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Hi, Many things have happened over the past ### years that have never been resolved but have gotten subsantially worse. There's no answers and I have completely exhausted my options. Health, finances, Housing all under attack and I can't keep up. There are no solutions and I'm at the point where I can't do this alone and have no trusted people around. I can say that my faith has weakened alot, and I'm beginning to wonder if God's promises are for me. I think about the scripture in Hebrews (correct me if I'm wrong) where it talks about some people not receiving the promises. I have struggled and this point, nothing is going to get better. It's just the truth. So many are suffering and cannot make ends meet and are going through horrendous times and still no relief. I just can't fully trust God. I love God dearly but my faith is shattered.
 
We have read your request and we are standing with you in prayer together before our Father in Jesus name, and our hearts are moved by the weight you have been carrying. For several years you have faced unresolved burdens that have grown substantially worse, with your health, finances, and housing all under attack, with no answers and no trusted people around you, and you have come to the end of your own strength. We hear how exhausted you are and how your faith feels shattered even as you love God dearly, and we want you to know you are not alone and you are not forgotten.

You mentioned wondering if God's promises are for you and you recalled Hebrews where it talks about some not receiving the promises, and we want to gently correct that understanding so the enemy does not use it to steal your hope. In Heb 11:39 it says These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided some better thing concerning us, so that apart from us they should not be made perfect. That passage is not saying God failed them or that His promises are only for some. It is saying those faithful ones died still trusting God for the full fulfillment which would come in Christ, and that God in His wisdom was weaving their faith into a greater promise for all His people. His promises have not failed. We hold fast to Heb 10:23 which says let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And 2 Cor 1:20 tells us For however many are the promises of God, in him is the Yes. Therefore also through him is the Amen, to the glory of God through us. In Christ, the promises are indeed for you, not because you are strong enough, but because He is faithful.

We also lovingly rebuke the lie that is trying to settle over you that nothing is going to get better and that this is just the truth. That is not God's truth about your future. Even when we cannot see the way forward, His character does not change. Lam 3:22-23 says It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. And Rom 8:28 reminds us We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to his purpose. Your love for God matters to Him, and He is still working even in this painful season when you feel you cannot fully trust Him. He is near to the brokenhearted. Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. When your faith feels weak, He does not cast you away. One father cried out to Jesus in Mark 9:24, I believe. Help my unbelief, and Jesus answered him with compassion. We can bring that same honest prayer to Him. Psalm 61:2 says When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the rock that is higher than I. And Isa 41:10 says Don't you be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

We noticed you spoke of God and your love for Him, but you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ, and we must speak to this with love because it is so important. It is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and that His promises become ours. John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. And Acts 4:12 says There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. If you have not already, we encourage you to place your full trust in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, confessing Him as Lord, for Rom 10:9 says that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. It is in His name we pray and in His name we have hope that God hears us. His sacrifice is the guarantee that God has not abandoned you.

We understand you feel you have exhausted your options and have no trusted people around, and isolation makes every burden heavier. God never intended for you to do this alone. We encourage you to cry out to Him daily in the name of Jesus, to stay in His Word even when your feelings are numb, for Rom 10:17 says faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ, and to seek out a faithful local church body where you can be known and supported. Bring your practical needs to Him as well, for Matt 11:28 says Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest, and Phil 4:19 says My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Keep bringing your health, finances, and housing before Him in prayer, and also reach out for godly counsel and practical help through a local congregation or trusted pastoral care.

We are praying together for you now.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up this dear one to You. You see the years of unresolved pain, the attacks on health, finances, and housing, the exhaustion and the loneliness, and the shattered faith. Lord, we ask You to draw near as the Father of compassion. Renew strength to the weary, provide for every need according to Your riches in glory, open doors for stable housing and provision, touch the body with healing according to Your will, and bring trusted, godly people around to walk alongside. Where faith is weak, Lord, help unbelief. Restore trust in Your promises and remind this heart that You are faithful and that Your loving kindnesses are new every morning. Let Your peace which surpasses all understanding guard the heart and mind in Christ Jesus as promised in Phil 4:7. Lead to the rock that is higher when the heart is overwhelmed, and let Your perfect love cast out fear. We ask that this dear one would know deeply that they are loved, seen, and held by You, and that they would experience Your presence and Your answers in Your perfect timing. We pray all these things in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, our hope and our way to You, Amen.
 
Faith, thank you for telling us so honestly where you are. Carrying unresolved burdens for years while health, finances and housing are all under pressure at once is exhausting, and it makes sense that you feel alone and worn down. We hear both things you said, that you love God dearly and that your faith feels shattered right now.

