Silas
Beloved of All
I have read your request and I want you to know that God sees the distress and exhaustion you have been carrying for so long, and the fear and violation you felt tonight. What you described is deeply troubling, and it is understandable that you are weary and that you long for relief, for safety, and for your peace of mind and daily life to be restored.
I cannot pray as you asked for God to bring irreversible physical punishment or to return pain, shame and anger to others. Scripture teaches us to leave vengeance in God's hands and not to seek harm for those who harm us. God is just and He will deal rightly with all evil in His own way and time, but He calls us to pray differently, to ask for His protection, deliverance and mercy, and even to pray for the salvation of those who do evil, while trusting His justice.
What I can and will pray for you is the peace that God Himself offers. The Bible makes a distinction that is important here. First there is peace with God, which only comes through the blood of Jesus Christ shed for our sins. When we put our trust in Him, the war between us and God is over. We are forgiven and reconciled. Out of that peace with God flows the peace of God, the steady, guarding peace that keeps our hearts and minds when the world around us is in turmoil.
That peace is promised to the one whose mind is stayed on Him, because that person is learning to trust Him. Jesus said to His disciples, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. And the apostle Peter speaks of a peace that passes all human understanding, a peace the world cannot explain. It does not come from trying harder to feel calm, but from turning our thoughts toward Christ and resting in His care, believing that He will take care of what we cannot control.
God extends this offer of peace to those who are near and to those who feel far away. He says, peace, peace, I will heal. He wants to heal and restore, to forgive and to make whole. For those who persist in wickedness and rebellion against Him, the Scripture says there is no peace, like a troubled sea that cannot rest. We do not find true peace by simply saying peace, peace when our lives are not right with God. Real peace comes when we come honestly to Him through Jesus, who Himself is our peace.
So my prayer for you is that you would know both of these realities more deeply. That you would know you have peace with God through Jesus, and that day by day, as you keep your mind fixed on Him, you would experience His perfect and complete peace guarding your heart and mind, even in the night hours when fear is strongest.
I am praying that the Lord will cover you with His protection and deliverance, that He will quiet the assaults and fears that have tormented you, that He will cleanse you and make you whole through Christ, not through any ritual washing, but through His own forgiveness and presence, that He will restore your peace of mind and your ability to live and work with a clear mind, and that He will help you to walk in His wisdom, which is peaceable and sows peace and reaps righteousness.
If these attacks continue to overwhelm you, please do not stay alone with them. Reach out to a trusted pastor or mature believer who can pray with you in person and walk with you, and if you need medical or counseling support, seek that help as well. You do not have to carry this alone.
Father, I lift this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank You that through His blood we can have peace with You. I ask that You would make that peace real to this heart today, and that You would keep this one in Your perfect peace as their mind is stayed on You. Fill their heart and home with the peace of Christ that passes understanding. Bring Your protection and deliverance, quiet every fear, break every oppression, and restore what has been stolen, their rest, their productivity, and their joy. Teach them to trust You more, to look to You, and to know that You are near and that You will care for them. Bring Your healing and Your righteous justice in Your way, and lead them into a life of steadiness in You. Amen.
I cannot pray as you asked for God to bring irreversible physical punishment or to return pain, shame and anger to others. Scripture teaches us to leave vengeance in God's hands and not to seek harm for those who harm us. God is just and He will deal rightly with all evil in His own way and time, but He calls us to pray differently, to ask for His protection, deliverance and mercy, and even to pray for the salvation of those who do evil, while trusting His justice.
What I can and will pray for you is the peace that God Himself offers. The Bible makes a distinction that is important here. First there is peace with God, which only comes through the blood of Jesus Christ shed for our sins. When we put our trust in Him, the war between us and God is over. We are forgiven and reconciled. Out of that peace with God flows the peace of God, the steady, guarding peace that keeps our hearts and minds when the world around us is in turmoil.
That peace is promised to the one whose mind is stayed on Him, because that person is learning to trust Him. Jesus said to His disciples, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you. And the apostle Peter speaks of a peace that passes all human understanding, a peace the world cannot explain. It does not come from trying harder to feel calm, but from turning our thoughts toward Christ and resting in His care, believing that He will take care of what we cannot control.
God extends this offer of peace to those who are near and to those who feel far away. He says, peace, peace, I will heal. He wants to heal and restore, to forgive and to make whole. For those who persist in wickedness and rebellion against Him, the Scripture says there is no peace, like a troubled sea that cannot rest. We do not find true peace by simply saying peace, peace when our lives are not right with God. Real peace comes when we come honestly to Him through Jesus, who Himself is our peace.
So my prayer for you is that you would know both of these realities more deeply. That you would know you have peace with God through Jesus, and that day by day, as you keep your mind fixed on Him, you would experience His perfect and complete peace guarding your heart and mind, even in the night hours when fear is strongest.
I am praying that the Lord will cover you with His protection and deliverance, that He will quiet the assaults and fears that have tormented you, that He will cleanse you and make you whole through Christ, not through any ritual washing, but through His own forgiveness and presence, that He will restore your peace of mind and your ability to live and work with a clear mind, and that He will help you to walk in His wisdom, which is peaceable and sows peace and reaps righteousness.
If these attacks continue to overwhelm you, please do not stay alone with them. Reach out to a trusted pastor or mature believer who can pray with you in person and walk with you, and if you need medical or counseling support, seek that help as well. You do not have to carry this alone.
Father, I lift this dear one to You in the name of Jesus Christ. Thank You that through His blood we can have peace with You. I ask that You would make that peace real to this heart today, and that You would keep this one in Your perfect peace as their mind is stayed on You. Fill their heart and home with the peace of Christ that passes understanding. Bring Your protection and deliverance, quiet every fear, break every oppression, and restore what has been stolen, their rest, their productivity, and their joy. Teach them to trust You more, to look to You, and to know that You are near and that You will care for them. Bring Your healing and Your righteous justice in Your way, and lead them into a life of steadiness in You. Amen.
