Marriage, Job, Healing and breakthrough from struggles

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All praise be to our God. Let us pray for the above requests to our God via Jesus! Amen!

Please pray for the following continuously

(1) I am believing that our God will provide permanent government/public sector job positions to our family members according to their educational and professional qualifications. Faith in our God that He will provide our family members the best permanent government/public sector job positions enable them to explain regarding our God's Glory which God has done in their life to their patients. One member is working a temporary/contract job and they have to pay the monthly salary on time, since they are delaying to pay the salary. He has joined in another reputed Institution / Hospital 3 weeks before which is also a temporary position. So continuous prayer is required to get permanent Govt. Job position and without any hurdles, obstacles, any problem in the new job and also there should not be any problem or any obstacles from his HOD or anybody in any departments from the previous job / Hospital and without any monetary loss or any money loss and without any problem to relieve from the existing job and get the full settlement immediately and salary without any loss. The Previous Hospital asked to pay salary in lieu of Notice Period and that amount is also huge according to me and there was no option for me to force to given a Cheque for that amount in favour of the PAO, Hospital name which God have to return to me immediately and reduce my critical financial situation and moreover to pay my salary for working period and settle for my satisfaction and without any amount loss. Also the new Hospital/Institution has to pay the salary which I have worked for the last month.

Another family member to get a temporary govt. job urgently and she will wait for a Permanent Govt. Job. Both are waiting for permanent govt. job positions till God's Time & Will.

(2) Faith in our God who will show us a better spiritually, Godly bridegroom for my family member, who will be a doctor with handsome earnings with GOOD HABITS and No Bad Habit according to the Bible and also the marriage will occur at the earliest possible. Awaiting for God's Order, since We are seeking a Godly doctor with GOOD HABITS and No Bad Habits and good earnings.

One marriage proposal is under process. Waiting for God's answer to proceed further. If it is God's Will, then this should be succeed, otherwise, God have to stop the same. Waiting for God's answer in this regard. For this purpose, today morning started from home and I fell down in my two wheeler and I admitted as patient in the hospital and little critical situation I am facing now and I have to wait for another 1 - 2 weeks to cure and overcome from this bad situation. Hence, pray for me to overcome from this situation urgently enable to do my routine and other home works.

(3) To buy own individual house

(4) Our earnings / money / amount should not be waste. There should not be unnecessary money waste. Should not be spent money unncessarily and should not be waste of our money in any ways. Because our money is going through many ways and which is unnecessary and spending unwanted things and unavoidable expenses. Forcefully spent money and which is not needed. Have to spent our money very useful and should not be wasted.

(5) To establish Clinics as per our family members medical qualifications.

(6) to give jobs to poor and educated and illiterate to improve their life standard

(7) We have paid a big amount to a person for a house lease purpose and at that time the owner of the house committed and promised to handover the house to us within fifteen days. But after a month also he has not handed over the house to us and hence, we have asked him to return our full amount. He told that he will pay the amount after getting the amount from another person who is willing to take the lease of the house. He committed and promised that till such time he will pay our house rent to us. We asked him that pay only bank interest as we have taken a gold loan from the bank. But he refused that he will not pay the interest to us. Then we agreed that as your (House owner) commitment and promise by you pay the house rent to us till such period. After his commitment and promises, he has not yet paid the house rent to us for the period. Now it is crossed more than a year (more than 18 months) passed. Till today, he has not paid the house rent. Bank interest is also increasing day by day. Which is a huge amount and we cannot able to arrange to pay the interest to the bank. Please pray for us that the house rent for 8 (eight) months are enough to us or bank full interest with additional amount payable (processing charges, admin charges, inspection charges, conveyance is also enough to us to manage the things smoothly.

Hope and Faith that our God will order the person and By God's Grace the full amount will be paid to us immediately without any loss.

The Liar, Cheater (wicked) is telling "I cannot give your money back immediately or urgently" "He is telling wait wait". Almost 18 Months (one year and six months) and have been passed. It is unjust. Is this justice? God have to punish him as under:

(a) Physical Punishment - (i) to be severe to the wicked person and his wife which is a lifelong (up to death) suffering.
(ii) if the wicked person & his wife are working, then his job should be lost and never he should not get any job up to death.
(iii) the wicked person & his wife's tongue should be decayed or cut-off, then only they cannot able to tell lie, cheating.
(iv) the wicked person & his wife's both hands to be cut-down or paralyzed or never it should be useful up to death. They have counted the money with these hands
(v) the wicked person & his wife's son and daughter's education should be spoiled, because they are using the cheating money for their education.

