I often receive emails from brokenhearted grandparents because of broken relationships with their children and grandchildren. Many grandparents are raising their grandchildren today.
However, we as grandparents have a God who heals broken bodies, broken minds, broken hearts, broken lives, and broken relationships.
The healing may be instantaneous or may be a long process, which we think takes too long.
God knows which is best. Our part is to ask God for healing, trusting Him, and thanking Him in the process of restoration. Sometimes healing takes place right away. However, Paul writes that after he pleaded with the Lord to heal his broken body, three times, God said to him,” My Grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (II Corthinians 12:7-10).
If your heart is broken over your grandchild, place your hope in God, His grace will give you strength in your weakness. Take time to be still in God’s presence so that he can strengthen you, as you reflect Him to our watching grandchildren.
Prayer:
Lord, please heal my grandchild of his/her brokenness with many broken relationships. I pray that my grandchild will recognize your unconditional love, open his/her heart to your love. Give me your wisdom to communicate your love and give me peace while I wait for You to work in his/her heart. In Jesus’ name.
I have 3 beautiful grandchildren a10 year old girl a 7 year old little girl and a 8 year old grandson to whom I love so very much about a year or so ago I did something foolish and I broke the law I had my 7 year old granddaughter with me the police was called I was arrested while in jail a 7 year no contact order was placed against me on my grandchildren im forgot to mention that I have raised my sweet grandchildren since birth anyway the department of family and children’s services took my grandchildren and placed the in a foster home my daughter the mother of the children had a case plan to do in a years time well she failed every drug test given to her as ordered by the judge over this case my daughter told the department and judge a bunch of lies about me causing my grandchildren and myself a lot of pain she also did not want me to have any kind of visition with the children now the foster parents are adopting my grandchildren well the 7 year old and 8 year old and my oldest granddaughter was sent to Maine to live with her father I am so very heartbroken and I cry everyday I haven’t seen the 2 youngest in over a year but recently gotten to do video call with my oldest granddaughter I was diagnosed with breast cancer back in September 2022 my daughter has had another child only to be sold in this evil world I have paid for my mistakes but my daughter doesn’t want to even speak to me shut me out of her life when I needed her the most and she needs my as well please pray and give me guidance on this heartbreaking situation
Tonya,
Thank you for reaching out to us about your tragic situation with your grandchildren. The CGN prayer team will be praying for you, especially that there will be some reconciliation between you and your daughter. We also pray that your grandchildren will thrive in whatever situation they find themselves. While our hearts are indeed broken in situations like this, I pray you will remember that God is with you. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is about forgiveness and new life, even in the midst of hardship and pain, and poor decisions we make. While you may not be able to control the situations in which your grandchildren are now growing up, God is in control. Pray for them every day that God will protect them and place them with people who will guide them into truth. There is nothing more important you can do right now than pray and hold firmly to faith in God’s goodness. You can’t change the decisions made for your grandchildren, but you can work on that relationship with your daughter starting by asking for her forgiveness. May God give you wisdom and patience to wait for Him to work both in you and your daughter, and to keep your grandchildren safe and well-loved. God bless you. Cavin Harper
my grand child longs to be with his father just weekends He cries bitterly having to leave him.when dropped off to his mother,but he has changed he doesn’t want to visit or stay over with his father has joint custody anymore .the father is very good to both his son and child’s mother. His son pleaded with his father to stay an extra night last weekend , but his mummy said no. Now the child doesn’t want the father I’m heart broken My grandson is 6yrs old please pray for Asher
Thank you Ina
My grandsons was with me and they got a rash on they neck what happens nexts I want to still be able to see them they only 5 months
Pray 🙏 for me to continue to visit with them please I don’t know if they mother mad I want to know can we pray about it