FAMILY: Don’t Give Up on Your Family

Gladys Nordlund – Pastor, River City Church, Port Jervis

Devotional

It’s easy to get tired when you’ve been praying for your family for a long time. You want to see change. You want to see healing, salvation, and transformation—but it feels slow. Don’t lose heart.

God sees every prayer you’ve whispered and every tear you’ve cried. Nothing is wasted. “Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Gal 6:9).

The harvest is coming—even if you can’t see it yet.

Sometimes the noise of the world gets loud—fear, doubt, distractions. But God’s voice is still there, steady and true. “Be still, and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). His promises don’t change based on what you see happening today.

You are not fighting for victory—you’re walking in it by faith. “This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith” (1 John 5:4). Keep believing. Keep loving. Keep praying. Even when your family doesn’t look different yet, God is working behind the scenes. Seeds are being planted. Hearts are being softened. Timing matters, and God’s timing is perfect. “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Hold onto that promise. Speak it. Believe it. Stand on it.

Don’t give up. What you’ve been sowing in faith will come back as a harvest. Stay steady. Stay hopeful. God is not finished with your family.

Prayer

Pray this song for your family as you worship: