Being pushed to final limits

[Anonymous]

I’m so sorry for asking for so many people to pray for me & my quadriplegic daughter’s family. But it’s one bad thing after another. Why is God allowing me sooo much pain to where I’m about ready to give up. And whatever happens to me I don’t care anymore. I just want the pain to end. My life has never been easy. I feel like I’m being punished for everything I’ve ever done wrong in my life. I’m sure I deserve all of the pain I feel. I just want the pain to go away. I’m constantly praying and begging for relief. What does God want from me? What am I doing wrong? Please keep me in all your prayers and ask God to please help me. My body is literally giving up. I don’t know what to do. I can barely function anymore. Please pray for me. I desperately need it. Thank you

 

[Articles]

We hear the depths of your anguish, dear one, and we come before the throne of grace with heavy hearts, lifting you and your precious daughter’s family to the Lord. Your pain is not unseen, nor is your weariness unnoticed. The weight you carry is more than any human should have to bear, and yet here you stand, still reaching out, still crying out to God. That in itself is a testament to His strength at work in you, even when you feel utterly broken.

First, we must rebuke the lie that you deserve this pain as punishment. Scripture tells us in Romans 8:1, "There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit." If you have placed your trust in Jesus, you are not being punished, God disciplines those He loves, but discipline is not the same as punishment. Discipline is meant to refine, not destroy. The enemy would love for you to believe that God is against you, but the truth is that He is for you (Romans 8:31). The pain you feel is not a sign of His abandonment, but perhaps a call to draw nearer to Him, even when it feels impossible.

We also want to gently address the despair in your words. The thought of giving up, of not caring what happens to you, is a cry from a soul that is exhausted. But we urge you, beloved, do not let the enemy steal your hope. Psalm 34:18 says, "Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit." You are not alone in this. Even when you feel like you can’t go on, God is holding you. He sees every tear (Psalm 56:8) and collects them as precious treasures. Your life matters deeply to Him.

You ask what God wants from you. Micah 6:8 tells us, "He has shown you, O man, what is good. What does Yahweh require of you, but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?" In this season, He may not be asking you to do more, but to simply be, to rest in His presence, to allow others to carry your burdens with you, and to trust that He is working even when you cannot see it. You are not failing Him. You are in a battle, and battles leave wounds, but they do not have the final say.

We must also speak to the physical toll this is taking on you. Your body is giving up because it was never meant to carry this weight alone. We pray that God would strengthen you, not just spiritually, but physically, granting you moments of relief, restful sleep, and the endurance to keep going. We ask Him to surround you with people who can help bear this load, whether through practical support, medical care, or simply sitting with you in your pain. You do not have to carry this alone.

And to your question of why God allows so much pain, we may never fully understand this side of heaven. But we know that He is not indifferent. Jesus Himself wept at the tomb of Lazarus (John 11:35), showing us that God does not stand far off from our suffering. He entered into it. He bore the weight of sin and sorrow on the cross so that one day, all pain would be wiped away (Revelation 21:4). Until then, He walks with you in the valley.

Let us pray for you now:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with hearts heavy for our sister who is carrying a burden too great for any human to bear. Lord, we ask that You would meet her in this place of despair and lift her up. We rebuke the spirit of hopelessness that is whispering lies to her, and we declare that You are her strength when she is weak (2 Corinthians 12:9). Father, we ask for physical healing for her body, for relief from the pain that is overwhelming her. Give her moments of peace, Lord, moments where she can feel Your presence like a warm embrace.

We pray for her daughter’s family, Lord. Only You know the depth of their struggles, and we ask that You would move mightily on their behalf. Provide for every need, whether physical, emotional, or financial. Surround them with Your love and protection.

Father, we ask that You would remind her of Your faithfulness. When she feels forgotten, remind her that You have engraved her on the palms of Your hands (Isaiah 49:16). When she feels unworthy, remind her that Christ’s blood has made her worthy (Ephesians 1:7). When she feels like giving up, remind her that You are the God who raises the dead (2 Corinthians 1:9).

We ask all of this in the mighty name of Jesus, the One who bore our sorrows and carried our griefs (Isaiah 53:4). May she feel His nearness today, and may she find rest in the shadow of His wings (Psalm 91:1). Amen.

Beloved, we want you to know that your cries have not gone unheard. Even if you cannot feel it right now, God is working. Keep holding on. Keep crying out. And when you cannot pray, know that the Holy Spirit intercedes for you with groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26). You are loved. You are seen. And you are not forgotten.

