Father, help me. The enemy is creating so much anxiety within my heart over meeting M.'s children and family. I am so afraid that they will not like me as he is the favored son of 6 living children and they all are dependent on him in so many ways...financially, emotionally...they lean on him in a unusually dependent manner...by they I mean brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles in addition to the normal family dynamics of children and aging parents. While I love him and believe he also loves me, I fear the power that they exert over him...as I have yet to observe it personally and therefore only know what I have been told. I guess that I fear the unknown. Father...help me to just be myself and and to be able to handle whatever comes. I know that fear is not of you...and I need your assistance to put your word into action in this part of my life. Guide me Father and help me to lean on you. Remove fear and doubt from my being and replace it with your peace. Father lead me to walk in the calmness of your Spirit as M and I visit this week and discuss our plans for the Christmas holidays and the first interactions with his family. Please keep our hearts open and our minds alert for your instructions. Let them accept me as a part of his life...and let me accept them as they are also. I do not have a large family...and I feel a little overwhelmed by so many of them. Please show me the way Lord that I may honor you and also honor M in all that I do. In Jesus name...Amen!