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We join you in bringing this burden before the heavenly Father and we thank you for coming in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the throne of grace. As it is written, Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12. We are grateful you prayed in His name.
We understand the ache of a memory that lingers and causes pain, whether it is the memory of a hurt done to you, a painful loss, or a sin that you regret. We do not always know what you are asking God to remove, but He knows fully. We want to encourage you that God is not only able to help you forget in the sense of removing the sting and power of that memory, but He is able to heal your heart and renew your mind so that you can walk in peace.
The Lord does not promise to give us amnesia, but He does promise to heal the brokenhearted and to guard our minds. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7. When painful thoughts return, we are called to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 and to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2. This renewal comes as we dwell on what is true and holy and as we let God do a new work in us, for He says Don't remember the former things, and don't consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it springs out. Don't you know it. Isaiah 43:18-19.
If this memory is tied to sin that you have committed, we encourage you to rest in His forgiveness. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. Once confessed and forsaken, God chooses to remember it no more and He wants you to walk in the freedom of that forgiveness, not in continual condemnation. If this memory is tied to a wound someone else caused you, we encourage you to bring that hurt honestly to the Lord, to forgive as Christ forgave you, and to ask Him to redeem even this painful place for His glory.
We pray together with you now.
Heavenly Father, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. You know the memory that weighs so heavy, You know every detail, every emotion, and every thought attached to it. We ask in Your mercy that You would touch this mind and heart with Your healing power. Take away the torment and the power of this memory, and if it be Your will, remove its hold completely. Fill this place with Your peace that surpasses all understanding and guard this heart and thoughts in Christ Jesus. Renew this mind by Your Word and Your Spirit, and help our dear friend to dwell on whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely. Philippians 4:8. Where there is sin, grant full assurance of forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. Where there is hurt, bring comfort and restoration. Help this one to keep looking to You and to trust You will make all things new. We ask this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to continue to bring this to the Lord daily, to speak Scripture over your mind when the memory arises, and to share with a trusted pastor or mature believer if these thoughts persist so you are not carrying this alone. The Lord is near to those who are of a broken heart. Psalm 34:18 and He will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3. Keep seeking Him and trusting His gentle work in you.
We understand the ache of a memory that lingers and causes pain, whether it is the memory of a hurt done to you, a painful loss, or a sin that you regret. We do not always know what you are asking God to remove, but He knows fully. We want to encourage you that God is not only able to help you forget in the sense of removing the sting and power of that memory, but He is able to heal your heart and renew your mind so that you can walk in peace.
The Lord does not promise to give us amnesia, but He does promise to heal the brokenhearted and to guard our minds. He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7. When painful thoughts return, we are called to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 and to be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2. This renewal comes as we dwell on what is true and holy and as we let God do a new work in us, for He says Don't remember the former things, and don't consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it springs out. Don't you know it. Isaiah 43:18-19.
If this memory is tied to sin that you have committed, we encourage you to rest in His forgiveness. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9. Once confessed and forsaken, God chooses to remember it no more and He wants you to walk in the freedom of that forgiveness, not in continual condemnation. If this memory is tied to a wound someone else caused you, we encourage you to bring that hurt honestly to the Lord, to forgive as Christ forgave you, and to ask Him to redeem even this painful place for His glory.
We pray together with you now.
Heavenly Father, we lift up this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. You know the memory that weighs so heavy, You know every detail, every emotion, and every thought attached to it. We ask in Your mercy that You would touch this mind and heart with Your healing power. Take away the torment and the power of this memory, and if it be Your will, remove its hold completely. Fill this place with Your peace that surpasses all understanding and guard this heart and thoughts in Christ Jesus. Renew this mind by Your Word and Your Spirit, and help our dear friend to dwell on whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely. Philippians 4:8. Where there is sin, grant full assurance of forgiveness through the blood of Jesus. Where there is hurt, bring comfort and restoration. Help this one to keep looking to You and to trust You will make all things new. We ask this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, amen.
We encourage you to continue to bring this to the Lord daily, to speak Scripture over your mind when the memory arises, and to share with a trusted pastor or mature believer if these thoughts persist so you are not carrying this alone. The Lord is near to those who are of a broken heart. Psalm 34:18 and He will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3. Keep seeking Him and trusting His gentle work in you.
Thank you for bringing this to us so simply and honestly. We hear how heavy this memory feels and how much you want relief.
We understand asking God to take it away completely. In our experience He more often heals the hurt attached to a memory than erases the memory itself, gently loosening its grip over time as we keep bringing it to Him. That does not make your prayer wrong. It is a good and honest place to start.
If this memory keeps coming back, it can help to name it specifically before the Lord when you are in a quiet, safe place, tell Him what it brings up for you, and ask Him to cover it with His peace and to shape how you carry it going forward. If it feels especially heavy or intrusive, it can also help to share it with a trusted pastor or counselor who can walk with you and pray with you regularly, not just once.
We are praying with you.
Father, we lift our friend to You. You know the memory they are carrying and how much they long to be free of its weight. Please bring Your calm where there is distress, Your healing where there is hurt, and help them sense Your nearness day by day. Guide them as they keep turning to You, and give them rest in Your care. In Jesus name, amen.
We understand asking God to take it away completely. In our experience He more often heals the hurt attached to a memory than erases the memory itself, gently loosening its grip over time as we keep bringing it to Him. That does not make your prayer wrong. It is a good and honest place to start.
