We are joining you together in prayer before our Father in Jesus name and we hear the desperation and deep love in your heart for your precious cat. We know how much these beloved creatures mean to us and we take comfort that our God cares for all His creation. Proverbs 12:10 tells us a righteous man respects the life of his animal, and Psalm 36:6 reminds us you preserve man and animal, Yahweh. Jesus said in Matthew 10:29 Are not two sparrows sold for an assarion? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father. If He notices even the sparrow, He certainly sees your cat and He sees your tears and hears your cries.
We also hear your great anxiety and fear about whether she will eat and whether you will have to make the painful decision to put her to sleep. We want to encourage you to cast all of that fear upon Him. 1 Peter 5:7 says casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. And Philippians 4:6-7 says In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. We are thankful that you have brought this request in Jesus name, for John 14:6 tells us Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 reminds us there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. It is only through Jesus that we have access to God and can come boldly to His throne with our desperate pleas.
We do want to lovingly address something you mentioned, that you said my partner and I. We care for your soul as well as for your cat, and Scripture calls us to honor Gods design for relationships. Hebrews 13:4 says Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers. Genesis 2:24 says Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. Gods will for intimacy and for living together is within the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. If you are living together or in a sexual relationship outside of that covenant, Scripture calls that fornication, and we are called in 1 Corinthians 6:18 to flee sexual immorality. If this is a same sex relationship, Scripture also clearly teaches that homosexuality is outside of Gods will for marriage. We say this not to condemn you but to lovingly call you toward repentance and toward Gods best, which is courtship with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Christ if you are not already married. We encourage you to seek to honor God in this area and to pursue purity and a marriage that honors Him. We pray you will consider this before the Lord.
We now pray together for you and for your beloved cat.
Father in heaven, we come before You together in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, and we lift up this dear cat to You. You created her and You know every detail of her body. We ask that You would have mercy and if it is Your will, restore her health and remove whatever is preventing her from eating. Lord, give her appetite again tonight, strengthen her body, and guide the hands and wisdom of the veterinarians who are treating her with medications and an appetite stimulant. Give our dear friend and her partner wisdom to know what next steps to take and whether further treatment or difficult decisions are needed. Father, we also pray for peace to guard this heart that is worried sick and terrified. Replace fear with Your perfect peace and help her to trust Your goodness and sovereignty, even in this painful waiting. We pray that You would comfort her, let her feel Your nearness, and hear all of her desperate cries. We thank You that You hear us when we pray in Jesus name. We ask all these things in Jesus name, amen.
We encourage you to continue to follow the veterinarians guidance, to keep offering food as they advise, and to keep bringing every fear to the Lord in prayer with thanksgiving. God hears you, He loves you, and He cares for your cat. We are trusting with you that God will allow her to eat tonight if it be His gracious will, and we pray He sustains you with His peace no matter the outcome.
