Let’s make a prayer map for the following life scenario:
Your son, Tom, has grown up to be a distant and cold person. He was born during a very turbulent period of your life and you suspect he felt unsafe and unwanted. At the time, you were extremely depressed. From the time he was born, he has been closed off emotionally. No matter how kind people are, no matter how warmly they reach out, he does not respond.
Legal Foundation:
Lord, before heaven and earth, I stand in these truths.
For he [Jesus] was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For I also am weak, but I will live with Him by the power of God. 2 Corinthians 13:4
I trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4
It is he who made the earth by His power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens. Jeremiah 10:12
God, who rules by His might forever, whose eyes keep watch on the nations, let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Psalm 66:7
Heart of Stone:You know the circumstances of Tom’s birth. You knit him together in the womb and understood his primal responses to pain in a turbulent world. This brings me comfort because You know how he is wired and what has comprised his heart of stone. Kiss it to life, Lord Jesus. Give him a heart of flesh. Write Your Word on his heart so that he can know You and trust You. Give him the courage to ‘feel’ again, even if that means working through the many painful memories Tom needs to confront. Just because Tom has always been this way doesn’t mean You can’t do a new thing. By faith, I perceive it.
Lord, bless Tom, and keep him; Lord, make Your face to shine upon Tom and be gracious to him; Lift up Your countenance upon him and give him peace. Numbers 6: 24-26