(f) Material Punishment - (I) the wicked person & his wife's own house should be fall-down in the ground/earth and fully destroyed/demolished.
(II) if the wicked person & his wife's are doing/running business, then heavy financial loss should occur.
(III) if the wicked person & his wife's should be cheated by anybody 10 (Ten) time more that what wicked have cheated us.

Then only he never ever cheat anybody. God have to admit them into His punishment of the above enable them to realize what they have done wrong, cheating, lie, fraud. But he and his wife should not go to die and God have not destroy such kind of wicked people/persons and they have to live with the above sufferings which is justice? After this suffering only they may repent and turn to God.

If physical punishment is not able to give to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud and his wife, then material punishment may be given to them. In case this is not able to give to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud, then earthly consequences like sleepless night, mental disturbance, Loss of Peace, financial loss, family problems, Anxiety, Physical strain, sickness, Blockage in Success, Blessing Blockage, Inner emptyness etc., to be given by God to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud and his wife enable them to repay our house rent with bank interest and after repent and turn to God.

I asked our God that "Why the Honest should suffer? Why the wicked, Liar, fraud, cheater persons are not punished? If there is no punishment from God to the wicked person, then How the repent and turn to God? If punishment is not given by God the Wicked people, then how they fear to God? If no fear to God, then they will do more and more wicked things. God have to give a punishment to them that will Glory to our God.

In some place in the Bible mentioned like this "The Lord watches over all who love him, but all the wicked he will destroy"
Habakkuk 1:13 – “Why do you tolerate the treacherous? Why are you silent while the wicked swallow up those more righteous than themselves?”

I am waiting for the Justice from God. Nobody knows when the punishment or Justice will be happened. God have to give punishment immediately to this wicked person. so that he will not do many more. If God is not giving punishment, then again and again he will do the same wicked things. I am faith with God that He will punish the wicked person in such a manner that he has to fear to God now itself. Otherwise he will do the same thing to others and again and again. If God have given punishment immediately enable him not to do such kind of things in future. Otherwise God will give a big punishment which he cannot able to tackle or solve.

Due to this our family cannot able to sleep daily night. Also misunderstanding within our family. As per his activities, he never ever repent. Due to his behaviour, definitely he will not repent to God. Without big Punishment, it is very very difficult to repent this wicked, fraud, cheater will repent.

Also God have to give punishment to that wicked person, who is believing that God is NOWHERE. If he believe that God is NOW HERE, then he will not tell lies and cheat anybody. Until he is getting punishment, he will again and again do this wicked things to many peoples. As per his activities, he never repent. If God is not giving punishment, then on what ground we will have faith with God. Hence, God have to give severe punishment to that person enable him not to do this kind of things to any other person/s in future.

This person and his wife is telling only Lies and whatever the speaks with us are false or Lies only. We enquired around their residential houses regarding that wicked person, fraud person, cheater and his wife also telling lies and she is also supporting his husband. So both are definitely not repent. Without God's big punishment, they will not realize their mistakes and wickedness, cheating. Awaiting for the God's big punishment from only they will repent. Otherwise there is no use and Satan will involve. They never repent again turn to God. Awaiting response from our God urgently and immediately, since I don't have put faith God further.

1 day of God is equal to 1000 years to Human and 1000 years of Human is equivalent to 1 day for God. That means there is No Grace will be to human from God till their death! There is No Mercy from God. Till human death they have to suffer if anybody is Honest. Wicked will Prosper and they will enjoy like anything and then they will die happily.

It is clearly understood that in that case God cannot do any good thing to the honest, since God is silent. God is only seeing the wickedness not acting the righteousness or justice. God is some count slowness, which means inactive. God is powerless, which means no power with him and Satan have power. Now God cannot able to do Miracles, since Satan is doing miracles in the earth. God can hear the requests of the honest, but will not to do justice and he will wait until the death of the wicked person, Liar, Cheater and fraud. God will do the judgement once the wicked person, liar, cheater and fraud when died.

