A Momma's Prayer for Her Wayward Children
Feb 04, 2025
Lord, You knew we'd be here.
You knew when You formed him in my womb that this day would come. You knew that he would walk away from the church, from our "faith family," and from what Your Word tells us about how to live.
You knew, I didn't. It's taken me a while to get to where I am right now--this place of Your knowing (and not stopping it). You're not kidding about that free will thing. You maintain a hands-off approach to any coercion or manipulation or fear-driven pleading with them.
I wish I could be more like You.
You get it, don't you? You get that they are searching; striving even--to prove You wrong. They say their beef isn't with You--for they know You; only the You they know and the You I know don't seem to know each other.
This is hard.
You knew it would be. When You chose me to be their mother You knew how it would challenge the very fiber of my being. Their dismantling of their faith can rattle mine. Their questions are hard to answer and their answers are hard to question sometimes.
In my attempt to understand where they're coming from I secretly sigh and say to myself, "me too."
Thank You for anchoring my soul deep in Jesus. I am rooted in You and if I weren't I would've certainly been undone by now. Are they anchored in You too? If they are, take them there. Take them to where they are rooted and remind them of Who and Whose they are.
If they aren't anchored in You, meet them at the well like You met the Samaritan woman that day. Meet them and tell them where they can get living water so their thirst can be quenched.
You knew that I'd sit here with You and love my people. You knew my heart would ache and the tears would fall. You knew when You put them in my womb that this Momma wouldn't take "no" for an answer. But, it's not my yes we're after--it's theirs.
So please LORD God of heaven's armies. Do what You must, orchestrate the circumstances, send the angel armies, give me just the right words to say and things to do, and...
Oh God, Please! Bring my children home.
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