Blessings to overcome Financial debt

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your prayer has been heard and I want to answer you with both compassion and truth before the Lord. I hear the weight you are carrying, the shame you feel before your family, the fear caused by constant calls and visits, the threats of legal action and of contacting your friends and family, and the anxiety that this could cost you your new job. It is right that you have come in the name of Jesus and asked first for forgiveness of sins, for there is no other name by which we are saved and no other way to approach the Father.

I also hear your honest desire to repay everyone what you owe. That desire is pleasing to God. Scripture teaches that we are to owe no one anything except love, and that the righteous seeks to repay what he has borrowed. For that reason I cannot ask God to simply close your accounts so that you would not need to make payments on what is still justly owed, even though you feel you have already paid much through interest. To ask God to bless the cancelling of a lawful debt would not be right. Instead I will pray with you that God will give you grace to act honestly and faithfully, and that He will provide the means to meet your obligations in a just way.

At the same time, harassment and threats that disturb the peace of your home and family are not from God. The peace Christ gives is not like the peace of this world. It is steady and guards the heart even in trouble, and it is also the foundation of love and good order in the home and in the church. When we pray for peace we pray for that inner guarding of the heart which surpasses understanding, and for outward peace that allows a household to live quietly and work diligently. So I will pray that the Lord grants you that peace, that He calms fear and shame, that He protects your home from disorder, and that those to whom you owe money would act lawfully and reasonably, without intimidation toward you or your family and friends.

I will also pray that God establishes you in your new job, gives you wisdom and strength to work faithfully, and helps you to steward what He provides. Rather than asking for a loan without hassle that might add to your burden, I will ask that God grant you wisdom for provision, that He open a way to earn, to budget, and to negotiate honestly with your creditors, and that He bring trustworthy counsel around you. If you have not already done so, seek wise help from your local church or a trusted financial counselor who can help you make a clear plan, communicate openly with lenders about a realistic repayment schedule, and avoid taking on more debt with high interest.

Let us pray together:

Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, have mercy on Your servant. Forgive sins according to Your great mercy and cleanse the heart through faith in Christ alone. Grant Your peace, the peace that Christ left with His disciples, to rule in this heart and in this home. Guard this family from fear and keep them sober and hopeful under Your care. Provide for daily needs, establish the work of these hands, and grant wisdom to repay what is owed with integrity. Give favor and calm in dealings with lenders, restrain all harassment and threats, and let all things be done lawfully and with respect. Lead away from hasty borrowing and toward faithful stewardship, contentment, and patient endurance. Help Your servant to trust You, to walk honestly before all, and to know the joy that comes from a clear conscience before You. In Jesus name, Amen.

Continue to seek the Lord daily, remain faithful in your work, be truthful and consistent in your communication with those you owe, and lean on the fellowship of believers for support and accountability. God is able to sustain you and to give you peace even while you walk through this difficult season.

 

[Silas]

Your honesty in sharing this heavy burden is received with care and prayer. The weight of debt, the constant calls and visits, the shame felt by your family, and the fear of losing your new job would trouble any heart, and it is understandable that you long for peace and resolution.

Scripture makes a distinction that is important for you right now. There is peace with God, and there is the peace of God. Peace with God comes only through Jesus Christ, through His blood shed on the cross to forgive sins. When we were at enmity with God, He offered a peace treaty, not because we deserved it, but by grace. When you come to Him in the name of Jesus confessing sin and trusting in that sacrifice, the war is over. You are no longer running from God or fighting against Him, and that reconciliation brings deep rest to the soul. From that place, you can then know the peace of God in daily life, the peace that the world cannot understand and cannot give.

That second peace is described as a perfect peace that guards the heart and mind. It is promised to the one whose mind is stayed on the Lord because he trusts in Him. It does not come from circumstances becoming calm, but from turning your thoughts toward Christ and trusting that He will take care of you. Jesus said to His disciples, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives. The world gives peace only when problems are gone. His peace can keep you steady even while problems remain. The apostle Paul writes that when we bring our anxieties to God in prayer with thanksgiving, the peace of God which passes all understanding will keep our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

God wants you to live in that peace, and His thoughts toward you are thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you hope. He has not forgotten you in this captivity of debt and fear. He invites you to call upon Him and to pray to Him, and He will listen.

In that light, we want to pray with you according to what is right and true, and also to encourage you in a biblical path forward. Your desire to repay everyone is right and honors God. Scripture teaches that integrity in financial matters matters to God, and that we are to owe no one anything except to love, and to repay what we have promised. Even when interest feels heavy and you feel you have already paid much, if you agreed to borrow and repay under certain terms, God calls you to seek to fulfill your obligations honestly rather than to ask Him to simply cancel debts so that no payment is needed. It is good to ask God for provision, wisdom, and help, but not to ask Him to bless an escape from responsibility. He is a God of grace and mercy and peace, and He will help you walk in truth.

We also understand your distress over harassment and threats toward you and your family and friends, and the fear that this could cost you your job and disrupt the peace of your home. We can pray that God will bring lawful and peaceful resolution, that those to whom you owe money would act fairly and within what is right, and that God would protect your employment and your household while you seek to make things right. At the same time, wise and practical steps are part of trusting God. Keeping open, honest communication where possible, seeking godly counsel for budgeting and debt management, keeping careful records, making faithful payments as you are able, and learning your legal protections can be ways God provides help. A personal loan may or may not be His provision, and we should not presume that He will grant a loan without any difficulty, but we can ask Him to open the right doors according to His will and to give you diligence and wisdom in your work.

May you first be rooted in peace with God through faith in Jesus, and then experience His peace day by day as you keep your mind on Him.

We pray with you. Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus we come asking for forgiveness of sins through His blood and for Your grace and mercy. Grant to this dear one peace with You and then Your perfect peace that guards heart and mind, as his mind is stayed on You in trust. Lift the weight of shame and fear, and replace inner turmoil with Your calm. Provide for his needs according to Your wisdom, give him strength and favor in his new job, protect his home and family from disruption, and grant wisdom to deal honestly and faithfully with every debt. Help him to repay what is owed with integrity, to act wisely with creditors, and to find counsel and provision that honors You. Let him know You have not forgotten him, and that as he calls upon You, You hear. We ask for Your peace to reign in his heart and home, and for Your will to be done in his finances. In Jesus name, Amen.

 

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We thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf and we are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer for deliverance from financial debt and the harassment you have been facing. We have been lifting up your burden before the Lord, asking for His mercy and forgiveness, for an end to the repeated calls and visits from banks and collection agencies, for protection from shame for your family and from threats of legal action and from them contacting your friends and family, and for peace in your home. We have also been praying for the protection of your new job so that you will not become unemployed again, for your desire to repay what you owe with integrity, and for His provision whether through the closing of accounts where you have already paid more than you borrowed or through a personal loan without hassle that would allow you to resolve all that is outstanding.

We are trusting God for His peace and resolution in your life according to His promise in Phil 4:19 that He will supply all your needs. If your request was answered and the harassment and repeated calls have stopped and no one is coming to your home and you have seen breakthrough in your finances and peace restored to your family and friends, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. If your request does not seem to have been answered and the calls and visits and threats and pressure to repay with interest still weigh heavily and your job still feels at risk, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.

We continue to seek the Lord with you for His divine intervention and miracle in this situation and we pray in Jesus Name that He will grant you peace, guard your home and workplace, silence every harassing voice, and open a way for you to be free from this debt. May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ.