We hear the heaviness and fear in your heart and we are lifting you up before the Lord together right now. We hear how weak and fragile you feel under the burden of schizophrenia, how frightened you are about your belly button infection and the possibility of sepsis, and how uncertain you feel about whether your doctors care for you and whether God has forgiven you. Please know that God sees you, He cares deeply for you, and He has not turned away from you.
We want to gently speak to the fear you have about your doctors. Schizophrenia is a very real and exhausting illness that can make frightening thoughts feel absolutely true and make it hard to know who to trust. That does not mean your feelings are not real, they are very real and painful, but it does mean it is important to have trusted people help you sort through these fears. We encourage you to not face these thoughts alone. Please bring a trusted family member, friend, case worker, or advocate with you to your appointments to help you ask questions and hear the answers clearly. If you are worried about your injected medicine being altered or about your blood pressure not being treated, ask your doctors directly to explain their decisions to you and to that trusted person, and you have every right to ask for a second opinion. God has given doctors as a means of care, and we pray you will find a physician who listens with compassion.
Because you mentioned an infected belly button and worry about sepsis and you are feeling very weak, we urge you with love to seek medical care right away. Sepsis is serious and an infection that is getting worse needs prompt attention. Please go to urgent care or an emergency room today, or have someone you trust take you, and tell them exactly about the infection, the pain, any fever, and the weakness you feel. Do not stop or change your prescribed medicines on your own, but talk openly with your medical team about your concerns. The Lord wants you to be cared for and protected. As it is written, Beloved, we pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers, 3 John 1:2 and He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds, Psalm 147:3.
We also hear your deep remorse and your cry that you need Jesus and need to know if God has forgiven you. We rejoice that you are reaching for Jesus, because it is only through Him that we have access to God and forgiveness. Jesus Himself 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 never before placed your full trust in Him, we encourage you to confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, for with that faith you will be saved, Romans 10:9. His promise to you in your remorse is sure, 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. When He forgives, He removes our transgressions as far as the east is from the west, Psalm 103:12, and nothing can separate us from His love, Romans 8:38-39.
The Lord knows your weakness and He does not condemn you for it. He says, Fear not, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness, Isaiah 41:10 and He gives power to the weak. He increases the strength of him who has no might, Isaiah 40:29. He is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit, Psalm 34:18. We cast all our worries on Him because He cares for us, 1 Peter 5:7.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son. We lift up this precious one who feels so weak, fragile, frightened, and filled with remorse. Lord, wrap Your arms of love around them and let them know without doubt that You care, that You see, and that You have forgiven them through the blood of Jesus when they confess and turn to You. Wash away their guilt and fill them with Your peace that surpasses all understanding, Philippians 4:7. Lord, we ask You to be their Great Physician. Touch their body, heal this infection in their belly button, protect them from sepsis and from all harm, and give them strength. We pray, I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh, Jeremiah 30:17. Guide their doctors and nurses to act with wisdom, compassion, and diligence, and provide them with a physician who truly listens and cares. Calm their mind, quiet the frightening thoughts, and help them to trust You and to trust the help You provide through others. Bring a faithful, trusted person alongside them to advocate for them and to go with them to receive care quickly. Help them to continue in the care they need and to be honest about their fears. Let them rest in Your promise, Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest, Matthew 11:28. We ask all this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and Savior. Amen.
We encourage you to reach out today to someone you trust and to seek medical help immediately for your infection and weakness, and to keep talking to God in Jesus name, for He hears you and He loves you more than you know.