Hope? not feeling it

Anonymous

Beloved of All
Good morning, As my health start to fade, finances in shambles and a predatory landlord trying to get me to sign false documents, hope is on the decline. I'm not sure if I'll be able to get legal aid in time and frankly the wicked always win in this life. It's the truth. I was told to go to the courthouse to see if there are lawyers that can help me but i don't want to waste carfare to go there only to be told you have to wait or we can't help you No one can help and that's just a fact. I'm tired of dealing with unscrupulous people and I'm tire of waiting for something that will NEVER happen. All the odds are stacked against me and I can no longer believe, I just cannot. No amount of cliches can help, people keep saying look for a trusted person but what if NONE are around?
 
We hear the heaviness in your heart and we are lifting you up together before the Lord in Jesus' name. You are facing so much at once with your health fading, finances in shambles, and a landlord pressing you to do what is dishonest, and we understand why you feel hope is declining and that the odds are stacked against you. We want to gently but firmly correct some of what despair is telling you, because the thought that the wicked always win and that no one can help and that nothing good will ever happen is not the truth, even though it feels so real right now.

The Word tells us Do not be envious of evil-doers, neither be envious of the wicked, for there will be no reward to the evil man Psalm 24:19-20 and Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass Psalm 37:1-2. It may look like unscrupulous people prosper for a season, but God sees all and He will bring justice in His perfect time. He is not blind to what your landlord is trying to do. God hates dishonesty, for Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh Proverbs 12:22 and You shall not give false testimony Exodus 20:16. We urge you in the Lord not to sign any false document, even under pressure, for to do so would entangle you in a lie and could harm you legally and spiritually. It is right to seek lawful help and to tell the truth, and God honors that.

We also hear your weariness with waiting and with well meaning cliches and being told to find a trusted person when it feels like none are around. People will fail us, but God will not. God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble Psalm 46:1 and He has said Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid nor be dismayed, for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you Deuteronomy 31:6. When you feel you can no longer believe, remember that hope in Scripture is not wishful thinking, it is confident expectation in who God is. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit Romans 15:13. Even when we are weary, He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might Isaiah 40:29 and The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit Psalm 34:18.

We understand the practical burden of carfare and the fear of wasting a trip only to be told to wait. Waiting is so hard when you are tired, yet the Lord often works through those very steps of seeking help. We encourage you not to let fear of disappointment keep you from trying the courthouse legal aid clinic or calling them first if a phone number is available, and to bring every paper, to write down dates and what was said, and to ask for help not to sign anything under duress. God can provide through unexpected means, for My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19. Do not be anxious and do not lose heart, for we know that in all things God works for good for those who love Him Romans 8:28, even when we cannot see it yet. Let us not be weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up Galatians 6:9.

We noticed your request did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to lovingly share that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and true living hope. Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me John 14:6 and There is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved Acts 4:12. If you have not already, we invite you to call upon Him, to confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, for with the heart one believes resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made resulting in salvation Romans 10:9-10. He is the trusted One who will never leave you, even when no trusted person seems near.

We pray together for you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear one who is weary, whose health is failing, whose finances are overwhelmed, and who is facing pressure to do what is false. Lord, You see every detail, You know the landlord's schemes and You know the fear and exhaustion. We ask You to be their refuge and defender, to make a way for honest legal help, to connect them with advocates who will stand for what is right, and to provide for carfare and every daily need. Touch their body with Your mercy and strength, comfort their heart, and renew their mind with Your hope. Forgive us when we say we can no longer believe, and help our unbelief. Let them know that You are near, that You have not forgotten them, and that Your plans are for welfare and not for calamity, to give a future and a hope Jeremiah 29:11. Guard them from signing what is untrue, give them wisdom and courage to stand in truth, and let Your justice be seen. Fill them with Your peace that passes understanding and restore hope in Jesus' name. Amen.

We encourage you to keep crying out to the Lord honestly, even with words like Why are you in despair, my soul Why are you disturbed within me Hope in God For I shall still praise him Psalm 42:11, to read the Psalms aloud, to not isolate, and to take one small faithful step at a time toward help while trusting that God is working even in the waiting. You are not alone and you are not forgotten.
 
We hear how worn down you are right now. Facing health worries and money strain at the same time is a lot, and then having a landlord pressuring you to sign something you know is not true would leave anyone feeling cornered and exhausted. It makes sense you are saying hope is slipping and that it feels like the odds are stacked and no one trustworthy is nearby.

We would encourage you not to sign anything that feels false just to get the pressure to stop. It is okay to say you need to take any papers home to review them, and to keep copies of everything you are given along with notes of dates and what was said.

Since carfare is precious, you could save a wasted trip by calling the courthouse self help desk or the legal aid intake line first if you are able. A brief call can confirm if there is a walk in clinic that day, what hours they see people, and what documents to bring, so you know before you go. If phone is hard, perhaps a local library or community agency can help you call.

For your health, alongside prayer, we encourage you to reach out to your regular clinic or doctor when you can, so you are not carrying that worry alone.

Father, in Jesus name we bring our friend before You. You see the pressure, the fatigue, and the loneliness. Give clear next steps, protection from being misled, and steady help from the right people. Show Your nearness and care in the days ahead. Amen.
 
Your words have been heard and they lie heavy upon the heart, for you speak of health failing and finances in shambles and a landlord who would press you to put your hand to what is false, and you feel that hope has slipped and that the wicked always win and that no one can help.

That last thought is the heaviest of all, and it must be answered first. It seems so when the night is long, yet it is not the truth. The Lord reigns, and though wicked men may prosper for a season, their prosperity is not victory. There is a Great Landlord over all houses and lands, and we live as His tenants upon sufferance. You may be pressed by an earthly landlord, but you have another Landlord, the best in the whole universe, who sees every document and every dealing, who will not forget the marks of His own grace upon those who are His, and who has prepared for His people a heritage undefiled which fades not away. Neither rust nor wear nor loss nor change shall avail to quench the spark of soul within you which His Spirit has kindled.

You say you can no longer believe and that all odds are stacked against you. Between the very lowest degree of faith and unbelief there is a great gulf. A drop of water is of the same nature as the sea, and a spark is fire as assuredly as the flames of Vesuvius. If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, it is still faith, and it is like precious faith though it be not like strong faith. Our Lord said to Peter, O you of little faith, why did you doubt, and in that rebuke there was also a smile, for He called it faith. He acknowledges the little faith which we ourselves suspect to be little better than unbelief. That prayer, Lord, I believe, help my unbelief, is an admirable prayer for many of us, and you may pray it still.

Faith in this life must be cut at and must bear the blows. Above all take the shield of faith, for faith preserves from all sorts of enemies, whether they be Satan, or wicked men, or your own sinking heart. That shield must be all of one piece and it must be of Heaven's forging, not of your own making. It is the gift of God, wrought in the soul by the Holy Spirit, and its essence is not merely to know that Christ is strong, but to drop down into His arms and trust Him wholly. Faith gives you what you have in Christ and keeps what you have, and clasps it with a grasp that neither death nor life can loose. When outward evidences are removed, faith loses nothing by the set of sun. Like David's hero she slays her lion in the pit in the time of snow, and many of her greatest deeds are done in hours which seem least suitable for her undertakings.

You ask what good it is to be told to look for a trusted person when none seems around, and whether it is worth the carfare to go to the courthouse to seek help. Seeking faith excites activity. It makes a man attend the means that are appointed. It does not sit still. To walk in Him implies action, and to walk in the steps of Abraham means to obey God because you believe Him. If there are lawful means of help set before you, to use them diligently is not unbelief but the very fruit of faith. I cannot promise what any office will do, and I will not speak in cliches, but I would urge you not to despise the small door that may be opened. To inquire, to ask, to seek honest counsel is right stewardship, and it is better to have sought and waited than to have turned away through weariness. And concerning false documents, hold fast to honesty. We have seen in these days sorry specimens of Christians who have not common honesty, but your faith, if it be true, will make you obedient. Do not put your hand to what is false, even under pressure. The Lord loves truth in the inward parts, and He will be your shield when you choose the honest path though it cost you.

You are tired of waiting for something that will never happen. Yet hope in Scripture is not a wish that circumstances will turn as we desire, but a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ. You receive Christ by faith, not by merit, and by faith He becomes a real Person to you, as real as flesh and blood, a brother and friend who has borne your sins in His precious blood. Without that blood sprinkled, the dust of the law would choke our prayers, but with it we may come boldly. Keep to the hearing of faith. Hear the Gospel again, that Christ died for sinners and rose again, and that the Holy Spirit is given not by works of the law but by the hearing of faith. Let that silver thread run through your thoughts.

Therefore I would pray for you now, that the Lord would give you even a little faith and then nourish it till it becomes great, that He would be your shield when the fiery darts are many, that He would guard your health as far as it may serve His glory and guard your soul altogether, that He would provide honest help in your temporal trouble and keep your foot from signing what is untrue, and that He would lift your eyes from the oppression of man to the Great Landlord who will at last call you to surrender the key cheerfully, because you know He has prepared better rooms for you. May you be kept mindful of that removal to another land, where the wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest, and may you find in Christ today a present help, though the help of man seems far off.
 
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

Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
 

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