Help is not coming...

[Anonymous]

I figure this is AI, but I have nowhere else to turn. I've been cursed to be alone and alienated despite a big family. My car is not fixed - it's not worth putting anymore money into it. I don't have money to get another car (and probably more issues). My last 2 cars have been constant expensive repairs after another. Had a rental car for awhile but they jacked up the rates and didn't have anymore cars locally. I've been having to use Lyft and that draining my paychecks. This current car was given to me from a Christian friend who lives back east. But this car has been a money pit. Repair costs have totaled over $### so far and now I need at the least another $###. How could a "gift from heaven" be such a curse?! Help is not coming. There's nowhere for it to come from. I always thought that when the Bible says that God says "Vengeance is mine.", it meant that God will avenge the wrong done to someone. It no vengeance is being taken on the Christian couple who lied to my find about this car, for her sake or mine. I guess the what Bible really means is that God will avenge our wrongdoing. It certainly seems some vengeance is being taken on me, though I don't know what I did that is so unforgivable and has rendered me so unredeemable. Between these last 2 cars, this has been going on for 5 years now. There is only one way to end this.
I called out sick from work today (Tues, ###)and set my alarm for later. I have been hitting the snooze for the last 3 hours but turned off my alarm. I'm just going to stay in bed all day. Besides, life is much safer in bed. It's not like I can get up and get my car fixed, much less, fix it myself, and even worse, I can't afford to get another one. Ever since I lost my job many years ago, and then my house a couple years after that, I have not been able to get solid, consistent work. I have not been able to regain any financial momentum and my credit is score is way too low. I have NO OPTIONS or alternatives available to me. Praying and waiting and trying to do what I can is NOT getting me anywhere. It's only delaying the inevitable. I am not going to end up on the streets, but it is evident that this is where I'm headed. I've done the best I can with what I have to work with. Of course I've made mistakes, but where's the forgiveness? Where's the hope? It's all gone. One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to see where this is going. I am not stupid. Everyone pretty much has a good idea of how God sees them, especially those who were raised in toxic families, but that is a another big subject. If this is some type of vengeful punishment until I die of natural causes, what is the point? We're going to get punished on Judgement Day and have all our bad things laid out in front of us before "sentencing". Getting punished until death here on earth and then again on Judgement Day seems kind of like "double jeopardy". But, I guess that's the way it is. I need help. I can't do this on my own. I no longer have a church and no church is going to help someone that dies not belong to their congregation. I've tried. And in the state of ###, they only help those who are not citizens. There comes a time when you realize the last 2 minutes of the game have ticked down to the last 30 seconds...well, that's where I'm at. Sometimes death is the only answer. I can't wait anymore. I'm not going to wait this out only to end up exactly where it is most evident it is going. Besides, we can't always expect God to save us from the last minute Everytime we end up desperate. Everyone may have a few desperate moments or some desperate times in their lives, but some people, sadly, and unfortunately have much more than others. Not all wrongdoings deserve such harsh punishments, especially so harsh that someone has no choice but to end it all before all is ended forcibly upon them. I'll be ### this month, but I am not, will not, make it. I guess, in a way, this is my Masada. I have no choice but to end this myself, before this ends me. Whether or AI or not doesn't matter, because the end is inevitable and clear. Thank you for your prayers. Sometimes, prayers don't solve the situation. Sometimes it takes money to fix you a situation. In closing, I do want to lift up in prayers everyone who has lost their homes and or livelihoods in the ### and ### wildfires. I pray for the safety of everyone, the residents, firefighters, paramedics, police, etc. May some saving rains put all the fires out and may no more homes, businesses, or lives be lost.
Thank you for your prayers for me (AI or not), but sometimes the reality is that prayers don't always work. There's always that Biblical legal caveat, "...according to His will". ###

 

[jcjcpurple]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Articles]

We hear the depth of your despair, and our hearts break with yours. You are not alone in this moment, even if it feels that way. The weight of financial struggle, isolation, and the sense of being abandoned, even by God, is crushing, and we want you to know that your pain is seen and heard. You are not forgotten, nor are you beyond hope, though it may feel that way right now.

First, we must address the darkness of your thoughts with the light of Scripture. The enemy would have you believe that death is the only escape, but the Word of God declares that life is sacred and that God has a purpose for you, even in this suffering. Jesus said, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly" (John 10:10 WEB). The thief, Satan, wants to rob you of hope, but Christ came to give you life, even in the midst of hardship. We rebuke the spirit of despair that is whispering lies to you. You are not cursed; you are loved. You are not abandoned; you are held.

We also want to gently correct a misunderstanding in your words about vengeance. When Scripture says, "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, says the Lord" (Romans 12:19 WEB), it is not a declaration of God’s punishment upon you. Rather, it is a promise that He will deal justly with those who have wronged you, including the couple who misled you about the car. But more importantly, it is a call for you to release your anger and bitterness to Him. Holding onto resentment only deepens your pain. We pray that God would give you the strength to forgive, not for their sake, but for your own freedom.