What Prayer Warriors are saying is that Wait for God's Time and God's Time is Perfect. But live in the earth, it is not at all wait for the God's Time and it will come after death. Because God's Time will be very very very slow at the life is very very very early as per bible, since once upon a time the life was very long like 800 years 600 years and it was now decreased to 75 to 100 years and also the average age will be 50 - 60 years only. Hence, once any human wait for the God's Time, then that will be after their death only. This is point number one. Secondly, wait for God's Will. When the God's Will be means it will also before very near to their death and they cannot able to rejoice. Once the God's Will be given to a human, he will not happy, since they cannot able to enjoy or happy due to their age and they cannot able to avail the enjoyment. Thirdly, God's Grace. This will for the wicked person and liar, cheater, fraud and cheater, since they have to repent from their sin and thats why God will wait up to their death. Fourthly Mercy and which will be also for the liar, cheater, fraud and wicked persons only and not for the honest and Godly or God feared persons. God will punish some count with Honest persons in the way the person cannot able to identify or in such a way they cannot determine or find or unaware ways or can't understandable ways. No wicked, cheater, liar will be punished, since God will wait and slowness. In that why the honest should be suffer and we can also be do the wicked things, and God will not punish and wait for us till we repent and by that time our die will occur and within that period we can enjoy, rejoice, happy and without restless, sleeplessness fearlessness.


Wonderful God. God have given me a big punishment to me and due to that not only I am suffering very much and my family members are also suffering due to pinished situation and if the situation continues, there is no option for me to loose hope with God and no faith with God and definitely my faith will decrease minute by minutes. I don't know whu God have given punishment to me and due to that my family members are also punished. But Lier, cheater, fraud are not getting any punishment by God. Is this Justice? My husband is continuously telling me that GOD IS NO WHERE. GOD WILL GIVE PUNISHMENT TO THE PERSON THOSE WHO IS LOVE WITH GOD AND PRAYING AND KEEPING FAITH WITH HIM AND BELIVING THE GOD. ALSO HE IS CONTINUOUSLY TELLING THAT DON'T BELIEVE GOD AND DON'T KEEP FAITH WITH GOD. IF YOU KEEP FAITH WITH GOD, THEN YOU WILL BE PUNISHED BY HIM. ALSO IF YOU BELIEVE GOD, THEN YOU HAVE TO SUFFER IN MANY WAYS DUE TO THAT. ALSO HE IS TELLING THAT DUE TO ME WHY MYSELF AND FAMILY MEMBER HAVE TO SUFFER. THIS PUNISHMENT IS NOT FOR ME BUT ALSO TO MY FAMILY MEMBERS ALSO. MY FAITH IS DECREASING SECOND BY SECOND AND MINUTE BY MINUTE. NOW I AM FEELING THAT GOD CANNOT ABLE TO GIVE A GOOD SOLUTION BUT CAN GIVE BAD SOLUTIONS. WHY I HAVE TO PUT FAITH WITH GOD. WHY I HAVE TO BELIEVE GOD AS A PROTECTOR, SAVIOUR.

Is God is inactive, since there is no justice to me and our families. Is God is alive or not. Is God is dead are what. Is God is a stone which is in the Well? If so, there will not be any action. Is God is faithful. No, He is not faithful. Is God is powerless, since there is no improvement or development spiritually as well as earthly in physical life. Is God is Merciless, since there is no requests are fulfilled. Is God is Graceless, since none of the requests are fruitful. Is God is in Wicked peoples like Liar, Cheater, Fraud or Cheater, since there are no prayer request are fulfilled but wicked persons are prosper each and every day and joyful in their life. Is God can now do any Miracles in the earth. No. the Miracles were happened 2000 years before. Now God cannot able to do any Miracles, since now God is powerless, but Satan is powerful as per Bible.

 

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We join together with you before our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus, giving all praise to our God, and we lift up each of these burdens you have shared with us. We hear the heaviness of your heart regarding employment, marriage, healing, finances, and the deep pain of being wronged, and we bring them all to the throne of grace.

