Greetings
@Andyindauk
The devil will do everything he can to stop souls coming to Jesus, in doing so, he so often breaks up families and relationships, he knows where it hurts most.
But we have a God of miracles brother, a God of love, a God who let His One and Only Son die for our sins so that through Him souls can, will be and are being saved. The greatest miracle that can ever happen is salvation, if we every had to ask for one miracle this is the one we should all ask more.
I have five children brother, none are saved, three want no contact with my wife and myself, but it is me they are bitter with. Thirty years ago I accepted Jesus, prior to that I was a bad person, it was common to hear those who knew me say, if I disliked someone they may as well be dead. I had been approached by Christians on a number of occasions, but they were shot down with words before they could open their mouths and say one word. One was persistent over time but he got the same replies every time.
My situation was due to past experiences as many are, not going into details here, in the midst of the turmoil I was introduced into the church to learn how to be a good person, something I wasn't, but this led to sexual abuse by the vicar and a hate that started with him and grow to hate everything he stood for, it was fatal for anyone to mention God, Jesus church or anything to do with it. I was worldly in every way, doing well in business, no worries I thought, then thinks changed in a small period of time, the business was wound up, we moved 300 miles to a place we had never been to in our life, everything fell into place I got a good job but had more time on my hands, my heart started searching, I accepted Jesus and changed completely. My family knew me how I was, my wife said I was not the man she married, she set the kids against me, the marriage was on the rocks.
I was in a trap, I felt, all those years I had rejected God, rejected Jesus and anything to do with the church, yet now I knew without doubt I had been wrong, I had an inner peace I cannot explain, but was torn apart by the possibility of losing my wife and kids. How could God do this, we knew He didn't. How could this be happening, I accepted Jesus and look at the state of things. I knew in my heart my faith was more important than anything, but in the flesh I was tugged to my family. It was a living nightmare.
I stopped going to the church I went to, I couldn't have a Bible visible in the home, I laid everything at the Lord's feet in prayer and yes men cry, something I had never done before. God opened a door, I was not getting fellowship and prayer and one day I visited a couple whilst doing my job, the guy was a retired Pentecostal minister, we met a lot, prayed a lot, I learnt a lot in a short time, God always provides a way. It was three and a half years before things started to level out, become accepted that I was one of them, they were not one of them. But the kids held grudges and went there way, three of them I never have contact with, I/we were rejected they want nothing to do with us at all, one other is in contact but we cannot talk Jesus, the other daughter is still rejecting but her children were sent to a Church school.
No matter what happens, the devil got is claws in but that is not the end, we pray, others pray for us, as head of the family we 'claim' their salvation in Jesus Name, we trust and leave it to the Lord and the Holy Spirit.
What about my wife, I just loved her through it, over the last few years she has mellowed, the Holy Spirit is working on her heart. She now listens to what I say, more than I sometimes realise, be she is a breath away from accepting Jesus. We can do nothing brother, just claim their salvation as head of the family, pray in faith and believe they will be saved. No prayer returns void.
The devil gets his claws into our loved one but that does not stop them from ending up in Christs grip. God's speed prayers will be answered, we pray in faith, God is faithful. We worry for their salvation, Jesus could come tonight, yes he could, but our prayers were in God's hands first brother. The spirit can quicken in an instant, God's will, will be done brother, and His will is not one souls will be lost.
We Trust in the Lord and lean not on our own understanding, we acknowledge Him and He will guide our paths.
In all things God works for good for those who believe and are called according to His purpose.
Bless you my friend, prayers are with you and your family.
