My daughter is in college, and she hasn't gone to church in years, partly b/c I was divided in my beliefs. Now I'm in a ROCKIN church and I would like to invite her. I've been praying for her. Any tips?
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Just keep praying and put forth your good feelings about your own faith. Pray for a time that appears to be a divine appointment to witness to her. College is a tough time to try this at, maybe in the summer. I'm in a similar boat with a grand daughter who had been searching her spiritual side. I had some time with her, then a two year gap when she called me up and wanted to meet. Now this past spring break nothing. And so it goes. At least she prays now, one little gain at a time, never give up !!
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My 27yr old daughter received Christ as the age of 10, but when she reached around 17 years old she stopped going to church, suffered clinical depression and then did not know what she believed any more. I have been praying for her ever since, and have treated her with grace and power, rather than judgment and condemnation. Recently I recognised that there was a curse on her concerning her employment because of nasty things that were said about her behind her back at work. I emailed her and told her that I break that curse off her in the Name of Jesus and because I have enough faith for the both of us, I said all she had to do was to say, "I accept that". She did! So I detect that there is a spark of grace still in her, and I know that Jesus would never crush that, but at some time will pour a bit of petrol on it and fan it into a flame! So I am going to keep praying for her and never give up!
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I'm agreeing with your prayer too !
And yes, never give up .
We all have someone we are praying for who is or are ( plural) dear to us. Sometimes for years. There are several in my family.
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There are sometimes I think of her, and I know that I should pray for her, but I don't know what, so I ask the Lord to guide my words, and spend time praying in tongues until I get a sense that everything is okay now. When she went through her clinical depression for two years, I prayed constantly in English and in tongues for her, and significant events happened in her life that not only got her through the depression (and from the brink of suicide) to her being a much stronger woman, qualified as a gym trainer, half a degree in psychology (which she intends to finish), and a very loving and supportive fiance, and planning to get married later this year.
Prayer with the understanding and with the Spirit works!
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We have some strained relationships but at least they know the Lord. On the other hand, I have a 45 yo son and 19 yo grand daughter who do not know the Lord. The grand daughter was confessed atheist at one point but that is broken. Now she wants a sign from Jesus that He and His story are real. My son never believed all through the church years growing up. He believes there is "something" but not what religion shows anyone. And he tries to rationalize God. I guess the idea is if he could rationalize Him then he could be convinced. I've tried to tell him we come to God/Christ by faith, then He shows us things. I reminded him of the gospel message a couple of weeks ago and he listened. I said I was lead to say that and he thought that was fine. I pray the HS cracks his shell. The grand daughter at least now prays but she is away at college.
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My foundation Scripture which I quoted back to God on a regular basis while praying for my daughter is: "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16). I told God that my effectual fervent prayers of righteous men has to have more power with Him in my case because there is no power like the effectual fervent prayer of a righteous father for his daughter!
In past years I held back a little with sharing my faith with my daughter because I didn't want to be a controller of her. But in the last year or so, I have been more open and bold about expressing faith to her, and she is accepting it. She knows I am not preaching at her or expecting her to change into the person I want her to be.
One good example was about three years ago she had a very controlling boyfriend, and I didn't think he was the right guy for her, so I prayed that He would put a worm into that relationship and make it die. When she went into rehab, he ended the relationship because he couldn't cope with a girl-friend in rehab. I told her just before the relationship broke up that he didn't know what he was coming into when he associated with our family, and that he wouldn't be aware that his girl-friend has a praying father whose God listens to his prayers! My daughter laughed, and said, "That right!"
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27 years old. She received Christ at the age of 10, and was baptised in an AOG church at the age of 16. She went through a severe depression during her 17th and 18th year, and came out of it not really knowing what she believes. In my on-going prayers for her I am assured that there is grace in her heart which the Lord can fan into a flame when He is ready.
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my daughter is now 20. she liked church until she was 12 or so. She went thru a rough period of losing friends, a bully teacher and she always liked school up to that point. Then she was suicidal at 15. High school things picked up and she had friends and she'd always done well in school. Now that I'm in a good place now, I want my husband and daughter to go too. But these things must be handled delicately.
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Been there...
Fervent effectual prayer is your first resort, then be open to the guiding of the Holy Spirit who will lead you to be kind, gentle, gracious, self-controlled and patient with them. It will be the wonderful goodness of God through you and others that will lead them back to faith in Christ.
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[quote ="Jan800, post: 73768802, member: 386019"]thanks for that, she will come around!
Hey Jan... your quote "she will come around" is a positive example of your faith in action. You claimed your faith for your daughter ("and thy house..") Only believe! And, as you "enter into His rest" (Hebrews 4:10)... don't allow the devil to lead you away from your belief... for that would negate your faith, and remove any resting (in His Word)... that could then lead to doubt and unbelief.
Your quote here is your STAND on the words you have spoken about your daughter. Our words are spirit that we speak... that will either have a positive or negative affect in our prayer life. We must choose our words wisely for we know that, "death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21).
However long it takes, you stand on your spoken words (in faith) for your daughter... and watch God manifest a miracle in her life, as you continue to (see in the spirit) and "walk by faith, and not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7), and with your confession of faith, God will find a way... and "she WILL come around."
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Harry...
Hey Jan... your quote "she will come around" is a positive example of your faith in action. You claimed your faith for your daughter ("and thy house..") Only believe! And, as you "enter into His rest" (Hebrews 4:10)... don't allow the devil to lead you away from your belief... for that would negate your faith, and remove any resting (in His Word)... that could then lead to doubt and unbelief.
Your quote here is your STAND on the words you have spoken about your daughter. Our words are spirit that we speak... that will either have a positive or negative affect in our prayer life. We must choose our words wisely for we know that, "death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21).
However long it takes, you stand on your spoken words (in faith) for your daughter... and watch God manifest a miracle in her life, as you continue to (see in the spirit) and "walk by faith, and not by sight" (2 Corinthians 5:7), and with your confession of faith, God will find a way... and "she WILL come around."
We Are Blessed to BLESS Others
Harry...
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Church can have a family feel to it and appeal to people for fellowship. Like lunch with mum at church on Mother's Day.
Church has charities, and some nice guys.
And there is the quality of teaching, maybe you can persuade her it is good?
Church has charities, and some nice guys.
And there is the quality of teaching, maybe you can persuade her it is good?
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