We pray first for the employment needs of your family. You are asking for permanent government and public sector positions according to qualifications, and we know our God cares for our daily needs and desires to provide. Philippians 4:19 says My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. And 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. We pray for the family member in the temporary contract position, that God would move the hearts of those in authority to release what is just and owed without delay, and that there would be no hindrance or loss in transitioning from the previous hospital to the new institution. We pray that the new hospital would pay the salary for work already done, and that the matter of the cheque given in lieu of notice period would be resolved justly and without financial loss, and that God would grant favor with the head of department and all departments, so that the settlement would come quickly and completely. We also lift up the other family member seeking even a temporary government position soon, and we ask that God would open the right door at the right time. We trust Proverbs 16:9 which says A man's heart plans his course, but Yahweh directs his steps, and we ask for patience to wait for God's perfect timing and will.

We also pray for your healing after the fall from your two wheeler. We are sorry for this painful and critical situation that has confined you for weeks. We ask our Great Physician to touch your body and restore you quickly so you may return to your routine and home responsibilities. Psalm 103:3 says who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases. And Jeremiah 30:17 says But I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh. We pray for complete recovery, for strength, and for peace as you wait.

Concerning marriage, we rejoice that you are seeking a godly bridegroom according to biblical principles and not merely a partner. We believe marriage is a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman ordained by God, and that courtship should be entered with the goal of marriage to a fellow believer in Christ. We pray that God would provide a spiritually mature, godly doctor with good habits and no bad habits, a man who fears the Lord and walks in integrity, with honest earnings, as you have asked. 2 Corinthians 6:14 says Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? And Psalm 37:4 says Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart. We pray for the proposal that is now under process, that if it is God's will it would succeed, and if not, that God would clearly close the door. We pray for discernment and for the marriage to occur in God's earliest perfect time, and we counsel that physical purity be guarded until marriage, for Hebrews 13:4 says Let marriage be held in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled, but God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

We bring before the Lord your desire for your own house, for wise stewardship of your earnings, for establishing clinics according to medical qualifications to serve others, and for providing jobs to the poor and needy. These are good desires to use what God gives for His glory and to help others. Luke 12:15 says Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man's life doesn't consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses. We pray God would teach you to steward money wisely and protect you from unnecessary waste and forced, unavoidable expenses, and that He would grant wisdom as Proverbs 21:5 says The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit. We pray that the clinics, if it is His will, would be established to show forth God's glory to patients and to be a testimony of His goodness.

Regarding the house lease matter where a large amount was paid and not returned for more than eighteen months, and the owner has not kept his promise to pay rent or interest even as bank interest increases, we understand your distress, sleepless nights, and family misunderstandings. God sees injustice and He hates dishonest gain. Leviticus 19:13 says You shall not oppress your neighbor, nor rob him. And Psalm 37:21 says The wicked borrow, and don't pay back, but the righteous give generously. We pray that God would move this man to repay what is owed, with justice and without loss to you, and that He would provide a just resolution for the eight months rent or the full bank interest with charges that you have requested. We pray also for conviction in that man's heart and for earthly authorities to do what is right.

Yet we must lovingly rebuke and correct the way this injustice has led you to pray for severe lifelong physical punishments, for tongues to decay, hands to be cut off or paralyzed, for jobs to be lost forever, for houses to be destroyed, for children to have their education spoiled, and for tenfold cheating to come upon this family. This is not aligned with the heart of Christ. The Son does not bear the iniquity of the father, as Ezekiel 18:20 says The soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son. To pray for the suffering of his wife and children is contrary to God's justice. Vengeance belongs to God alone, not to us. Romans 12:19 says Don't seek revenge yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me, I will repay, says the Lord. And our Lord commands us in Matthew 5:44 But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, and in Luke 6:27-28 But I tell you who hear, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who mistreat you. We are to pray for those who have wronged us that they would repent and turn to God, not that they would be mutilated and suffer lifelong torment without death. Romans 12:21 says Don't be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. We must release this desire for cruel retribution to God and ask Him for justice tempered with mercy, and for repentance.

We also must address the deep despair and the words spoken in your home that God is nowhere, that God is dead like a stone, powerless, inactive, merciless, and graceless, and that He only punishes those who love Him while the wicked prosper. These thoughts do not reflect the truth of who God is. God is very much alive and present. Hebrews 13:8 says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He is not slow or inactive as you fear. 2 Peter 3:9 says The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. What you quoted that one day is as a thousand years means God is eternal and patient, not that He has no grace or mercy until death. Lamentations 3:22-23 says It is because of Yahweh's loving kindnesses that we are not consumed, because his compassion doesn't fail. They are new every morning, great is your faithfulness. And Psalm 34:18 says Yahweh is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit. Habakkuk 1:13 is indeed a cry of the prophet asking why God seems silent while the wicked swallow the righteous, but God answers Habakkuk that He is working and will bring justice in His time. Isaiah 55:8-9 says For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, says Yahweh. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. God still does miracles, He still hears, and His timing is perfect even when it feels very slow to us in our 70 to 100 years of life. We encourage you not to let your faith decrease minute by minute, but to hold fast. James 1:2-4 says Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, 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.