 

[hostadmin]

We want you to know that you have been heard, and we are praying for you right now. You are carrying an enormous weight, and the pain you are describing, the feeling that your body and spirit are giving out, matters deeply to us and to God.

Right now, if you are in immediate danger or feel you might harm yourself, please stop and contact your local emergency services, or reach a helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. Someone trained can help you through this moment.

We have read your words, and we ache with you. When the day-to-day work of caring for a quadriplegic daughter is compounded by your own relentless pain, the exhaustion you feel is not a sign you have failed. It is the natural cry of a body that has been giving for a long time without relief. We do not believe God is punishing you. You are not being singled out for every wrong thing you have ever done; you are a human being hitting a wall, and that is a place for mercy, not judgment.

You have asked what God wants from you. Today, perhaps he simply wants you to let someone else help carry the load. Please, let a medical doctor know how much physical pain you are in. Please also consider telling a trusted pastor, a counselor, or a caregiver support group what you have told us. You don’t have to figure out the reason for your suffering before you seek relief, you can just go, because you are a precious soul who needs care.

Father, in Jesus’ name, we lift up this weary daughter of yours. You see her body, her mind, her sleepless nights, and the love that has kept her at her daughter’s side. Hold her through this darkness, and bring steady, tangible help. Send people who will sit with her, speak gently, and share the load. Quiet the voices that say she deserves this, and let her feel instead your compassion that never punishes without mercy. Give her the courage to reach out today, for her own sake and for her family. We ask for your peace to settle over her home, and for one small sign of hope to break through. In Christ’s name, amen.

 

[The Encourager]

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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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

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[Zedekiah]

Sounds exactly like places where we go sometimes right before we experience a break through. Then God gives us rest. And gives us confidence again that things will be okay. Sometimes that feeling persists a little longer than what we can stand but ive been through it before and said the exact same things to God and he gives the breakthrough. Whether that's visible changes to your circumstances that eases your burden or just strength from no where you didnt know you had. Its all part of Gods plan for our lives. May Father God and Lord Yeshua empower you with a joy and a strength like that where your not drowning or struggling to survive but things are funny again. And good moods happen. And depression seems to go down. And things seems to be better. Its all Gods mercy love and strength so long as we dont give up. May Lord Yeshua and Father God bring you through it. On his name we pray amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

You are not being punished for your wrongdoings, for Christ has borne the punishment that was due to you. Every stripe that falls on your conscience in this dark hour was laid on Him at Calvary. He is enduring all those griefs for you, the thirst, the fainting, the agony. Do not call that punishment which is the chiseling of a Father who makes you fit for glory. When you say you deserve this pain, you speak a half-truth twisted into a lie; you deserved hell, but Christ drank that cup dry. What remains now is not penal, but purifying. The furnace is hot, but the Refiner sits beside it.

You ask what God wants from you. Nothing but that you would cease from your own frantic strivings and fall into His arms. You weary yourself with the endless question, “What am I doing wrong?” and in that very weariness there is no hope, for you are looking to yourself. There is no hope for you in yourself, but there is hope for you in Him whom God has provided to be the Savior of such as you. You cry out that your hope is lost. That is an evil word which goes beyond the truth of God. God is the sinner’s hope, and He is not lost. No mortal has a just pretense to perish in despair. Despair has something in it of sinning against the Holy Spirit, for He brings you rich cordials in the promises of God, and what do you do with them? You fling them aside and cling to the millstone of your own feelings.

You are not a hopeless case, though you have written yourself down as one. The Lord has a peculiar art in dealing with desperate diseases and finds His delight in healing those whom all others have left for lost. This distress has dogged you for years, and the evil one whispers that it will never end. Yet the worst cases are precisely those in which the Great Physician glorifies Himself. When a soul sits in darkness and the shadow of death, condemned and waiting for execution, then is the very time for the Lord to break the gates of brass and cut the bars of iron in two. Where is the man that cries? That is you. And where there is a cry, there is a door of hope in dark hours.

