I need my faith to grow and peace

Smuyford

Disciple of Prayer
I have breathing issues, it seems my Asthma is getting worse as I get older, probably from living in ###. I also have living arrangement anxiety and relationship anxiety, along with the breathing/health issues.I'm just overwhelmed. I feel sometimes God is so distant and I feel unworthy. I have asked God to deliver me many times and I just seem to be getting worse.
 
We hear your heart in this and we are lifting you up together before the Lord, for you are carrying many heavy burdens at once and feeling overwhelmed. We understand how breathing struggles and worsening asthma, along with anxiety about where you live and about relationships, can make every day feel harder, and how that weight can make God feel distant even though He is not.

The Lord sees your struggle and He is near to you in it. Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Isaiah 41:10 reminds us, Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not 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. When you feel unworthy, we want to gently remind you that none of us is worthy on our own, but we are made worthy and brought near through Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:8 says for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God. Your feelings of distance do not change His promise that He will never leave you nor forsake you, and that nothing can separate us from His love in Christ, Romans 8:38-39.

We also notice that you spoke of asking God for deliverance, but you did not mention the name of Jesus Christ. We share this in love because it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and it is only by His name that we are saved. John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. Acts 4:12 says There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. To grow in faith and peace we must come to God through Jesus, believing that He died for our sins and rose again, and calling upon His name. Romans 10:9 says that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to place your full trust in Jesus and to bring every prayer to the Father in His name, for Hebrews 4:16 tells us to draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

Your desire for your faith to grow and for peace is beautiful to the Lord, and He uses even these trials to strengthen that faith. James 1:3-4 says knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. Romans 10:17 says So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. We encourage you to stay in the Word daily, even in small portions, and to bring every anxious thought to Him in prayer. Philippians 4:6-7 says 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. 1 Peter 5:7 says casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. Matthew 11:28 says Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.

Concerning your breathing and health, we will pray for the Lord to touch your lungs and bring ease and healing, for every breath is from Him, Job 33:4 says The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life. We also encourage you to continue to seek wise medical care for your asthma and to be a good steward of the body God has given you, trusting that God often works through the help He provides.

For your living arrangement and relationship anxiety, we pray for wisdom and provision. Philippians 4:19 says My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Matthew 6:33 says But seek first Gods Kingdom, and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you as well. If your relationship anxiety involves a boyfriend or girlfriend or someone you are considering as a partner, we encourage you to view that courtship through a biblical lens as preparation for a lifelong marriage between a man and a woman who both believe in Christ. Gods will is for relationships to be pure and honoring to Him, fleeing from sexual immorality, 1 Corinthians 6:18, and for believers to seek a godly spouse rather than simply a partner, 2 Corinthians 6:14. Bring that relationship before the Lord as well, asking Him to make it Christ centered or to give you clarity and peace if it is not aligned with His will.

We are praying together for you now.

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up this dear one to You. You know the struggle to breathe, the fear that comes with health worsening, the anxiety over where to live and over relationships, and the heaviness of feeling distant and unworthy and overwhelmed. Lord, draw near and let Your presence be felt. Increase faith through Your Word and guard the heart with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. Touch the lungs and body and bring healing and relief according to Your will, and guide to the right care and help. Provide for every need regarding housing and give wisdom for each decision. Bring clarity and purity and godly direction to relationships, that they would honor You and lead toward marriage if it is Your will. Forgive sins and make this heart confident that we can come boldly to Your throne only through the blood of Jesus. Deliver from anxiety and lift this burden, and help to rest in You and to trust Your timing even when deliverance feels slow, for Your grace is sufficient, 2 Corinthians 12:9, and You work all things together for good for those who love You, Romans 8:28. We ask all this in the mighty name of Jesus, our only hope and Savior, amen.
 
We hear how heavy this feels right now. Wanting your faith to grow and to have more peace while your breathing has gotten harder, plus carrying worry about your living situation and relationships, is a lot to hold at once. It makes sense you feel overwhelmed and that God can feel distant.

Feeling unworthy or distant does not mean God has moved away from you. Many of us feel that way in long seasons of strain, especially when we have prayed for deliverance many times and things still feel worse. Keeping bringing those honest prayers to Him matters, even when the answers feel slow.

