“Prayer is simply talking with God where you can reveal your deepest hurts and emotions. You can tell God, honestly, what is on your heart. Unburden yourself before God and know that He hears you, cares for you and loves you beyond imagination.” – Dr. Ramona

Hi pastor Ramona and all my wonderful brothers and sisters please say a prayer for me I am saved but homeless at 73 years of age and little or no strength left to fight the good fight of faith! GOD richly bless you brother Danny

My daughter Esther is 15. Last year she met a guy the same age and they became friends. At first they just laughed and talked on the phone. He then shared about his life of being traumatized by bullying because he stutters. Esther determined to daily pray for him and to encourage him and prove she was a genuine friend who wouldn’t end up making fun of him and then leaving. Over time she became attached and she thought he did too. However as time went on, Logan would accuse her of bizarre things and even that she lied about ever being bullied herself. He would be nice and then hurtful. He became deceitful and made fun of her and accused her of not being able to live because she was only 15. She said that because she was a Christian. She could love because God “poured out His love in her heart…and that she could love because He first loved her.” So many details here but she is emotionally wrecked. She has become insecure and fearful. She questions everything she does and says. She stopped the things she loved doing like riding horses because she’s unmotivated and afraid. She is a beautiful (not perfect) person inside and out. She was so kind, forgiving, compassionate, encouraging and generous to Logan. Please pray that God would heal her heart and mind and restore what has been so destroyed…and that He would draw her close to Him and reveal her true identity in Christ. Pray also for Logan to repent, be saved, delivered and healed and, if it’s God’s will, to recognize all the goodness of God that Esther tried to show him. May He one day be transformed by the love and grace of God and ask forgiveness even from Esther. There’s much I haven’t shared due to length. Also, if I need to get her counseling, that God would reveal who, when…May He use this to equip her and help her encourage others to flee such relationships. My heart aches so badly. Thank you.

I’m thankful to start your devotional on YouVersion. We’ve been married for only 3 years. My first husband died from cancer in 2005. My children are 29 and 24. My husband belittles my children and my family. I have a close knit family and his is not. He has called me selfish, he has called my mom poison and he has said that my children will forever suck their mother’s tits ( his words). I cannot change my mind on anything or he calls me a liar. Last Christmas, we were going to celebrate my daughter’s birthday on 12/22 and spend the holidays with my family through 12/26. Both My kids live near my family in Virginia. My kids accepted my husband when we got married but they quickly realized that they are not welcomed to our home.
On the 6 hour drive, he asked if I would like to go to a bar that night to watch a football game after celebrating my daughter’s birthday and I said yes. I forgot that I was going to watch our dog when we got to my 80- year old mom’s house so my son can take his sister out for her birthday. I told my husband that I couldn’t go. He got so mad at me that he left me at my mom’s. We were to stay at my sister’s house and he spent the night at a hotel. The next day he called me and he said he was going back home and I should go home with him. I couldn’t believe it and I asked him to stay and have Christmas with us. He left me and went home. He told me to find a way home. Recently we had a big argument and he moved all my clothes and things to the guest room and told me to leave and to get a lawyer. With every argument he says our marriage is not working and we should get a divorce. Then he will be nice again. He has never apologized for anything. I know I made a commitment. He doesn’t physically abuse me but I do not want to hurt anymore. I do not know what to do. Please pray for us.

I am currently separated from my very irritable and sometimes abusive husband of 45 years. He is also a Christian who seems to feel justified in his behavior. He doesn’t see that he has a problem. I have previously left him several times over the years for displaying his rage by yelling, hitting walls, busting doors, and hitting himself. We have been to several marriage counselors and he has always promised to change but has failed. Currently he has reluctantly agreed to go to see a Christian counselor for anger management issues and to talk with his medical doctor to see if medication might be appropriate. I don’t plan to live with him again unless there is true repentance and real change. Please pray for the Lord’s guidance, wisdom, protection and direction.
Thank You!

My grown daughter who is also a mom needs a miracle in her life. She has lived through rape, at least 4 abusive relationships of which one she was married. Her husband put something in her IV in the hospital and she almost died. She has some mental illness challenges and suffers PTSD from the abuse. This has been such a longtime struggle for our family and her. I want her to be free from her past. She struggles daily. She struggles to go places and live a normal life. She hardly has any friends. She also had physical problems. Please pray also that her problems will not affect her daughter. Thank you so much!

I need wisdom on how to navigate and endure what I have been told and believe I am in a destructive relationship.

Hi needed prayer to have favor with the court system to allow my son to leave the state. Prayer for healing of domestic violence from ex-husband. Please pray for restoration to be healed and healthy to take care of my son who is one year old.

It is a lonely walk that I never prepared for. My head and mind often feels empty. Those that I spoke to hoping that I will receive necessary help either have their own or in the case of domestic abuse services, have limited resources.

I am struggling financially to keep up with the mortgage and outgoings but there is nothing out there.

I can’t even afford to file for divorce online as this will cost me over £500.

I need prayer for:
To continue to remain sane in the midst of it all.
My children to receive comfort from God
God is all I have, that may I continue to find solace in Him.
Financial breakthrough
Trusted Christians to talk to and pray with me genuinely

Thank you for being here. My ex husband is highly successful financially however, he chooses to control and demean through withholding money from his 16 and 14 year old. As you know, covert abuse and control is complex and there are many issues surrounding my prayer. My ex is a narcissist and he also withholds time, energy, and affection from my girls. I had hoped to use the previously high child support to help create opportunities for my girls to thrive. Now, however, as they age, most of the burden for their financial needs is falling on me, a part-time educator who only recently returned to the workforce and earns what a single young person might make. I know God will open doors for my girls, because He already has blessed them with numerous opportunities and potential. Please pray for a softened heart and a generous spirit. I am so afraid my ex’s new wife and daughter will get all of the financial help and that my ex won’t provide for my girls in college and afterward.

I am so confused. My marriage is a mess. He has never physically hurt me, but has emotionally tied me in knots for the past 6 years. I feel so much of this mess is my doing. If I could fix myself, things would be better. I pray to the Lord. I love Jesus. Why can’t I live myself? Give me strength, wisdom and courage, Jesus to walk the path you intended for me. Help me to find my way out of this mess.