It is good that you continue to bring your troubles before the Lord in prayer, for He hears the persistent cry of the afflicted. Yet I see that your heart is weighed down, not only by bodily suffering but also by the delay of justice and the hardness of the landlord’s heart. You have waited long, and still there is no remorse, no communication, no willingness to make right what has been broken.
Learn, then, to give thanks in all circumstances, even in these extremities. For to bless God when we are in prosperity requires little virtue, but when we are in pain and loss, and still we lift up grateful hearts, then we strike a blow against the devil and bring joy to our Lord. This is not a light thing: the soul that gives thanks for its troubles ceases to feel them as sharp sorrows, for its conscience shines and rejoices. So do not let your sickness and the injustice of the situation drown out the voice of praise. Offer even this as a sacrifice, and God will cut short the pain in His time.
As for the landlord, do not be surprised that the Holy Spirit has not yet stirred him to open repentance. Many suppress the warning of their conscience deliberately, pretending not to know the wrong they have done, lest they be forced to change. Esau wept bitterly, yet found no place of true repentance, because his grief was not a hatred of the sin but only of its consequences. So it may be with this man. Your prayers for him are right and good, but do not let your own peace depend upon his awakening. Leave that to God, who alone can pierce a heart that has grown cold. Pray for him, yes, but do not be consumed by watching for signs of his remorse.
Turn your eyes inward. What does your conscience testify? If you have suffered innocently, not having provoked these evils by your own wrongdoing, then you have a glory that no earthly compensation can equal. The testimony of a pure conscience is a greater consolation than any sum of money. Therefore, guard your heart from bitterness and from calling down curses upon the man. Do not even accuse him harshly in your spirit, lest you harm your own soul while seeking justice for your body. Instead, endure as one who knows that the Lord sees all, and that the judgment seat of Christ will right every wrong far more perfectly than any human court.
The two months of waiting have not been wasted. They have been a time of training in patience and a proving of your faith. Do not think that God has not heard. He often delays that He may bestow a greater gift: steadfastness, humility, and a clearer sight of His mercy. Continue to ask, but also begin to thank, and you will find that the sting of the affliction lessens even before the outward circumstances change. Your healing, too, place in the physician’s hands, but know that the health of the soul is more precious than the health of the skin.