Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Amidst all the chaos in the world, satan has been, and IS severely attacking my
family.  I've sensed this for
sometime now, but was hit by it like a Mack truck today.  I am devastated, and
ask you to please pray for my children and I.  First he went after my grown
daughter (greed--controlling my elderly aunt for gain & hating me for
helping her achieve independence), then my oldest son (a believer who took a
restaurant job/then bartender & it's become a lifestyle), and now my 18
year old twin boys, (who within a week of each other broke the law, and have
been lying to me).  When my children were babies, I dedicated them back to God.
 I promised to raise them as Christians to the best of my ability, thanked the
Lord for his gift of them, and gave them back to Him, who they ultimately
belong to, knowing we only have our loved ones on loan from Him.  Each of them
accepted Christ into their lives, but haven't grown spiritually enough to
desire to live for Him. And knowing how short time is, I know you all
understand my heartbreak and concern.

Tonight, after this final blow of finding out the truth, I feel like the biggest
failure as a mother in the world, but know that the devil is wanting me to feel
that way, and be depressed.  I can't stop the tears, but I can fight back,
through prayer, by standing on God's Word, trusting our Heavenly Father and
knowing the battle is His, and asking for the prayers of the saints. Please
stand with me against the d-evil that has torn my family apart.  I know the
prayers of the saints are heard and answered, we see it all the time.  I
consider it such a privilege to pray for each prayer request on our list and
all that come into my inbox.  I guess you just never think the devil will
blindside you like this. This past year and a half I have been so removed from
the world, I guess I've become naive and too trusting.  My boys will be facing
the consequences of their actions, and though my heart is broken, I pray Jesus
will use this to bring them back to Him. Please pray they repent, come back to
Him, and find true Christian friends.  Also, pray for the Lord to give me
strength and comfort as I must use tough love outwardly for these boys I have
loved so much since the day they were born.  Their dad left a couple of years
ago, and it's been hard trying to deal with all this alone.  Thanks to
Christian friends, I know I'm not alone in this battle for my children.  They
belong to Christ,and the devil
can't have them!  But, I'm beginning to understand how Job felt in the
beginning.

On a positive note, I was able to lead my aunt to the Lord about 2 months ago at
88 years old. Thank you Jesus!
 
 

Kay