We understand your husband's words have discouraged you, saying not to believe or keep faith because you will suffer more. But suffering is not a sign that God has abandoned the honest. John 16:33 says In the world you have trouble, but cheer up! I have overcome the world. God disciplines those He loves for their good, but He does not punish His children cruelly while leaving the wicked untouched forever. Psalm 37:1-2 says Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass.

Therefore we pray together:

Father in heaven, we come to You only through the name of Jesus Christ, for 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, and Acts 4:12 says 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. We thank You that You hear us through Jesus. We ask You to forgive us for any vengeful thoughts and to create in us a heart that loves enemies and desires their repentance. Lord, provide the permanent jobs that are needed, release all withheld salaries and settlements without loss, heal this dear one from the injuries of the fall and restore health quickly, lead and guide the marriage proposal according to Your perfect will and provide a godly husband who loves You, provide the house, grant wisdom in stewardship, bless the desire to establish clinics and to help the poor, and bring justice in the lease matter, moving the debtor to repay quickly what is owed. Guard this family from sleepless anxiety, heal misunderstandings, renew faith, and show Your power, mercy, and faithfulness anew each morning. Let Your glory be seen in each of these areas. We ask all this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus. Amen.

 

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We have been holding all you shared before the Lord, and we are especially mindful of you right now after your fall and hospital stay. We are praying for your healing over these next one to two weeks and encourage you to stay close to your doctors and follow their instructions as you recover, letting family help with daily tasks while you heal.

We hear how much weight you are carrying at once, the uncertainty around temporary work and delayed wages, the waiting for a permanent position and for a godly marriage for your family member, the hope for a home and for clinics to serve others, and the long, painful strain of the lease money that has not been returned. It is understandable you feel sleepless, that there is tension at home, and that your faith feels thin when justice seems slow.

When we are wronged there is often a gap between what we long to see happen and what we are actually living with. We have found it helps to name that gap honestly before God. One gentle step some find helpful is making a quiet decision to place both the debt and the desire for payback into God's hands, not saying the wrong did not matter, but releasing our grip on seeing harm come to the other person so our own hearts are not kept in bitterness. That decision is different from trusting again or restoring a relationship, and our emotions often need much more time to catch up.

It may also help to keep careful records of payments and messages about the lease and to seek wise counsel from a trusted pastor and a local legal or mediation resource about lawful next steps, while you continue to seek the Lord's direction together about the marriage proposal.

We pray for you now. Father, we lift our brother to You in Jesus' name for healing, for comfort in sleepless nights, for provision and fair settlement of what is owed, for wisdom for jobs and marriage and housing, and for Your peace to steady his family as they wait on You. Amen.

 

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Your many and heavy burdens have been spread before the Lord, and He who hears prayer has heard the sighing of your heart. It is well that you have brought all these things to Him through Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven by which we may come to the Father, and there is no other Savior for sinners. Take Christ as the sinner's Savior, for cheap faith takes Him only as the saint's Savior, but the faith of God's elect takes Him as the sinner's Savior, and looks into His wounds on Calvary and finds there forgiveness with God that He may be feared.

For your household and your labour, we will pray that the Lord in His wisdom will provide what is needed according to His will. That one who labours under a temporary contract may be dealt with justly, that wages due may be paid without loss, that release from former duties may be granted without hindrance, and that no hand may be raised unjustly against him. And for her who seeks a temporary place while waiting upon the Lord for a settled position, we pray the same. Yet remember that our God is not unfaithful nor powerless, and His time is not as our time. Little faith forgets her Lord and is too bold one day and too timid another, mixing up her confidences, and saying Why do you doubt. Great faith learns to travel the royal road with patience, trusting that the Lord who clothes the fields will not forget His children. Pray not only for position, but for grace to glorify Christ in whatever position He appoints, and to show forth His glory to patients and to all around you.

