can I change you?

Have you ever known someone to be on a bad path and it felt like there was nothing you could do but sit by and watch. It is a hard place to be. I often have thought I could say just the right thing to make them want to change. What if it is a parent? Does anyone have perfect ones? We think this shouldn't affect our adult life but sometimes it can. I'm asking God what He has called me to do in this situation. Sometimes I really don't have a clue. I'm trying to surrender a bitterness that I have responded with for a long time. What does loving look like in this situation?

1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seekig, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Lord,
Your love is perfect and our's is not. Help us to grow the kind of love that Your word speaks of. Show us what that means in our lives. I pray that the EOD community feels Your very real love over them. You continue to love us even when we don't want it. I thank you for that unfailing love that none of us deserve. Show us how to love in the difficult places.
In Jesus' name,
Amen