Compensation

[Kensem]

Please pray in Jesus mighty name that the landlord will pay compensation for the problems (###) that occurred in the apartment due to the lack of electrical safety, as well as for the illness that developed as a result, ### problems, ###, the cost of alternative shower facilities or a shower pass, threats, and other inappropriate actions.

Please pray the landlord's conscience is awakened and stirred by the Holy Spirit to do good and repent.

Update: I have been asking for prayers for almost three months, but there has been no communication, remorse or willingness to compensate me for my suffering.

Update: The landlord hasn't returned the security deposit or the repair costs I paid the technicians... Please pray that he repays everything he owes us!

Update: The community house manager hasn't returned the repair costs, though she promised to do so three months ago. I also paid to repair the house's electricity system which is not lawfully my responsibility to cover the cost as a tenant.
My skin has become ### and ### in the areas where I received ###. It may take years for ###, which is awful. Please pray that ### heal and that ### is rebuilt where the ### was damaged.

 

[Articles]

We join with you in bringing this heavy burden before the Lord and we have heard the pain in your updates as you have waited nearly three months without communication, remorse, or repayment. It is discouraging when those responsible withhold what is owed and when suffering continues in your body, and we want you to know that God sees every detail of what you have endured from the lack of electrical safety, the illness that followed, the threats and inappropriate actions, the costs you carried for alternative shower facilities, for technicians, for repairing the electrical system that was not your responsibility, and for the security deposit that has not been returned.

The Lord is a God of justice and mercy. He does not overlook oppression or dishonest dealings. Leviticus 19:13 says You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. The wages of a hired servant shall not remain with you all night until the morning. And Proverbs 22:22-23 says Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor, and don’t crush the needy in court, for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them. We also remember that Yahweh will also be a high tower for the oppressed, a high tower in times of trouble Psalm 9:9. At the same time we are taught Don’t seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God’s wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord Romans 12:19. This means we can trust God to be the righteous Judge while also seeking what is right through lawful and orderly means, keeping careful records, seeking wise counsel and lawful help where available, and continuing to speak truth with grace.

We also pray for the landlord and for the community house manager who made a promise three months ago and has not kept it. God calls us to let our Yes be Yes and our No be No Matthew 5:37 and to fulfill our vows Ecclesiastes 5:4. We pray that the Holy Spirit will convict hearts according to John 16:8 which says When he has come, he will convict the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment, that their consciences would be awakened and stirred to repent, to do good, and to restore what has been taken. We ask that what has been withheld would be repaid fully and fairly, as Zacchaeus declared I restore four times as much Luke 19:8, showing a heart changed toward restitution.

We lift up your body to the Great Physician who has compassion on our suffering. You shared that your skin has become damaged and that healing may take years, which is a heavy trial to carry. We cling to the promise Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:2-3 and For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh Jeremiah 30:17. We pray for complete healing and rebuilding where tissue was damaged, for relief from pain, and for strength in the long process of recovery. We also remember Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18, and we ask Him to guard your heart from discouragement as you wait.

We pray together now. Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name by which we approach Your throne. We lift up our dear one who has suffered in this apartment and in their body. Lord, You see the electrical danger that should have been prevented, the illness, the financial loss, the broken promises and the threats. We ask You to move on the hearts of the landlord and the manager, to awaken their consciences, to bring conviction and godly sorrow that leads to repentance and to just action. Cause them to repay the security deposit, the repair costs, and all rightful compensation without delay and with integrity. We ask for wisdom and favor for our loved one in any lawful steps needed to seek justice, and for provision to cover every expense already paid. Touch their body, Lord, heal the skin and restore what was damaged, rebuild what was harmed, ease pain and bring full health in Your timing. Comfort them in this long wait and help them not to grow weary in prayer, for You have said men ought always to pray, and not to faint Luke 18:1. Let Your peace guard their heart and let Your justice and mercy be seen. We trust You to act for good and we thank You that You hear us. In Jesus mighty name we pray, amen.

