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I feel led by the Holy Spirit to share
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>> I believe it's going to speak to the
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that the Holy Spirit's seeking to reach
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If your family is falling apart right
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now, your marriage struggling, your
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children have walked away, your siblings
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somebody you love has become almost
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unrecognizable to you.
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Please listen to me today.
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Don't [music] let their pain make you
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stop praying for them.
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You know, some of you
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have cried enough tears over your family
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you're beginning to wonder if
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restoration is even possible.
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I want to pray for your family today.
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Something is happening in families.
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Husbands and wives who once couldn't
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imagine life without each other
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now can barely speak.
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Parents and adult children have become
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estranged. Brothers and sisters carry
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>> And disappointments
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they turn into anger.
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Anger turns into bitterness, and
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bitterness turns into [music] distance.
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Until eventually, no one remembers how
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the division even started.
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You know, Ephesians 6:12 says, "For we
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do not wrestle against flesh and blood."
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Your husband isn't your enemy. Your wife
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Your son isn't your enemy. Your daughter
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Now, [music] that doesn't mean
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that people can't hurt you.
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And it doesn't mean that you are going
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to tolerate abuse and pretend [music]
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destructive behavior is acceptable.
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But don't allow what somebody did to you
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to fill your heart with hatred [music]
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You know, because sometimes the enemy
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doesn't have to destroy a family. He
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just has to keep everyone offended long
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that they destroy the relationships
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And listen, I know this personally and
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what it feels like to love someone
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and hear things said about you that
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absolutely break your heart.
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You know, you want to defend yourself.
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You want them to understand. You want to
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say, "But that's not who I am."
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Sometimes you've [music] explained
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all you can do is put that person into
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God's hands and say, "Jesus,
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I can't change their heart, but you can
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And for the parent watching whose
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uh their prodigal child has walked away,
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don't give up on them.
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Luke 15 tells us about a son who left
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You know, the father he couldn't force
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But when that son [music] finally came
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to himself and returned,
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the father was still there.
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Somebody needs to hear this. You cannot
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control when someone comes home.
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But you can [music] keep your heart from
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Listen, keep praying. Keep loving. Keep
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healthy boundaries where [music] they're
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And keep believing that God can reach
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[music] people in places
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that your voice can't.
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Heavenly Father, in the mighty name of
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Jesus Christ, I come [music] before you
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for every family represented here under
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the sound of my voice.
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Holy Spirit, use me only as a vessel.
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Father, there are marriages hanging by a
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There are parents crying over children
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who won't speak to them.
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There are children carrying wounds from
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their parents. There are brothers and
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[music] sisters who haven't spoken in
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Oh God, [music] step into these
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Where there's misunderstanding, God,
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bring clarity. Where there's pride,
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bring humility. Where there's
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bitterness, oh God, soften hearts. Where
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there's been a genuine wrongdoing, bring
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Where someone needs to apologize, give
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them the courage to do it.
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Where forgiveness is needed,
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give the grace to begin. Father, I pray
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against [music] every spiritual
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influence exploiting offense,
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resentment, jealousy, confusion,
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temptation, and division.
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Don't allow the enemy to use one painful
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season to destroy an entire family.
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Protect marriages, strengthen husbands
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and wives, restore communication.
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Where trust has [music] been damaged, oh
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God, show them how to rebuild it
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truthfully and patiently.
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And Father, I pray for the prodigals,
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the sons, the daughters who've walked
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the ones who don't answer anymore,
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seem angry, the ones who've walked away
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from their families or
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walked away from you. [music]
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Meet them where they are today, in
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Send people across their path who will
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point them toward truth. Protect them
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while they're wandering. [music] And
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just like the prodigal son, oh God, let
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there come a moment when they come to
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heal the parent who is [music] waiting.
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Don't let their grief become bitterness,
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God. Don't let rejection become hatred.
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Give them wisdom to know when to speak
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and when to remain silent. And where
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reconciliation isn't [music] possible
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right now, give them peace without
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forcing what you haven't [music]
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Father, break generational curses of
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divorce, abandonment, rage,
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manipulation, unforgiveness, and
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Let somebody decide today, this pattern
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God, heal what's been wounded. Restore
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what can be restored, and where
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something cannot return to what it once
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God, show us how to move forward without
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We put our families into your hands,
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Lord, in the mighty name of Jesus
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Christ, [music] I pray. Amen.
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You know, if you're standing in prayer
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for a family member today, a husband, a
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>> I want you to comment, Lord, restore my
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Listen, I'll know exactly what you're
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believing for, and I'll stand in
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And if you're experiencing these
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recurring spiritual battles in [music]
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your family or even other areas of your
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life, and you just don't know where they
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I've created a free deliverance
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self-assessment [music] tool.
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Take your time going through it, and
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especially, be as thorough as [music]
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you can on the final step. It really
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helps me identify areas where you need
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deep more focused prayer
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and biblical teaching. It's [music]
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free, and it's powerful. The link is in
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the description. And please remember
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Don't spend so much time fighting the
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that you forget who the real enemy is.
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Pray for them. Love them. Forgive where
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Keep healthy boundaries
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And leave room for God
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[music and singing] to do
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what only God can do.
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Jesus loves you so much more. God bless
