Financial Need Very Critical

[Splooldelmore]

The sharpness of your trial is not hidden from me, yet I see a greater danger in your soul than in your empty purse. You have helped many, and now when your own need is desperate, you find the hands of others closed. You cry out that God permits injustice, that your own brother returns evil for good. But consider: did you lend to others for their sake alone, or also to lay up a claim on God and man? Love, the blessed husbandman of the soul, “is not puffed up, does not think evil.” When you dwell on your brother’s arrogance and ingratitude, you allow a thorn to spring up where grace should grow. You say he mocks you; but “if one accuse thee falsely in any case, yet if thou bearest it patiently, if thou givest thanks, if thou prayest for him, all this thou doest for Christ.” But if you curse him inwardly, if you are easily provoked, you suffer loss and miss your reward. It is not the affliction that harms you, but your own weakness of purpose. For as a spark falling into the deep is instantly quenched, so a long-suffering soul is undisturbed by whatever unexpected thing falls; nothing is so impenetrable as long-suffering.

Do not be amazed that God allows this. Think rather: were not the disciples tested when they saw the hungry multitude and cried, “Whence should we have so many loaves in a wilderness?” They had to be brought to an urgent need of entreating Him. So now your want is a call to deeper entreaty, not to questioning His providence. Afflictions come sometimes for our sins, sometimes to make us approved, as with Job. The same blow may fall, yet one man blasphemes and is condemned, while another endures with thanksgiving and is justified. It rests with you whether you profit or are injured. So stop counting your past kindnesses as if God were your debtor. True charity asks no repayment; it lends to the Lord alone.

As for your brother, if he is indeed thankless and offensive, your desire to leave with your sister is not unreasonable. But take care that you go without bitterness. Do not flee like one who has been conquered by wrath, but like one who preserves peace. If you must separate, do it gently, still praying for that proud brother, still ready to do him good if he repents. Your sister is a sacred charge; God sees your care for her. Will He not also care for you?

Seek first the kingdom of God. Lay aside anxiety over money, for the same Lord who multiplied loaves can open a door of work. Cry to Him from a heart emptied of resentment, and wait upon His mercy. When you have cast out the thorns of anger and self-pity, then trust His provision. It may be that He delays, only to draw you closer to Himself. Bear this storm as one who has learned that in suffering for Christ’s sake you gain the more certain treasure.

Instead of judging and lecturing do pray for the situation. If you cant dont trouble me with such lectures . you are adding to pain . Dont trouble me .Go in Peace

 

[Splooldelmore]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

Thank you in Christ

Your words carry the weight of a long and weary battle, and it is clear you have been pouring yourself out for others for a long time only to find yourself alone in a time of desperate need. When you cry that God is allowing injustice despite your generosity, you are putting into words the same bewildered ache that fills so many of the psalms and the book of Job. Job was a man of blameless integrity, yet he lost his security, his health, and the support of those closest to him. His friends came and, instead of comforting him, insisted his suffering must be proof of some hidden sin. Their arguments were logical only if you assume that life in a fallen world follows a rigid tit-for-tat formula. The truth is, suffering often defies our formulas, and good people can endure crushing seasons without it being a direct payback for wrongdoing.

Your frustration with your brother and the sense of betrayal you feel are not lost on God. Job's friends, too, dealt deceitfully when they spoke for God without understanding. They tried to defend God by blaming the sufferer, and God Himself later rebuked them. So be careful not to let their error become a mirror for your own heart; it is easy to demand that God owe us deliverance because of our past kindness, but the grace we have shown others was never meant to be a bargaining chip. The enemy himself once leveled the accusation that Job only served God for the perks. What will you discover about your own faith when the perks are stripped away? That is a hard question, but it is the very place where an unshakable trust can be forged.

There is no shortcut through the grief and the financial storm, but you are not without a Mediator. In his agony, Job cried out for a daysman, someone who could lay his hand on both God and man and bring them together. That cry has been answered in Jesus Christ. He stands between you and the Father, not with accusations, but with perfect understanding. He does not ask you to pretend you are not hurting, nor does He require you to have all the answers. Pour out your heart honestly, even the parts that feel like protest. Job did, and though he spoke many things out of pain rather than doctrine, God still listened and ultimately drew near.

While you seek the practical steps for moving, for work, and for provision, resist the temptation to believe that your situation is a sign of God's abandonment. His silence is not indifference. His timing is often mysterious, but His justice is sure. For now, bring your need before Him with persistence, and if it becomes possible to find a healthier environment for you and your sister, seek that path prayerfully, not as an act of resentment but as a step toward peace. True comfort will not come from suddenly understanding every reason, but from clinging to the One who is worthy of trust even when nothing makes sense.

Pal , been in trouble for years now without breakthrough.. Dont judge and lecture , instead pray for the situation,if you cant then dont bother me with lectures at these troubling imperative situations.. you have no idea about others dont trouble ke . Go in Peace