Prayer points
A child who has walked away
From the faith, from the family, or from themselves
But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.
Luke 15:20 · King James Version
Father, I raised them the best I knew how and it was not enough, and I have replayed it a thousand times. I am giving them back to You tonight.
The prayer points
1. Isaiah 49:25
I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.
Isaiah 49:25
You said You would save my children. I am standing on that sentence tonight because I have nothing else.
2. Luke 15:17
And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare.
Luke 15:17
Bring them to themselves. Let the far country stop being beautiful. Let the husks taste like husks.
3. Jeremiah 31:16-17
Refrain thy voice from weeping, and thine eyes from tears... and they shall come again from the land of the enemy.
Jeremiah 31:16-17
Let this not be the end of the story. Bring them back from the land they have gone into.
4. Hosea 2:6
Therefore, behold, I will hedge up thy way with thorns, and make a wall, that she shall not find her paths.
Hosea 2:6
Hedge their way. Let every wrong road close. Let every door that leads them further down be shut in their face.
5. Acts 16:31
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Acts 16:31
Send someone they will listen to — because it is not going to be me, and I accept that.
6. Psalm 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart.
Psalm 27:14
Strengthen my heart in the waiting. Keep the door open and the light on without letting the waiting destroy me.
Declarations
Say these out loud. Not to convince God — to remind yourself what is true when your feelings are arguing.
- My child is not beyond the reach of God.
- The far country is not their address forever.
- God is at work in places I cannot see and cannot go.
- I will keep the door open and I will not stop praying.
And Father — the father in that story ran. When mine comes back, help me run too, and not lecture.