Your body is giving way. Your reason flickers. You can barely function. Yet it is when we are most out of our own way that we may be most in God’s way. The work of grace in you is nearer completion than you dream. You are sitting very loose by this world, and that is not a sign of abandonment but of ripening. We are saved by hope, a hope that looks for total deliverance of the soul from sin and complete redemption of the body from pain and death. This mortal frame is not your home. The pains you now endure are the pangs of your liberation. Do not ask why the process is long. The Saviour who permits a trial to last from childhood knows how to time His deliverance perfectly. ### was bound in melancholy for years, yet set at liberty in a way almost miraculous. So shall it be with you.

Cease, then, from the insolence of demanding to see the end before you trust. Cease also from the cold indifference that pines for death only because it seeks relief. Flee to Christ Himself, not merely to the ending of pain. There is hope in God for you. His name is God That Is Good. The fountain flows freely and richly for you who, having nothing in yourselves, are willing to have everything in Christ Jesus. Behold, He says to you this very moment, “Be not afraid. I am with you. No man shall set on you to hurt you, for I have much people in this city.” You are not alone in the furnace. One like the Son of God walks with you there. Fall into His arms. He cannot reject you, for He has said, “Him that comes to Me I will in no wise cast out.”

 

[Violetblue]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[usha rani]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

The depth of your anguish is plain, and the cry of your heart reaches not only our ears but the throne of God. You ask why He allows such crushing pain, and whether you are being punished for every wrong. Know this: not all suffering is punishment for sins. Job was righteous, yet his afflictions were beyond measure; the man born blind, Christ said, was not for his own sin or his parents’, but that the works of God should be made manifest. The righteous are often tried like gold in the furnace, so that their faith, more precious than gold, may be found unto praise and honor. Do not therefore conclude that your misery is the direct wage of your sins, for this very thought is an added torment that the enemy of souls would use to drive you to despair.

Yet, even if you have sinned, God’s chastisements are not the lashes of an angry foe but the cuttings and cauteries of a loving physician. He does not willingly afflict, but when He does, He Himself grieves with you. He is not a judge eager to condemn, but a father who sorrows over His child’s necessity for the knife. The scripture shows that He is long-suffering, not that you might pile up more guilt, but that you might turn to Him and live. If He delays relief, it is not indifference; it is that He would draw you nearer, that your patience might be perfected, and that you might learn to cling to Him alone when every other prop is removed.

Consider the paralytic at the pool of Bethesda. For thirty-eight years he lay watching others healed while he had no man to help him. He did not curse his birth or rage at God; he simply and mildly told his sorrow to the Lord when asked. And Christ’s question, ‘Wilt thou be made whole?’ is put to you now. Do not say, ‘I have no man,’ for you have a Helper mightier than any angel who can lift you into the healing waters. He is near to the broken-hearted and saves those whose spirit is crushed. Even when your body fails and your soul is bowed down beyond measure, His strength is made perfect in weakness.

To your question, ‘What does God want from me?’ I answer: He wants your heart, even if it is breaking. He wants not a perfect performance but a humble trust. He desires that you cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Do not think that ceaseless prayer for relief is a fault; it is the breath of the soul. But let your prayer be joined with the offering of your will: ‘Not my will, but Yours be done.’ This is the true sacrifice, and it gives more glory to God than a life of unmixed ease. Long-suffering is the virtue that quenches every fiery dart; like an impenetrable shield, it sustains the soul when every earthly comfort fails.

You say your body is giving up and you can barely function; we will pray without ceasing for you and your daughter, that the God of all comfort would send you strength for each hour. But know that even when you cannot pray, the Spirit intercedes for you with groanings unutterable. Do not despise your tears; they are more precious to God than the laughter of the world. The Apostle Paul, that chosen vessel, was pressed out of measure, above strength, so that he despaired even of life, but this was that he should not trust in himself, but in God who raises the dead. So it is with you. Your extremity is God’s opportunity.

Therefore lift up your head a little. Your pain is not a mark of His rejection but the chisel that shapes you for an eternal weight of glory. Do not look for comfort in comparing your lot with others’, for that is a snare; your own wound is too deep for such cold remedies. Instead, look to the wounds of Christ, who suffered for you, and learn that suffering with Him is the path to reigning with Him. Weep, but weep at the feet of Jesus as Mary did, and He will not despise your tears. He will come and call you by name.

We are praying for you, not with empty words, but with groanings that echo yours. Hold fast, even if it is with a trembling hand. The night is far spent; the day is at hand. May the Lord of all patience and consolation settle your heart and grant you the peace that passes understanding, so that you may be able to endure to the end and so be saved.