is so valuable that You died for her. That her worth is in what You did. Help her to ungrasp her hold on a fragile self-concept so she can grasp the reality that she is who You say she is. Open her eyes and encourage her to live and move in the truth of your Word.

In Your Love,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 34

Lord, God of Truth, SIL was not disturbed when questioned about taking something that wasn’t hers. She said she didn’t feel bad or even think it was wrong to do so. Was she being honest with me? Does she really believe taking something not her own, however small it was, was okay?

A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity. Proverbs 17:20

Lord Jesus, is this a factor in the problems SIL is having? If so, convict her heart. Reveal to her the things she needs to repent from. I know she feels bad about herself deep inside. Let this motivate her to seek You, to yield to You, to repent and ask forgiveness from You. Create in her a clean heart, like You did in me.

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10

In Your Cleansing Name,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 33

Jesus, I know You are working in SIL because Your Word promises that You are. But sometimes I just don’t see it. There’s something in her that pushes me away. I pray against whatever that is. Open SIL’s eyes and heart to see truth. To acknowledge and accept truth. You love her, Lord. You know everything about her. Bring into the open the things that are trying to stay hidden so they can be dealt with. Bring her into good health – good honest health – so she can enjoy life.

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul. 3 John 1:2

I pray that all may go well with SIL and that she may be in good health as it goes well with her soul.

In Your Healing Hands,

Amen.

A Prayer for SIL, Day 32

Lord Jesus, Master of our lives, I pray that SIL allows You to be master of her life. Continue to work in her. Heal her of the things in her past that are hidden. Bring them to light so that they no longer fester in the dark, so that they no longer lurk in the shadows causing behavior and thoughts she can’t control or doesn’t understand. Show her that her heart cannot be trusted, that only You can be trusted. Turn her thoughts to You throughout the day and into the night. I pray that she increasingly craves Your Word and that nothing will satisfy her over Your Word. Give her peace in the areas she needs it so she will be able to take hard steps with You.

making your ear attentive to wisdom and inclining your heart to understanding, yes, if you call out for insight and raise your voice for understanding… then you will understand the fear of the Lord and find the knowledge of God… so you will walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of the righteous   Provers 2:2, 3, 5, 20

Lord, may SIL make her ear attentive to Your wisdom, and incline her heart to understanding. May she call out for insight regarding her behavior and raise her voice for understanding. May she discover the that fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and find knowledge of You so that she will be able to walk in the way of the good and keep to the paths of righteousness.

In Your Wise Name,

Amen.