I have been going through a lot with my grandson Izaak , he was following Jesus and doing good but his friends don’t follow Jesus and despite how they were and the bad things they do he would still be strong and hang around them but then suddenly he changed and now is doing everything they do, smoking, drugs and now started drinking, not to mention unprotected sex with his gf who is part of his friend group too and also is not a good fit for him as she does all the above things like his friends. Jesus I know you hear my prayers and see the hurt in my heart, I know you love me, my grandson and his friends but I know you see they are also not good friends or gf to him. I pray you help him and get him away from them so that he can see clearly what he is doing because right now he does not think he’s doing anything bad, he is so Obssessed with this girl that he doesn’t take any time for himself to just sit and breathe. I hurt so much for him. I still have faith that this will turn around but seems the more I pray the worse it gets. Now his friends want him to move in with them and I feel he’s thinking of it so that he can be there with his gf all the time and do drugs and drink whenever. I tried to wait it out and just give it to God but then it gets worse and I can’t talk to him because he sees it as negativity or some sort of an attack. He told me her parents don’t like him much , they probably think he’s influencing her but it’s the other way around, she’s older and was doing all those things before him. I pray he opens hood eyes and distances himself from those particular friends and his gf. There’s someone out there for him but it’s not her. Please pray because I don’t know what else to do
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It's unfortunate but very often young, supposed believers end up in the world's pigsty. Often, they wake up to what they have lost, but, just as often, after a great deal of self inflicted suffering. I suggest that you do not say any more to him. Every time he hears the truth, he has an opportunity to accept or rebel. If he rebels all the time, eventually his conscience will be seared. One day, by the grace of God, he will see the emptiness of his way of life and seek to return. That's when you can be there for him.
The parable of the prodigal son is more about the father than the son. The father waited for his son to return. He never lost hope. But he did not go looking for him. Eventually, the son woke up to himself. That's our hope and prayer for those who go astray.
Your grandson is obviously very dear to you. I have 8 grandchildren, I know how you feel. I also have a granddaughter who seems sincere in her faith, but she's a teenager and we all know what those times are like.
I want to ask you a serious question. Have you ever considered fasting? If so, God bless you and keep it up. If not, please consider it.
Do you mean spiritual growth and discipline? No I haven’t but I pray a lot for guidance
Christ never commanded his disciples to fast, because it was understood that they would be doing so.
Matthew 6
16Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. 17But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly.
Fasting for Jesus and the disciples was a regular occurrence. And it should be for us as well. For spiritual wisdom, healing, salvation of souls, deliverance, etc.
God bless you, and bless your family.
His writing style in forum posts is quite similar to that of a former forum member.
You are welcome. I tried too hard with my daughter and she will have nothing to do with me now. My son has mellowed just a little. I could not mention prayer or God at one stage.
At times I feel I try too hard also, maybe that’s why he doesn’t tell me much. I helped raise him and his siblings as they live with me, which is why this is hard for me. I didn’t go through this with my own kids, so to go through it with grandkids is different . He hasn’t been home in 3 days , maybe pop by for 5 minutes just to change and leave without saying much but I can see he is not well, He doesn’t stay long enough to talk but I’m thinking now I shouldn’t say anything like you said, I don’t want to push him away maybe just pray for him and try not to let it hurt me much in silence. I pray that both your son and daughter come to see you were just being a father that loved them and wanted the best for them as I do with mine.
I left home when I was 15 to join the military. My family lived overseas (long story). I went back about once a year. They knew very little about my life. I did not tell them. They would have been horrified.
I was saved just before my 21st birthday. I was suicidal, depressed, hopeless and in despair. I was killing myself with excessive alcohol consumption. My family knew nothing of this. Jesus saved me just in time. Sometimes we have to hit rock bottom before we look up.
Brokennlost
This is a heart breaking scenerio. May Our Sweet Lord Jesus draw near to you and Hold you in his arms. May he fill you with courage and strength. May the faith he creates in you move every mountain in your life and your families life in jesus name. Amen
I was encouraged one year while I was walking in a valley about a grandmother who prayed his grandson out of a life of sin. it was an amazing testimony and the grandson knew it was her prayers that moved God to bring him out of that evil life and now he is an inspiration to many.... Dont lose heart and pray for those you love. God Can... beloved...Yes...Keep praying.. we will also
This is a heart breaking scenerio. May Our Sweet Lord Jesus draw near to you and Hold you in his arms. May he fill you with courage and strength. May the faith he creates in you move every mountain in your life and your families life in jesus name. Amen
I was encouraged one year while I was walking in a valley about a grandmother who prayed his grandson out of a life of sin. it was an amazing testimony and the grandson knew it was her prayers that moved God to bring him out of that evil life and now he is an inspiration to many.... Dont lose heart and pray for those you love. God Can... beloved...Yes...Keep praying.. we will also
Bad company corrupts good manners. 1 Corinthians 15:33. Anyone who is a friend of the world does not have a love of the Father in Him. 1 John 2. 15. Its important for us to rather be isolated and saved than to be in the world and enjoy sinful company who Satan uses to bring us back to the world.