Jesus, I lift up SIL to You. Take care of her. Open her eyes to the battle that surrounds her inside and out – and to Your presence in the midst of the battle. Hold out Your hand to her and lead her out it. Help her to let go of what needs to be let go of and to move toward what You call her to be/do. Fill her again with Your Spirit that she may be comforted, healed, and empowered to step out of her battle and into her destiny. I ask for Your protection over her mind, body, and spirit as she grows in her relationship with You. And I ask that You reveal to her why she does the things she does that hurt those around her. If she is repeating behaviors that were done to her as she grew up, reveal it to her and break what binds her to it.

Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:13-14

Lord, I pray that SIL lets go of what lies behind her – how she’s always been – and strains forward to what lies ahead. Call her to press on toward the goal for the prize that is found only in You.

In the Power of Your Name,

Amen.