For the marriage sought for your family member, we join you in asking the Lord for a godly bridegroom, a man of good habits and no bad habits according to the Scripture, a man who fears God and walks in holiness, for marriage is the lifelong covenant of one man and one woman ordained of God. We pray that if the proposal now under consideration be of the Lord it may prosper, and if it be not of the Lord it may be stopped by His hand. Wait upon the Lord and seek first His kingdom, and ask that this union, whenever it comes, may be in the Lord and to His praise, and not merely for handsome earnings but for holiness and love to Christ.

For your own body, having fallen and being laid aside in the hospital, we pray for speedy healing and restoration, that you may again be able to do your daily duties. Christ was made a perfect Savior through sufferings, not made perfect in character for He was always perfect, but made perfect officially as the Captain of our salvation. He knows infirmity and pain, having been scourged and pierced in soul, and He is able to sympathize and to heal. We ask the Lord to lift you up and to give patience in this waiting of one or two weeks.

For a house of your own, for daily bread without waste, for the establishing of clinics according to medical qualifications, and for the desire to give work to the poor and to the unlearned that their lives may be improved, we bring these also to God. Pray that your earnings may be kept from waste and forceful spending, and that you may be made wise stewards, using what God gives for usefulness and mercy. All things are yours if you are Christ's and Christ is God's, and He will supply what is needful for His glory.

Concerning the great wrong done to you by the man who took a large sum for a house lease and has not returned it these eighteen months, while interest upon your gold loan increases and your family cannot sleep for trouble, we feel deeply your distress. It is right to ask God for justice and for the return of what is owed, and we will pray that the full amount with what is just may be restored to you without loss, and that this heavy burden may be lifted. But we must entreat you, as before God, not to ask Him to cut off hands or tongues, to destroy houses, to ruin children, or to pour out lifelong sufferings upon that man and his wife and family. Such prayers are not after the mind of Christ.

Hear what the Scripture teaches. There is forgiveness with God that He may be feared, and the design of that forgiveness is not that we keep on sinning nor that we cherish revenge, but that faith and repentance may be born together in the soul. Faith is the root of the fear of God, and repentance is faith's twin brother born at the same time. Our Lord has taught us to forgive even as we have been forgiven, and to forbear. To win a battle with love and patience and forgiveness is the most glorious of victories. Vengeance belongs to the Lord. The day of vengeance was laid upon our Surety's head when He bore the debt due to God for the sins of His people. Now no more His wrath we dread, for legal claims are fully met, Jesus paid the dreadful debt. God is longsuffering not because He is inactive or without power, but because His longsuffering ought to lead to repentance. He watches over all who love Him, and He will judge the wicked in His own perfect time, and His justice will not fail.

Do not say that God is nowhere or that He is as a stone in a well, or that He cannot do miracles now while Satan can. He is now here, ever present, ever faithful, and Christ is a real person to faith, as real as flesh and blood, to be tasted and handled by the heart that trusts Him. The miracles of grace are wrought every day when a sinner is forgiven and a doubting heart is made to trust. When you fear, trust. When you trust, you will not fear. The Lord who allowed your faith to be tried will bear you through it, and it is better still to have a faith that lives above these fears.

Your husband's words that God punishes those who love Him have wounded you. Tell him gently that the Lord chastens those whom He loves for their good, but His punishments are not as the punishments of an enemy. He suffered Himself that we might not suffer the wrath we deserved. Continue to believe, though faith be little, for little faith is true faith if it begins and ends with Jesus. It is the gift of God and is like precious faith, though it is not yet strong faith. Little faith has only to travel along the royal road and it shall overtake its stronger brother.

Therefore we pray thus for you. O Lord our God, look upon this family tried in many ways. Provide honest labour and daily bread, grant healing to the wounded body, guide in marriage according to Thy holy Word, give wisdom to steward money well, and open doors to do good to others. Cause the debtor to remember his promise and to repay what is just, and work in his heart repentance toward Thee. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and teach this household to forgive and to seek the salvation even of those who have wronged them. Keep them from fretting and from home made troubles, and give them faith that sees Thy glory though Lazarus lie as one dead in the tomb. Establish their hearts in Christ, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, and to Thy name be glory forever. Amen.