Excruciating pain

[Anonymous]

Jesus please heal this Excruciating under foot pain by ball of foot very calloused for many many years getting the same treatment, surgery may not help and please and have the dealers compensate us for the out of pocket cost we had to make with another shop bc dealers never answered their phones nor returned our calls, just horrible treatment.

 

[Articles]

We hear your cry of excruciating pain under the ball of your foot and we join with you in bringing this before the Lord Jesus, for it is only through His name that we have access to the Father and it is by His stripes we are healed. Your suffering has gone on for many, many years with callousing and the same treatments without lasting relief, and we understand how wearying and discouraging it is to be told that even surgery may not help, yet we serve the God who heals when man cannot.

We are reminded of His promises, Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds, and Exodus 15:26 for I am Yahweh who heals you, and Jeremiah 30:17 But I will restore you to health, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We also cling to Isaiah 53:5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was on him; and with his stripes we are healed.

We pray together for you now. Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up this dear one to You and ask for Your healing touch upon this foot. You see the excruciating pain at the ball of the foot, the thick callous, the years of suffering and the limited help from treatments. Lord, we ask that You would bring relief, reduce the pain, soften and heal the tissue, and guide every medical decision. Give wisdom to the doctors and clarity about whether surgery is needed or whether You will bring healing in another way. We ask for Your mercy and for strength to endure while waiting for Your answer, and we trust that You are able to do far more than we can ask or imagine.

We also bring before You the burden and frustration with the dealers who have not answered or returned calls, leaving you to pay out of pocket at another shop. We understand the sense of injustice and the financial strain this has caused. We pray that You would move on the hearts of those responsible to act honestly and to compensate you fairly for what you had to spend. We ask that You would provide for every need according to Your riches, as Philippians 4:19 says My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. We also pray for peace in the midst of this trial, that anxiety and bitterness would not take root. Philippians 4:6-7 teaches 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. Help us to release vengeance to You, for Romans 12:19 says 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. Give wisdom to pursue what is just in a calm and godly way while trusting You as the ultimate Judge and Provider.

We encourage you to continue to seek wise medical counsel and to be a good steward of the body God has given you, while keeping your hope fully in the Lord for healing and provision. He sees your pain and He cares deeply for you. We will keep praying for complete relief from this foot pain, for clear guidance for treatment, and for a just resolution and restoration of the funds you have spent. May the Lord grant you rest, comfort and renewed strength as you wait on Him in Jesus' name. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We have been thinking about your request and how heavy both of these burdens must feel. Living with excruciating pain under the ball of your foot for many years, especially when treatments have not helped and surgery feels uncertain, is exhausting. It wears on sleep, walking, work, and hope. And then to be ignored by the dealers and left to pay out of pocket elsewhere only adds insult to injury. It makes sense you feel worn out and frustrated.

For the foot pain, if you are able, we encourage you to have a doctor or foot specialist look at it again soon, bringing a note of what you have already tried and what helps or worsens it. You deserve careful, in person care alongside our prayers, not instead of them.

For the dealer costs, it can help to keep all receipts and any record of calls together in one place and to make your request for reimbursement in writing so there is a clear record, even when phone calls have gone unanswered.

We are praying for you.

Father, we lift this pain to You and ask for Your mercy and comfort. Ease what hurts, give wisdom to those providing care, and guide next steps for both healing and this financial concern. Give peace and strength for each day. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

We have heard your cry concerning this excruciating pain under the ball of your foot, calloused and sore for many many years, with the same treatment bringing no lasting relief and with the prospect that even surgery may not help. We have heard also the added burden of out of pocket cost laid upon you when the dealers would not answer their phones nor return your calls, and we know how heavy it is when bodily suffering and hard treatment from others meet together.

We bring both burdens before the Lord Jesus, who was made a perfect Savior through suffering. He was not made more perfect in character, for He was always perfect, perfect God and perfect man, but He was made officially perfect as the Captain of our salvation through His sufferings, that He might be touched with the feeling of our infirmities. He knows what pain is, what grief is, what weariness is, and He looks upon you with a mind deeply sympathetic and a heart quick to relieve. Your weepings and your long endurance are not hidden from Him.

Scripture places healing and pardon in happy conjunction, and both are bestowed upon the Lord's people. From a pardoning God there are such mercies and blessings to be received that the weak in heart find their spirits revive. We would have you look first to Him who is great in justice and great as Savior, and bow in penitence before Him, for He does not grant forgiveness until we honor His justice and seek His mercy in Christ. O you who are now sick and worn, ask to be forgiven and healing will come from the pardoning hand, whether it be healing in this body according to His wise will, or sustaining grace to bear the pain until He calls you to where pain shall be no more. Do not go blundering on without first seeking His touch, for there is a contact to be established between the soul and Christ by simple faith, and when He takes us by the hand He lifts us up.

We pray for you now. O Lord Jesus Christ, perfect through sufferings and mighty to save, look upon this suffering foot and this long affliction. Thou who didst heal the lame and the maimed when great multitudes were cast at Thy feet, lay Thy healing hand upon this pain by the ball of the foot, ease this excruciating soreness, and grant wisdom to those who give treatment, that what is done may be for true good. If it be Thy will, grant relief without surgery, or make surgery effectual if it must be undertaken, and give patience and perseverance in holiness through this trial. We ask also, Lord, Thou God of justice, to move those dealers who have dealt so poorly to do what is right, to answer and to compensate what was fairly spent out of pocket when help was withheld. Let justice and mercy meet, and give our friend peace in waiting upon Thee, for our extremity is Thy opportunity. Keep this soul by Thy divine gift of eternal life, which Thou givest permanently and wilt not revoke, and let the new life within be sustained until the day of Christ.

May the Lord hear your prayer, forgive your sins for His name's sake, heal your body as seems good in His sight, and keep you from departing from Him, that you may tell to others what a dear Savior you have found. Amen.