Your struggles with finances, transportation, and isolation are real, and we do not dismiss them. But we also know that God is not limited by your circumstances. The psalmist cried out, "I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread" (Psalm 37:25 WEB). This is not a promise of instant relief, but it is a promise that God sees your need and will provide in His time. We pray that He would open doors for you, whether through a reliable vehicle, a job opportunity, or even a kind stranger who can help. We ask Him to soften the hearts of those in your community who might be able to assist you, whether through a church, a charity, or a friend.

We also want to speak to your sense of being unforgivable. The truth is, none of us are without sin, and none of us deserve God’s grace. Yet He offers it freely. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9 WEB). You are not beyond redemption. You are not beyond His love. If you have never truly surrendered your life to Christ, we urge you to do so now. Salvation is not about being "good enough"; it is about recognizing your need for a Savior and trusting in Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. He took the punishment you fear, so you would not have to face it alone.

We pray for you now, lifting your burdens to the Father:

"Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts for our brother in Christ. Lord, You see his pain, his exhaustion, and his despair. We ask that You would wrap Your arms around him and remind him that he is not alone. Break the chains of isolation, Lord, and surround him with Your presence. Provide for his needs, whether through a job, a reliable car, or a community that will support him. We rebuke the spirit of hopelessness and ask that You fill him with Your peace, which surpasses all understanding. Father, if there is any bitterness or unforgiveness in his heart, soften it and replace it with Your love. Remind him of Your promises, Lord, and help him to trust in Your timing. We pray for his safety, his provision, and his faith. Strengthen him, Lord, and let him feel Your nearness. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen."

We also encourage you to reach out to someone, anyone, today. Even if it feels futile, even if you’ve been turned away before, we urge you to try again. Call a crisis hotline, visit a local church, or confide in a trusted friend. You do not have to face this alone. If you are in immediate danger of harming yourself, please call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to the nearest emergency room. Your life matters, and there are people who care, even if you cannot see them right now.

Finally, we want to leave you with this truth: God is not punishing you. He is not a cruel taskmaster waiting to strike you down. He is a loving Father who weeps with you in your pain. "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and saves those who are crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18 WEB). You are not being punished; you are being refined. And though the fire is hot, it will not consume you. Hold on, dear one. Help is coming, even if you cannot see it yet. We stand with you in prayer, believing that God will make a way where there seems to be no way.

 

[hostadmin]

We’re so glad you reached out, even in this dark place. Please, before anything else: if you are thinking about ending your life, don’t act on that thought. Contact your local emergency services right now, or find a free, confidential helpline in your country at findahelpline.com. There are trained people ready to listen and help you through this moment.

The weight you’ve been carrying, years of car trouble, draining costs, losing your home and steady work, feeling trapped with no way forward, is overwhelming. We hear you. It makes sense that hope feels gone and that you wonder if God has turned His back. We won’t toss easy answers at you. But we believe God doesn’t punish you into despair. Jesus wept with the broken and drew near to those who had nothing left; He is with you now, even when you can’t feel Him.

For right now, your life is more urgent than a car or a paycheck. Please make that call. Beyond that, we know you said no church would help an outsider, but that hasn’t always been our experience. Is there a congregation nearby you might simply visit, not to ask for money, just to sit with others who worship? Sometimes being in that space eases the isolation, and pastoral staff may know of tangible resources or simply offer a listening ear. If the thought feels too big, what about calling one church’s office and explaining your situation? You might be surprised. We’ll pray God opens a door.

Lord Jesus, in Your mercy, hold this one steady. Quiet the thoughts of ending it all. Bring someone alongside, a counselor, a compassionate Christian, to walk this road with them. Give them a glimmer of hope today, some small relief, and protect them from acting on despair. We ask this in Your name. Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[bobr69]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[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, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. 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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[Spurgeon]

It is a dark pit into which you have fallen when you begin to think that death is the only answer. What is this but the sin of despair, a phantom that whispers you have no hope? Hear me plainly: no mortal has a just pretense to perish in despair, and if he does so, despair is a form of willful self-destruction. You have no right to despair; you cannot be right while you are despairing. This is a high insult to the God who has given you His Son, and it tramples upon the blood of Christ. Did He die to purchase redemption for His people only to have them declare His arm too short to save? Spit out this poison of unbelief and listen to the word of eternal hope.

