Family that needs prayer

[Lisa Anne]

Please help me pray for some family members of mine that are not living right. My brother is 31 and will say he was saved as a young boy but I've never once felt his testimony to be true. He has lived a crazy life many of us would be appalled at. Even still he refuses to hear my mom or I tell him that he is living wrong. We are all a "free ride" for him to get where ever it is he thinks he is going.

My cousin is also my brother's age. He was saved in jail prOBably about 12 or 13 years ago. My Papaw never missed a visit with him and it was always no question that he was ready to get out and start living right. The Lord blessed him and gave him that 2nd chance. We both even got baptized on the same day. I do believe he is saved. I felt his testimony and have seen him do right, but the way he is living right now is just all over the place. Partying and drinking with his motorcycle buddies is more important than anything. It was like he'd show up every 4 or 5 weeks in church and then get back to what he was doing before. After Papaw passed away last December he has just been all out of sorts. I fear he would bypass the Lord and go straight to Papaw for the answers forgetting who was really in charge. Maybe now he feels lost without Papaw. I don't know, only the Lord and my cousin really know what is going on there. Now he's raising up his son, 8 years old, who listens to rap music and posts vulgar videos and photos of half naked women on his Facebook (which I thought you had to be 13 to have anyway).

Both my cousin's family and my brother have been burdening my heart and I feel the Lord has laid this on me for a reason. I pray that God will lead me in the right way to be an example to them and help to lead them in the right direction again.

[anime4christ]

praying.. perhaps it might help to let them listen to some sermons by Paul Washer. Washer is possibly the closest evangelist to Spurgeon's style around today.

[John81]

[irishman]

Praying for your family.

[Lisa Anne]

Thank you. Today I was unfortunate enough to learn of some pretty serious things that may come down the line to my cousin. My line of work can be rewarding in that I get to know things first-hand, but sometimes you just don't want to know certain things. Really there is no way for him to avoid the trouble he will get in to but right now I am praying hard for him. I now see why he was laid on my heart. Pray, too, for the other family members that will be directly effected by his choices. God Bless you all, the prayers are so greatly appreciated.

[John81]

Continuing in prayer...

[TheBibleSender]

Will do. God bless.