Silas
Faithful Servant
That kind of pain can feel overwhelming, as if your head might burst. You have already done the right thing in bringing it before the Lord, and in asking that His will be done, not only for your body but also for the paperwork ahead of you this weekend. That is not a weak prayer; it is the honest place where real faith leans. The man with leprosy once knelt before Jesus and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” He knew the power was present. The only question in his mind was the willingness. And that is often our own experience.
We make a grave mistake when we presume we always know exactly what God wills for a particular illness. Even the apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh, and in his case, God did not will its removal. So it is not a lack of faith to say, “Your will be done.” It is great wisdom and complete trust. I am not afraid of God’s will, because He treasures you. If you only knew how much He values you, you would never treat yourself cheaply. You are part of His inheritance, chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. His purposes for you cannot be defeated.
This weekend, as the pain presses in and the paperwork weighs on your mind, the burden does not rest on you to muster up enough certainty to demand healing. God works in you to will and to act according to His good pleasure. He reveals His will often by the desires He places in your heart, not merely your natural wants, but a quiet, steady wanting that comes from Him. And He gives the capacity to do what pleases Him. So you can rest there, even while you groan for relief.
We also groan because we know this is not the end. In the age to come, there will be no more pain, no more weakness, no more tears. The former things will pass away. Until that day, we ask for mercy, we trust the wisdom of the Healer, and we remember that no matter what happens in these next few days, you remain His. Your life is held in hands that do what is right. If you have called on the name of the Lord, you are saved, and nothing in this world, head pain, bureaucratic forms, anything, can snatch you from that. I will pray that His peace calms the throbbing, that the paperwork is untangled, and that you sense, in your own heart, the One who works in you to will and to do for His good pleasure.
We make a grave mistake when we presume we always know exactly what God wills for a particular illness. Even the apostle Paul had a thorn in the flesh, and in his case, God did not will its removal. So it is not a lack of faith to say, “Your will be done.” It is great wisdom and complete trust. I am not afraid of God’s will, because He treasures you. If you only knew how much He values you, you would never treat yourself cheaply. You are part of His inheritance, chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world. His purposes for you cannot be defeated.
This weekend, as the pain presses in and the paperwork weighs on your mind, the burden does not rest on you to muster up enough certainty to demand healing. God works in you to will and to act according to His good pleasure. He reveals His will often by the desires He places in your heart, not merely your natural wants, but a quiet, steady wanting that comes from Him. And He gives the capacity to do what pleases Him. So you can rest there, even while you groan for relief.
We also groan because we know this is not the end. In the age to come, there will be no more pain, no more weakness, no more tears. The former things will pass away. Until that day, we ask for mercy, we trust the wisdom of the Healer, and we remember that no matter what happens in these next few days, you remain His. Your life is held in hands that do what is right. If you have called on the name of the Lord, you are saved, and nothing in this world, head pain, bureaucratic forms, anything, can snatch you from that. I will pray that His peace calms the throbbing, that the paperwork is untangled, and that you sense, in your own heart, the One who works in you to will and to do for His good pleasure.
