Praying Moms of Estranged Children - Pray, Trust in God, Prodigal, Estrangement, God’s Peace, Scriptures

44 | When Communication Breaks Down with Your Estranged Child: Practical Ways to Rebuild Connection, with Michelle Pexa

In this episode, I’m joined by guest Michelle Pexa. Together, we talk about how to rebuild healthier, more respectful communication with your estranged child when connection has been strained or broken. If you want to reopen communication in a thoughtful, intentional way—without repeating old patterns—this conversation will give you tools to begin moving toward more peaceful interactions. You’ll learn how to shift the way you communicate to reduce defensiveness, ask better questions that invite openness, and begin practicing skills that prepare the way for future reconciliation. We also share a little-known professional strategy you can use to reset the foundation of communication when past conversations have led to tension, misunderstandings, or emotional shutdowns. These strategies will help you stay grounded and calm in difficult relational dynamics as you continue to pray, trust in God, and walk in God’s peace—even when communication with your prodigal child is strained, minimal, or currently paused due to estrangement. If you would like personalized support as you process communication challenges with your estranged adult child, I’d love to walk alongside you. My Peaceful Parenting Session is a one-on-one coaching call where we talk through your specific situation, and identify clear next steps you can begin using right away to move forward with more peace and clarity.  👉 Book your session here: bit.ly/faithandpeace [http://bit.ly/faithandpeace] RESOURCES: If you liked this episode, you will also like:  * Episode 42: Why Is It Hard to Trust in God's Timing with Your Prodigal or Estranged Child? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/42-why-is-it-hard-to-trust-in-gods-timing-with-your/id1841243613?i=1000772940527] * Episode 43: Worried About Your Prodigal’s Problems? How to Let Go and Have More Peace [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/43-trying-to-fix-your-prodigals-problems-how-to-step/id1841243613?i=1000773865147] CONNECT WITH MICHELLE PEXA: Email: info@peacemakingonpurpose.com [info@peacemakingonpurpose.com] CONNECT WITH SARAH: 📚 Schedule a Peaceful Parenting Session with Sarah: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] ⓕ Facebook: Join my Praying Moms of Estranged and Prodigal Adult Children [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278063756803685] community 👥 Join the Inner Circle to get weekly faith-based inspiration: awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com [https://awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com/] 📩 Email: sarah@prayingmoms.co [sarah@awakenedchristianwoman.com]

43 | Worried About Your Prodigal’s Problems? How to Let Go and Have More Peace.

Do you feel responsible for your prodigal child's choices? Do you find yourself trying to solve problems that only they can solve? And if you're walking through estrangement or a strained relationship with your adult child, are you wondering what belongs to you—and what belongs to God? If any of those questions resonate with you, this episode is for you. In this conversation, we're talking about why so many Christian moms struggle to let go when their adult children make difficult choices, and how to lovingly support them without trying to manage their lives. This episode will encourage you, challenge you to examine your role, and help you trust in God more deeply with the things you cannot control. You'll learn how to support your child without rescuing them, recognize healthy boundaries, and release the pressure of trying to fix everything. These simple strategies will help you stay grounded in God's peace while continuing to pray for your prodigal or estranged child and trust God's plan for their life. Whether you're navigating estrangement or simply trying to build a healthier relationship with your adult child, this episode will give you the clarity and encouragement you need to love your child well while releasing the outcomes to God. Because loving your child and controlling their choices are two very different things. And sometimes, the most loving thing we can do is place them back into God's hands. If you would like personalized support as you navigate estrangement, I'd love to walk alongside you. My Peaceful Parenting Session is a one-on-one coaching session designed to help you process a specific challenge, receive biblical and prayer encouragement, and leave with practical next steps you can begin implementing right away. Schedule your session here: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] RESOURCES: If you liked this episode, you will also like:  * Episode 29: Don’t Know What to Pray for Your Prodigal? 5 Powerful Things to Pray for Their Return to God [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/29-dont-know-what-to-pray-for-your-prodigal-5-powerful/id1841243613?i=1000756965561] * Episode 33: 3 Things You Can Do to Trust God with Your Prodigal's Life [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/33-trying-to-control-your-prodigal-3-things-you-can/id1841243613?i=1000761274559] CONNECT WITH SARAH: 📚 Schedule a Peaceful Parenting Session with Sarah: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] ⓕ Facebook: Join my Praying Moms of Estranged and Prodigal Adult Children [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278063756803685] community 👥 Join the Inner Circle to get weekly faith-based inspiration: awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com [https://awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com/] 📩 Email: sarah@prayingmoms.co [sarah@awakenedchristianwoman.com]

42 | Why Is It Hard to Trust in God's Timing with Your Prodigal or Estranged Child?

