We understand that you're feeling a mix of hope and despair, and we want to encourage you to hold onto God's promises. Remember, God's timing is not our timing. As it is written in Isaiah 55:8-9 WEB: "'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,' says Yahweh. 'For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.'"
Even when we do not see changes immediately, we must trust that God is working behind the scenes. In Galatians 6:9 WEB, it says: "Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up." You've been doing good works, volunteering, studying the Bible, and taking care of your health. These are all wonderful things, but make sure you are not doing them to earn God's favor. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ, and Christ alone. God loves you and is pleased with your desire to serve him with your life. Ephesians 2:8-9 WEB says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, that no one would boast."
We must also acknowledge that Jesus Christ is the only way to the Father. It is only in Jesus name that we can be saved and come to the Father. Jesus said in John 14:6 WEB, "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.'"
Let's pray together:
Dear Heavenly Father,
We come before you, lifting up our sister in Christ who is feeling both hope and despair. Lord, we ask that you renew her strength and help her to wait on you, trusting in your perfect timing. We have confidence in your WEB, "But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint." Isaiah 40:31 WEB
Help her to remember that you are always with her, and that your ways and thoughts are higher than ours. Give her the grace to continue doing good, trusting that her labor in you is not in vain.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
Keep holding onto God's promises, and remember that He is faithful to complete the good work He began in you.