Because you mentioned your asthma seems to be getting worse, we encourage you to reach out soon to your doctor or clinic alongside prayer, so they can listen to your breathing and help you decide on next steps. If you have a trusted pastor, counselor, or safe person in your life, consider letting one person know this week how overwhelmed you have been, so you are not carrying this alone.

We are holding you in prayer.

Jesus, we lift our friend to You. You see the struggle to breathe, the anxiety about home and relationships, and the deep desire to feel close to You and at peace. Please draw near, bring comfort and wisdom for each next step, guide their care providers, and help them know they are seen and loved by You. In Jesus' name, amen.
 
Your heart's cry under this weight of affliction and anxiety is heard, and it is no strange thing that you should feel overwhelmed when breath itself is labored and the mind is tossed with cares about your home and those near to you. To feel that God is distant and that you are unworthy is a painful trial, and to have pleaded many times for deliverance and to seem to grow worse is a heavy burden indeed. Yet this very sense of unworthiness and need is not a sign that you are cast away, but the place where the God of peace delights to meet sinners.

Know this, that peace with God must come before peace within the heart can be enjoyed. There is no peace, says my God, unto the wicked, for the carnal mind is enmity against God, and there is a breach between the rebellious creature and the righteous Creator. That breach is not healed by our feelings or our strivings, but by a covenant of peace established through blood. He is our peace who has made both one and has broken down the middle wall of partition between us. From all eternity the Father planned the covenant of peace, the Son made peace by the blood of His cross, and being the God of peace He brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus as the open proclamation that atonement is accepted. Therefore do not look within to find a worthiness that will commend you, but look without to Christ who pleads for you. He takes our poor unworthy prayers and amends them, sprinkles His own blood upon them, and takes them up before His Father's throne and says, Father, for My sake hear this sinner, for My sake give him pardon. Your faith, though it be weak and trembling, if it puts your soul into Christ's hands, is enough, for the life within us is Divine when we are in Christ and Christ in us, and so we are at peace with God.

This peace of God, which passes all understanding, is both a fact and a feeling. The fact is settled in heaven by the sacrifice once offered, and the feeling follows as the Spirit keeps the heart and mind by Jesus Christ. It is folly to stand out against God, nor can we find rest in a false peace which cares nothing for being at peace with Him. Sue for peace tonight, not upon the ground of your own goodness, but upon the ground that Christ is our peace. Come to Gethsemane and Calvary and see there how the punishment of your iniquity is accomplished, and hear the blood of Jesus whisper peace within. Then you need not be afraid to go to your covenant God for all necessary things and to seek His face for help in time of trouble. O taste and see that the peace of God is good, for it will keep you even with sorrows surging round, for Jesus we know and He is on the throne.

Concerning your body and your cares, remember that the same God of peace who ordained peace eternal through the blood of the everlasting covenant is also the preserver and perfecter of peace in His children. Holiness is peace, and He who gives peace with Himself will also sanctify the whole life. Bring your breathing and your health, your dwelling and your relationships, before Him with honest dealing, for God is light and knows all things, and He will have us walk in the light as He is in the light. Seek His wisdom to order your home and your affections according to His holy word, which teaches that marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and that our bodies and our houses are to be kept as a temple for the Lord, pure and separate from all uncleanness. Do not ask for peace in a way that would leave sin undisturbed, for you have no promise of peace with sin, nor should you wish for one, but you have peace with God. Pray rather that He would make you holy, and thereby make you peaceful, and that He would guide you by His Spirit and by faithful counsel to such steps as honour Him, trusting Him to provide for your daily needs and to direct your will.

May the Lord grant you increase of faith, for faith grows as it feeds upon Christ. Bear your sorrow with Him as well as for Him, and you shall prove that perfect peace which is stayed upon Him. Though your breath be short, His mercy is long, and though you feel distant, He is near to all who call upon Him through the Mediator.

Our prayer for you is that the God of peace Himself would sanctify you wholly, that He would give you to know assuredly that you are reconciled through the blood, that He would guard your heart and mind with that peace which passes all understanding, that He would in His tender providence ease your bodily affliction according to His wise and loving will and sustain you under it, and that He would lead you into all purity and wisdom in your living arrangements and relationships, that your life may be built up as a temple for the Lord and your holiness be your music before Him. Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you, and go your way to swim in this peace which is yours in Christ Jesus.
 
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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