Hello Debrathebee,

I'm so sorry, I just saw your post tonite. But I really want to respond, even if it's late.

Oh honey my heart goes out to you. There is no pain quite like the pain of a parent agonizing for the baby they have birthed, raised, loved with all of their heart. It just goes so deep. Even though they become adults, we don't love them any less, in fact we love them more.

We (my husband and I) have passed through something that perhaps sounds similar to your situation, with our son. As you mentioned, our children make choices that are perhaps not wise, or for their best good. And these choices can have long-reaching effects. In our case, it was close to a decade of difficulty caused by his circumstances, and adversely affected our relationship with him as he tried to cope with his situation.

There were times I thought I could not live, with the pain caused by this situation. But, every time I reached that low point, God woud send encouragement, in one form or another, so many, many times.

His father and I held him up in prayer constantly. We placed him under the blood of Jesus every day. And God reminded us how we had dedicated him to God when he was a little child, and that He loved our boy even more than we did. Yet, year after year passed without much outward sign of encouragement from our son. But God was faithful. I clung to His promises, Isaiah 57:18 was so special. And recently a friend gave me Jeremiah 31:16-17. These sustained me.

And now we have a praise report! There has been a miraculous restoration in our relationship, his situation has changed, which has caused him pain, but also reconcilliation with us. From what he has shared, we can now see that the hand of God has been on him the whole time, drawing, wooing, protecting. OUR GOD IS AN AWESOME GOD!!

So my sister I would just say to you, do not ever give up hope, or despair completely. Constantly and continually, hold your child up to God in prayer. He hears you. Though you may not immediately see obvious results of your prayers, God is in fact working to draw her into His plan for her life!

I am here to tell you tonite that God hears prayers, and responds to our faith.

Never, never let go of His promises. Look for all the Scriptures you can find about God delivering our children. There are so many. And then, because the Word of God is seed, plant these promises from the Living Word of God into your child's situation and life. And then give God time to grow those seeds.

In our case, it took years. Maybe in yours, it won't be so many. I am praying for you and your daughter!

Bless you,

Mae