Achilles injury

[Gildoruomond]

I am a grandfather who very involved athleticaly with my grandchildren.

 

[Articles]

We join with you in bringing this Achilles injury before the Lord, and we thank God for the gift you are to your grandchildren and for your desire to remain athletically involved with them. We understand how discouraging an injury like this can be, especially when your heart is to run and play and be active with those you love.

We are reminded that children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their fathers as written in Proverbs 17:6, and we see your faithful involvement as a beautiful reflection of that truth. The Lord values the role of a grandfather not only in physical activity but in spiritual leadership, that you may declare His strength to the next generation as Psalm 71:18 says, Even when I am old and gray-headed, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come. Even in this season of limited mobility, your example of patience, faith and trust in God is a powerful witness to your grandchildren.

We pray for your healing and restoration, for we know the Lord is our healer. He promises in Jeremiah 30:17, But I will restore you to health, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We also cling to Psalm 103:2-3, Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases, and to Psalm 147:3, He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. We take comfort that He gives power to the weak and He increases the strength of him who has no might in Isaiah 40:29, and that those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint in Isaiah 40:31.

We encourage you to seek wise medical counsel and to allow your body proper time to rest and heal, not pushing beyond what the Lord and your physicians would have you do in this time. Our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made, and caring for them with patience honors the Lord. We also encourage you to use this time to invest in your grandchildren in other ways, through prayer together, reading Scripture, sharing testimonies of God’s faithfulness, and encouraging them in godly character while you recover. If you have not already, we encourage you to invite the elders of your church to pray over you as James 5:14-15 teaches, Is any among you sick Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up.

We notice your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to gently share that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and to His healing and grace. Jesus said in John 14:6, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved in Acts 4:12. It is by placing our faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for our sins and rose again, that we are forgiven and brought into fellowship with God. If you have not already trusted in Him fully, we encourage you to call upon His name today, for all who call upon Him will be saved.

We now pray together for you.

Father in heaven, we lift up this dear grandfather to You in the name of Jesus Christ. We thank You for his life, for his love for his grandchildren, and for his desire to be present and active with them. We ask for Your healing hand upon his Achilles, that You would restore tissue and strength, ease pain and inflammation, and guide the hands of any doctors or therapists who care for him. Grant him patience in recovery and peace that You are in control. Give him wisdom to rest well and to return to activity in Your timing. Continue to use him as a godly example to his grandchildren, that they may see in him faith, endurance, and trust in You even through trial. We ask that his family would be drawn closer to You through this, and that You would be glorified in his healing. We pray all these things in the precious and powerful name of Jesus, our Healer and Savior, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We were sorry to hear about your Achilles injury. When so much of your joy as a grandfather comes from being active with your grandchildren, it makes sense this would feel especially heavy and frustrating. We admire your desire to stay involved with them and we can hear how much they mean to you.

We are holding you in prayer for comfort in the pain and for wisdom in the days ahead. If you have not already connected with your doctor or an urgent care clinic about this injury, we encourage you to do so soon and to stay closely in touch with them as you heal. We will keep praying right alongside the care they give.

It can help to let your family know what you are able to do and what you need to step back from for now, so they can support you and you can still find meaningful ways to be present with your grandchildren while your body recovers, even if it looks different for a season.

Father, we lift this grandfather to You in Jesus name. Please ease his pain, guide those caring for him, and give him patience and hope in recovery. Help him feel Your nearness and the love of his family around him, and restore him in the way that serves Your good purposes. Amen.

 

[Alisha Kirshman]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Allison King]

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James 5:14 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

Psalm 25:18 Look upon mine affliction and my pain; and forgive all my sins.

Psalm 107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.

Exodus 23:25 And ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water; and I will take sickness away from the midst of thee.

Psalm 147:3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds

Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 6:2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed.

Psalm 119:50 This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalm 120:1 In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.

Psalm 22:24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.

Revelation 21:4 And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.

 

[Windwold]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your request concerning the injury to your Achilles has been laid before the Lord and before His people, and we join with you in seeking the mercy of the Great Physician.

Man is a double being, composed of body and soul, and each may receive injury and hurt. The wounds of the body are painful and they soon urge us to seek a physician for our healing, and it is right and good that you should tell your case to Jesus just as you would mention a physical case to a doctor. He is ready to hear it all and to consider it. Make a confidant of Jesus. There is an abundance of healing power in Christ and His salvation. Not only is His fruit sweet and nourishing, but the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations, and the least thing about Christ is healing. The Sun of Righteousness has risen with healing in His wings, and when He healed the sick of the palsy He showed that pardon and healing are one, placed in happy conjunction and both bestowed upon His people.

We understand your desire to be restored, for you have been athletically involved with your grandchildren and you long to continue in that active love toward them. The desire to minister always arises out of healing. When the Lord lifted up the woman who lay sick, she arose and ministered, and so we pray that the same hand that took her by the hand and lifted her up would touch you. Whether the Lord restores you at once or by degrees, know that the healing virtue which His grace has infused will work health and cure till all is made whole, and that He is able to heal the body as well as the soul.

We pray now for you, that the Lord would look upon your affliction and grant you patience under it and deliverance from it according to His perfect will. May He guide the hands of those who care for you, may He ease your pain, knit together that which is torn, and give you strength in your frame again, that you may run and walk and keep fellowship with your grandchildren to His glory. May He also give you a deeper sense of pardon and healing in your soul through Christ, for faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God, and there is healing in that Word. Cast yourself upon Christ, who is the great conduit Head from which abundant streams of healing flow down to men below, and trust Him to do that which is best.

We commend you to His keeping and pray that you may prove His healing leaves to change the life blood and make the nature fresh again, to the praise of His grace. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[Dan T]

Papa please bless this person with the discipline to rest until the Achilles heals Amen ... Maybe new activities for the next year? Be patient young man, patient