Many Christian moms believe God can restore estranged relationships, soften prodigals’ hearts, and answer prayers. The harder question is whether we can keep trusting Him when we don't know when—or how—those answers will come. In this episode, Sarah discusses some of the reasons waiting on God can feel so difficult—and what helps us continue trusting Him when His timeline looks very different from our own. If you want to stop feeling discouraged by the waiting, this conversation will encourage you, strengthen your trust in God, and help you find more of God's peace while you wait. You'll learn how to recognize some of the reasons waiting feels difficult, how to recognize when you're trying to manage outcomes that belong to Him, and what it looks like to trust in God when His timing doesn't make sense. These simple shifts will help you release the pressure of trying to fix everything yourself while you wait for Him to work in your prodigal or estranged child's life. Whether you're praying for salvation, reconciliation after estrangement, or simply waiting for a breakthrough, this episode will encourage you to trust God more deeply and surrender what you cannot control. If your relationship with your adult child is creating a lot of stress and you need God’s peace to settle your heart, consider booking a Peaceful Parenting Session with Sarah at bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace]. RESOURCES: If you liked this episode, you will also like:  * Episode 39: Overwhelmed by Stress? Find God’s Peace Through Prayer [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/39-overwhelmed-by-stress-find-gods-peace-through-prayer/id1841243613?i=1000769619570] * Episode 40: When Your Prodigal Isn't Changing, Can You Still Trust in God? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/40-when-your-prodigal-isnt-changing-can-you-still-trust/id1841243613?i=1000770747014] CONNECT WITH SARAH: * 📚 Schedule a Peaceful Parenting session with Sarah: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] * ⓕ Facebook: Join my Praying Moms of Estranged and Prodigal Adult Children [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278063756803685] community * 👥 Join the Inner Circle to get weekly faith-based inspiration: awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com [https://awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com/] * 📩 Email: sarah@prayingmoms.co [sarah@awakenedchristianwoman.com]

41 | How Do You Move Forward When Your Estrangement Isn't Over?

Are you wondering how to move forward from estrangement when there is still no resolution, no closure, and no clear timeline for reconciliation? If you feel stuck between wanting reconciliation and not knowing how to live your life in the meantime, this conversation will gently challenge you to release the belief that moving forward means giving up hope. In this honest conversation, Sarah shares her own journey of how she began to heal and move forward. The shifts she shares will help you loosen the grip of emotional pain to create space for renewed strength, deeper prayer, and joy, even while you’re estranged from your prodigal adult child This episode will inspire you, encourage you, and give you the perspective you need to begin taking your next small step forward as you trust in God. If your relationship with your adult child has left you feeling lost and confused, a Peaceful Parenting Session can help you move forward into God’s peace. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/faithandpeacehttps://bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] RESOURCES: If you liked this episode, you will also like:  * Episode 31: Avoiding the Pain of Estrangement? How Facing It Leads to Healing [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/31-avoiding-the-pain-of-estrangement-how-facing-it/id1841243613?i=1000758395452] * Episode 32: When Loss Leaves You Feeling Stuck: How to Move Forward and Trust God Again [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/32-when-you-feel-stuck-after-loss-how-to-move-forward/id1841243613?i=1000760009403] CONNECT WITH SARAH: * 📚 Schedule a Peaceful Parenting session with Sarah: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] * ⓕ Facebook: Join my Praying Moms of Estranged and Prodigal Adult Children [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278063756803685] community * 👥 Join the Inner Circle to get weekly faith-based inspiration: awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com [https://awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com/] * 📩 Email: sarah@prayingmoms.co [sarah@awakenedchristianwoman.com]

40 | When Your Prodigal Isn’t Changing, Can You Still Trust in God?

When your prodigal still isn’t changing, do you find yourself wondering if God is really moving? Have you been praying, hoping, and waiting…only to feel discouraged because nothing seems different—or things seem to have gotten worse? In this episode, we’re talking about how to hold onto trust in God when you’re walking through estrangement or watching your child drift farther from Him. We’ll explore why God’s promises remain true even when circumstances don’t seem to be improving. You’ll learn how to: * recognize when discouragement is weakening your trust in God, * release burdens you were never meant to carry alone, * find more of God’s peace while you wait on Him, * And how to believe the Lord’s promises for your situation. Whether you’re praying for reconciliation, praying for your prodigal, or trying to keep your hope alive through a painful season, this episode will encourage you to pray, trust God’s promises, and remember that He is still at work—even when you can’t see it. If your relationship with your estranged or prodigal child is keeping you awake at night, a Peaceful Parenting Session can help you move from worry and emotional exhaustion to greater peace, trust in God, and confidence in prayer. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/faithandpeacehttps://bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] RESOURCES: If you liked this episode, you will also like:  * Episode 24: How Do We Trust God When Our Relationships Don’t Heal? [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/24-how-do-we-trust-god-when-our-relationships-dont-heal/id1841243613?i=1000750129877] * Episode 26: Are You Really Trusting God with Your Estranged or Prodigal Child? 3 Signs You're Still Holding On [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/26-are-you-really-trusting-god-with-your-estranged-or/id1841243613?i=1000752861600] CONNECT WITH SARAH: * 📚 Schedule a Peaceful Parenting session with Sarah: bit.ly/faithandpeace [https://bit.ly/faithandpeace] * ⓕ Facebook: Join my Praying Moms of Estranged and Prodigal Adult Children [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1278063756803685] community * 👥 Join the Inner Circle to get weekly faith-based inspiration: awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com [https://awakenedchristianwomaninsider.gr-site.com/] * 📩 Email: sarah@prayingmoms.co [sarah@awakenedchristianwoman.com]