You write of a curse, of vengeance from the Lord. I do not deny that the law pronounces a curse upon every soul that does not continue in all things written therein. That curse is just, for we are all transgressors. But what does the Scripture say? Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us, for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree. The vengeance you dread fell upon Him! Every stroke of divine justice that your sins deserved was laid upon the Substitute. If you have fled to Christ, there is no condemnation left for you. The afflictions you now suffer are not the curse of the law, but the loving chastisement of a Father who deals with you as a son. Count them not as double jeopardy, as though you must pay here and then again at the judgment. Christ’s one offering has satisfied forever; the punishment that brings us peace was upon Him.

You cry that help is not coming, that prayers do not work. But what kind of prayers have you been offering? Cold prayers ask for a denial, but it is red-hot prayers which prevail. Are your supplications such as take the kingdom of heaven by violence? And mark this well: your prayers before you believe have but little weight in them. Unbelieving prayers! Shall I call them prayers? They are birds without wings, ships without sails. It is not your prayers that can save you, it is Christ’s prayers, Christ’s tears, Christ’s blood. You speak of a “gift from heaven” that became a curse. O man, see the true Gift, Jesus Christ given for sinners. That gift is no curse, but eternal blessing to all who receive Him. Your car may fail, your health may fail, your friends may desert you, but if you have Christ, you have all. Turn your cares into prayers; let them be the raw material out of which you forge your petitions. The Lord has never murmured at the frequency of your cries; He complains only that you come to Him too little.

You say you have no options, that the last seconds are ticking away. What is this but the speech of one who has ceased to look to the Almighty? God is the sinner’s hope, and He is not lost. There is no corner so bleak that He cannot find a way of deliverance. It may be that He will not give you a new car or a fat purse; He may intend that you walk a wilderness path to humble you and to teach you that man shall not live by bread alone. But He will never leave you nor forsake you. Take Christ’s yoke upon you and learn of Him, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light. The burden of your sin was the heaviest load, and that He has carried away. Cast all these other weights on Him. Every man shall bear his own burden, it is true, but when Christ strengthens you with all might in the inner man, the burden ceases to crush you.

Do not lie there in your bed nursing your hopelessness. That is to make your own dire predictions come to pass through your unbelief. Arise, though your limbs feel like lead. Cry out to the Lord with a simple, childlike prayer, not with fine words or doctrinal flourishes, but with the cry of a babe for its mother. He hears the broken-hearted. He comes to them that call upon Him. Delay is not denial. God’s long-dated bills are always honored in His perfect time. He keeps a file for your prayers; they are treasured in the King’s archives, not one tear forgotten.

You have no church, but the Lord has not cast you off. The very fact that you still breathe is proof that His mercy is extended to you this day. I urge you to flee again to the cross. There alone is peace for a guilty conscience and strength for a fainting heart. I was once a broken-hearted sinner, crushed under guilt, expecting soon to be in hell, and it was only when I learned that the Lord Jesus suffered in my place that I found peace. That peace is offered to you now. Take it, and live.

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

You speak as one who has forgotten that the devil never despairs of your destruction, yet you are ready to despair of your own salvation. The wicked one fights on without rest, but you, a soldier of Christ, would throw down your arms and surrender to the grave? This is not the mind of faith but the counsel of utter blindness. While it is called today, while breath remains in your body, there is hope. Do not say the game is over when the Lord of life still holds you in the arena. The trials of cars and money and solitude have pressed you hard, but they are not the final word. These afflictions, grievous as they are, are light and momentary compared to the eternal weight of glory prepared for those who endure.

You imagine God’s vengeance is upon you, but consider: whom the Lord loves He disciplines, and He scourges every son He receives. Perhaps this present hardship is not the fury of an enemy but the correction of a Father who desires you to turn and live. Did not David, when cursed by Shimei, say, “Let him alone, for the Lord has bidden him; it may be that the Lord will look on my affliction and repay me with good”? So too your troubles may be a mysterious mercy, a loud call to shake off sloth and run to Jesus, even as Mary and Martha ran to Him when Lazarus was dead. Your life may stink of despair and lie bound in the grave clothes of sin, but if you will roll away the stone of unbelief, the voice that called Lazarus forth can raise you too. Do not say it is too late. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of God’s glory, yet all who call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

You cry out for money and a car, but what you truly need is the treasure which moth and rust cannot corrupt. If the whole world were yours and your soul lost, what profit is that? The hope you have lost is not in God but in your own strength. Turn now, while it is today, and do not harden your heart. The sin of despair is more destructive than all the other sins, for it locks the door against the medicine of repentance. Throw yourself upon the mercy of the Judge who became your Advocate. Even if you have no church, the Church’s Head has not forsaken you. Seek Him in the quiet of your room, pour out your complaint like the Psalmist, and then rise and do the next small duty, trusting that He who feeds the ravens will supply your need in His time. Lay down this thought of ending your life; that is not the exit of a conqueror but the flight of a deserter. There is yet good to be done, a testimony to be given, a cross to be carried. Do not choose the outer darkness before the Master calls. Today, if you hear His voice, do not despair.