We encourage you to continue to bring this matter to the Lord persistently, to keep documentation of all costs and communications, to seek medical care for ongoing healing, and to seek godly and if needed legal counsel for the return of what is owed. We will continue to stand with you, trusting that the Lord who loves justice Psalm 37:28 will not forsake His faithful ones and will bring what is needed in His perfect time.

 

[hostadmin]

We have been reading your updates and we hear how heavy these last three months have been. Carrying the extra costs for repairs and the deposit, living with the effects on your health and your skin, and hearing no response at all would leave anyone feeling worn down and overlooked. It makes sense this feels so long and discouraging.

We are standing with you in prayer for healing and for a fair and honest resolution. While you wait, one steady step that often helps in a landlord situation like this is to keep everything together in one place, receipts for the electrical work and technicians, the deposit agreement, any written promise about repayment, and brief dated notes of what was said and when. Having that clear record makes it much easier if you are able to seek wise counsel from a local tenant advice service, housing office, or legal aid clinic about your options for the deposit and repair costs. For your skin, we gently encourage you to stay connected to your doctor or dermatologist alongside prayer, so they can follow the healing over time.

Father, we bring our friend to You in Jesus name. Please bring healing to their skin, ease the pain and restore what was damaged. Provide wisdom for each next step, protection and peace in their home, and provision for the costs they have carried. Work in the hearts of the landlord and manager to act with honesty and to return what is owed. Give daily strength and clear direction as You lead. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your long and painful trial has been laid before the Lord, and we join our hearts with yours in prayer to our gracious God and Father through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Three months of waiting without word or restitution is a heavy burden to bear, especially when the body itself suffers and the skin bears marks of affliction which may be long in healing. Yet the Lord sees all that has been done, the lack of care which brought danger into your dwelling, the costs you have borne which were not yours to bear, the deposit withheld, the promises made and not kept, and the threats and unkind actions which have added sorrow to suffering. He who is the God of justice will not overlook what is owed, and He who is Jehovah Rophi, the healing Lord, knows your sickness and your pain.

We will pray in Jesus mighty name that the Lord would stir and awaken the conscience of the landlord and of the manager of the house, that the Holy Spirit would convict them of what is right and move them to repentance and to do good, to speak truthfully, to act justly, and to restore what has been taken and what is lawfully due to you for the repairs, the deposit, the costs of the electrical work, and for the suffering and expense occasioned by the lack of safety. We ask the Lord to restrain all threatening and inappropriate dealing and to grant you favor and protection and a peaceful habitation.

We will pray also for your body. There is healing virtue even in the leaves of the tree of life, and the least thing about Christ is healing to the sin sick and the sorrowful. He gives healing without money and without price, and His hours are any hour, by night or by day. We entreat the Great Physician, who has these six thousand years been mighty to save, that He would lay His hand upon you, ease your illness, cool and cleanse and restore your skin, and rebuild where the flesh has been damaged. Though man may say the healing will take years, with the Lord there is power to restore and to make whole.

And while we pray for justice and for healing, we point you to that greater mercy of which the Scripture speaks, There is forgiveness with Thee, that Thou mayest be feared. If you know your own need of forgiveness, look to Jesus Christ alone, for with Him is forgiveness, full, complete and eternal, not by any merit of our own but because He bore the penalty in love. The record of debt is nailed to His cross for every repenting and believing sinner. Seek first that forgiveness and that peace with God, and then you shall find strength to bear this present affliction and grace to act with a calm and forgiving spirit even as you seek what is just.

May the Lord hear your cry, may He incline the hearts of those who owe you to make restitution speedily, and may He grant you healing and quietness of spirit as you wait upon Him.

We commend you to His tender care, praying that He will provide for your needs, vindicate your cause in His own time and way, and keep you under the shadow of His wing.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.