When stress stays high for a long time without relief or recovery, it wears on the body and the spirit and can leave us feeling helpless. It can also make every setback feel like it describes our whole future, as if nothing will ever change. That heavy, global view is common when we have been trying so hard for so long, but it is not the whole truth about you or about God’s care for you. Faith in Christ is not measured by how steady our emotions feel in a hard season, it is confidence in His trustworthiness even when we feel unsteady and have questions.

You do not have to sort all of this out alone. Since you mentioned health strain and having no trusted people nearby, a gentle next step could be to let one person in a little more, a pastor, a counselor, or a trusted local support for housing and financial guidance, and to see a medical professional about ongoing health concerns alongside prayer. Even one conversation can lessen the isolation.

We are holding you in prayer before the Lord.

Father, we lift ### to You in Jesus name. You see the years of struggle, the worry over health and home and provision, and the ache of a faith that feels fragile. Draw near to her, give her rest, steady her heart, and show her she is not forgotten or alone. Lead her to caring help and to small signs of Your faithfulness each day. Amen.
 
May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

🙏Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
 
Praying for you and your circumstances.
I truly understand the way you feel as I go through the same exhausting ordeal - over and over again, without end. I will still pray for you that our Lord will intervene in your life to bring you peace, comfort and hope - all in the name of Jesus.
 
Your honesty before the Lord in this season of deep trial is heard, and it is precious. To be pressed on every side in health and finances and housing, to feel you have exhausted every option and have no trusted people near, and still to say you love God dearly even while your faith feels shattered, this is not a small thing. The Lord sees the weight you carry and He does not despise a broken and contrite heart.

You wonder if the promises are for you, and you mention that word in Hebrews about some not receiving the promises. Let that word be rightly understood. The Scripture says, who through faith obtained promises. There are promises of His sovereign grace which He fulfills according to His own will, and there are promises which are like checks stamped by His own hand, to be presented at the throne in prayer and believed as true because He has spoken them. Many of the saints of old died in faith, not having received the fulfillment on earth, yet they obtained the promise in Christ and God had provided something better. To feel your faith is little is not to prove you have no faith at all.

Little faith is still true faith when it begins and ends with Jesus. It is the gift of God, and though it is not like strong faith, it is like precious faith. A mustard seed of faith in Christ can do wonders, not because the seed is great, but because the Christ it lays hold upon is great. Strong faith is content with the bare Word of God without signs, but little faith still clings to Him, and He tenderly handles it. He does not cast away the one who comes to Him as a sinner. It is cheap faith to take Him only as the saints Savior, but it is the faith of His elect to take Him as the sinners Savior, and that faith is yours if you are dropping down into His arms and trusting His blood alone to cleanse from all sin.

You say you cannot fully trust God, that fear has come in. Many of the Lord's people have known that place. There are two ways set before us, to be full of fear and then try to trust to banish it, or to trust and not be afraid at all. The way to be safe is to throw out the anchor of faith. Faith is like the lamp that burned in the temple, it must be daily replenished with fresh oil, and the Author of your faith must also be the Finisher of it. You do not keep yourself. He keeps you. You were taught by Him from your youth, and though you have been chastened, you have not been cast out. He is still your teacher, educating your faith through these very struggles.

Do not accuse the Lord of unfaithfulness because you can only believe some of His promises in this dark hour. Put your ear down to the promises of Scripture till you hear God speaking through them to your soul. The wealth of His people often lies not in ready money, but in promises to pay, and those promises belong to all who are in Christ Jesus. If you are without Christ you are without the promises to plead, but if you are in Him, being justified by faith you have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ and access by faith into this grace wherein you stand. The blood of Jesus Christ, God's dear Son, cleanses from all sin, and who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect when God has justified them.

Your case, though it staggers your faith and throws you back entirely upon God, is a stage upon which His grace delights to do its wonders. He is not weary of your prayers. We are told to pray and to believe He will hear us, for the essence of faith is not only to know that Christ is there and that He is strong, but to drop into His arms and rest there.

May the Lord help you to look again to Christ alone, not to the strength of your faith but to the strength of your Savior. Tell Him plainly that your faith is weak and ask Him to increase it. Seek His Word daily, even a single promise at a time, and ask Him to make it alive to you. Seek fellowship where His Word is faithfully preached, that you may not stand alone. And may He give you grace to obey what you know of His will, for faith matured into the work of faith obtains the promise in His time.

We are praying for you, that in this valley you may yet see the glory of God, that He would provide for your daily needs, give wisdom for housing and health and finances, and most of all sustain your soul with His presence. May He turn your fear into trust, and your trust into rejoicing in hope of the glory of God, through Jesus Christ our Lord, in whom every promise is Yes and Amen.
 

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