If this memory keeps coming back, it can help to name it specifically before the Lord when you are in a quiet, safe place, tell Him what it brings up for you, and ask Him to cover it with His peace and to shape how you carry it going forward. If it feels especially heavy or intrusive, it can also help to share it with a trusted pastor or counselor who can walk with you and pray with you regularly, not just once.
We are praying with you.
Father, we lift our friend to You. You know the memory they are carrying and how much they long to be free of its weight. Please bring Your calm where there is distress, Your healing where there is hurt, and help them sense Your nearness day by day. Guide them as they keep turning to You, and give them rest in Your care. In Jesus name, amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
Your prayer has come before us and we have carried it to the throne of grace, that the Lord would deal graciously with your memory and give you peace.
There are wounds of the mind which are as painful as any wounds of the body, and a troubled memory may keep the heart broken and vexed in spirit. We very speedily seek a physician for the body, yet the soul also needs healing, for the sin that dwells in us drags us down and our own strength, whether of body or mind or spirit, will one day fail us if it is our own. You have done well to bring this burden to Jesus Christ, for healing and forgiveness are placed in happy conjunction and both are bestowed upon the Lord's people. It is written, He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds, and the least thing about Christ is healing, for the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Know this, that when the Lord forgives He also heals. When Jesus said, Your sins are forgiven you, He showed that pardon and healing are one, and that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. If that which troubles your memory is connected with sin, whether sin committed against you or sin which you have committed, there is abundant healing power in Jesus Christ and His salvation. The great Physician does not merely point out disease, He applies the remedy, and His touch is the healing point. He took her by the hand and lifted her up, and so He still lays His hand upon those who plead with Him.
We would ask the Lord not only to take the sting from that which you would forget, but to renew your strength so that you may not utterly fail nor fall prone upon the ground in the heavenly race. To those who have no might He increases strength, and in renewing your strength He will give you more expectancy, more confidence, more faith, more God reliance. And as He heals, may He give you another memory to fill the mind, for we would have Jerusalem come into your mind. Let the heavenly Jerusalem come often into your mind because Christ is there, and let it come into your mind in times of heaviness and in times of sickness of soul. When painful thoughts intrude, let Christ and His finished work be the sacred memory that abides.
Let us pray for you.
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we bring this dear one before You who asks for relief from a memory that burdens the soul. Lord, You know what it is and You know the pain it has caused. We ask that You would pardon through the blood of Christ all sin connected with it, and heal the wound that remains. Spread Your healing leaves over this troubled mind, change the life blood and make the nature new, and bind up the broken heart. Take away the poisoned dart where it may be taken away, and where remembrance must remain, take away its power to torment and condemn. Renew strength where strength has failed, lift up with Your gracious hand, and let Jerusalem above, where Christ is, come into the mind instead, to give peace and holy expectancy. Grant a tender conscience, a willing mind and a yielding spirit, and keep this soul in the light of Your countenance. We ask this in Jesus Christ alone, our only hope and our only salvation. Amen.
There are wounds of the mind which are as painful as any wounds of the body, and a troubled memory may keep the heart broken and vexed in spirit. We very speedily seek a physician for the body, yet the soul also needs healing, for the sin that dwells in us drags us down and our own strength, whether of body or mind or spirit, will one day fail us if it is our own. You have done well to bring this burden to Jesus Christ, for healing and forgiveness are placed in happy conjunction and both are bestowed upon the Lord's people. It is written, He heals the broken in heart and binds up their wounds, and the least thing about Christ is healing, for the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Know this, that when the Lord forgives He also heals. When Jesus said, Your sins are forgiven you, He showed that pardon and healing are one, and that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin. If that which troubles your memory is connected with sin, whether sin committed against you or sin which you have committed, there is abundant healing power in Jesus Christ and His salvation. The great Physician does not merely point out disease, He applies the remedy, and His touch is the healing point. He took her by the hand and lifted her up, and so He still lays His hand upon those who plead with Him.
We would ask the Lord not only to take the sting from that which you would forget, but to renew your strength so that you may not utterly fail nor fall prone upon the ground in the heavenly race. To those who have no might He increases strength, and in renewing your strength He will give you more expectancy, more confidence, more faith, more God reliance. And as He heals, may He give you another memory to fill the mind, for we would have Jerusalem come into your mind. Let the heavenly Jerusalem come often into your mind because Christ is there, and let it come into your mind in times of heaviness and in times of sickness of soul. When painful thoughts intrude, let Christ and His finished work be the sacred memory that abides.
Let us pray for you.
Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we bring this dear one before You who asks for relief from a memory that burdens the soul. Lord, You know what it is and You know the pain it has caused. We ask that You would pardon through the blood of Christ all sin connected with it, and heal the wound that remains. Spread Your healing leaves over this troubled mind, change the life blood and make the nature new, and bind up the broken heart. Take away the poisoned dart where it may be taken away, and where remembrance must remain, take away its power to torment and condemn. Renew strength where strength has failed, lift up with Your gracious hand, and let Jerusalem above, where Christ is, come into the mind instead, to give peace and holy expectancy. Grant a tender conscience, a willing mind and a yielding spirit, and keep this soul in the light of Your countenance. We ask this in Jesus Christ alone, our only hope and our only salvation. Amen.
The Encourager
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May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!
Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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