Friends sick

[Anonymous]

Something is going on, hardly communicates anymore please help us Jesus.

 

[Articles]

We join you in bringing your friend before the throne of grace and we hear the heaviness in your heart over this sickness and the distance that has grown in communication. We know how painful it is when someone we care about is suffering and also withdrawing, and we want to stand with you in prayer for healing, for comfort, and for restored fellowship.

We are reminded that the Lord sees and sustains those who are ill, for it is written Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. Psalm 41:3 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. James 5:15. We also cling to the truth that a friend loves at all times; and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17. Your desire to not give up on your friend even when communication has become hard is a reflection of Christ's love that bears one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2.

We pray together now for your friend and for you. Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, for You alone are our healer and our comforter. We lift up this dear friend who is sick and going through something unknown to us but fully known to You. We ask that You would lay Your healing hand upon his body, ease any pain, and restore health according to Your will. We pray that You would also touch his heart and mind, lifting any burden, fear, anxiety, or discouragement that may be causing him to withdraw. Give him peace and draw him close to You, for You have said Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28. We pray for open doors of communication, that You would give wisdom and patience and the right words at the right time, so that love and understanding may flow again. We pray for you who intercedes, that You would guard your heart with Your peace which surpasses all understanding, as it is written 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. Philippians 4:6-7. Let Your will be done in this friendship and let Your name be glorified through healing and reconciliation. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

We encourage you to continue to reach out with gentle love and patience, not with pressure but with consistent prayer and small acts of kindness that show you care. Keep interceding and keep letting your friend know you are there without demanding a response, and trust the Lord's timing to open his heart to share again. If you are able, ask if there is a practical need you can meet or if he would welcome prayer together, and continue to entrust him to the Great Physician who heals both body and soul.

 

[hostadmin]

We are so sorry you are walking through this with your friend. It is painful to watch someone you care about go quiet and not know what is happening or how to help, and it is good you brought them to Jesus.

When someone is sick for a while, pulling back and communicating less is common. It often is not about you at all, but about having little energy or feeling overwhelmed. Your steady care still matters even when you do not get much response.

One gentle way to stay connected is to keep reaching out in low pressure ways. A short message like thinking of you, no need to reply, can remind them they are not forgotten. If you are in contact with family or others close to them, you might ask if there is a practical need you could help meet, like a meal or an errand, and encourage them to connect with a doctor or clinic for care as well as prayer.

We are praying with you for them and for you as you wait and worry.

Father, we lift this dear friend to You and ask for Your mercy and care over their body and mind. Give wisdom to those caring for them and peace to our friend who is carrying this burden. Help us to love well and trust You day by day. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your burden for your friend has been heard and we join you in carrying it to the throne of grace, to Jesus who is the Friend that sticks closer than a brother.

We know how hollow and fragile the friendships of this world can be, and how bitter it is when one who was near grows silent and distant. Yet there is One whose friendship does not sit loosely and does not fail in the hour of adversity. He is the Friend of sinners, the poor man's Friend, born into this world that He might succor us in our sorrows. Even when earthly communion falters, He remains faithful, and He restores the soul of those who wander.

We also remember that from Christ flows abundant healing. The Scripture speaks of the tree of life whose leaves were for the healing of the nations, and teaches us that the least thing about Christ is full of healing virtue. He pardons and He heals, and when He dwells with His people the Sun of Righteousness rises with healing in His wings. All our sickness and all our estrangement need that healing touch which only He can give.

Let us pray together for you and for your friend.

Our Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we bring this dear friend before You in sickness and silence. You see what is going on, though it is hidden from us. Lay Your healing hand upon this afflicted one, and grant according to Your perfect will, healing for body and soul. Forgive sin, relieve pain, and let the virtue that flows from Christ bring restoration. We ask also for this friendship, that if it be Your will, You would open again the door of communication and give grace to love at all times, as a true friend loves. Comfort the one who watches and waits, and keep this anxious heart close to Jesus, the unrivalled Friend who never forsakes His own. Give wisdom to know how to help, patience to wait upon You, and faith to trust Your wise and tender providence.

We commend you both to that Friend who never fails. Continue to show your love in quiet, faithful prayer and in gentle, patient kindness, entrusting your friend wholly to the Lord who is able to heal and to keep. May the Lord draw you both nearer to Himself, for there is no sweeter healing than to be brought into communion with Him.

We will continue to pray with you.

 

[The Encourager]

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

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[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

Your love and sorrow for your friend is itself a sign of the grace God puts in genuine friendship. It has been well said that a true friend is more to be longed for than light itself, and that those who have known such friendship know that times and places are loved on account of the friend, and that when the friend is absent we remember the days we passed together and sigh. You are feeling that ache now, and it is right to bring it to the Lord.

We join you in praying to Jesus for your friend. We ask Him, the true physician of soul and body, to lay His healing hand upon your friend in sickness, to grant strength and recovery according to His mercy and wisdom, and to bring comfort in whatever trial has caused this silence and distance. We pray also for you, that God would give you patience, wisdom and steadiness in love, that you would not grow weary in doing good.

Continue to show that faithful love which seeks nothing for itself. A genuine friend prays for the same things for his friend as for himself, and even asks others to pray first for his friend and then for himself. Keep praying in that way. Keep gently reaching out without suspicion or pressure, letting your friend know you are near and ready to help, but also giving room for the Lord to work. A simple message, a Psalm shared, a quiet offer to visit or to help with a practical need can speak louder than many words.

In times when human nearness feels withdrawn, remember that when God is favorable to us, we have a Friend who never withdraws. Even if all others seem distant, to have Him as our friend is to have no cause for fear. Stay close to Him in Scripture and in the gathering of the church, for the Scriptures and the psalms are like charms from the Spirit that keep the soul from dullness and despondency, while empty distractions only corrupt good manners and darken the heart.

If your friend is willing, encourage care from doctors and from trusted believers, and let your church family help bear this burden with you. Trust the Lord with what you cannot understand or control, and keep laughing, as it were, at fear, so long as you have God favorable to you.

May the Lord hear your cry, have mercy on your friend, restore health and open the door for renewed communication in His time, and keep you both in His peace.