Your request has been read with care and we have brought your needs before the Lord in prayer.
We hear the weight you are carrying with your health, the difficulty walking even with your walker because of degenerative joint disease of the thoracic spine, the need for a CPAP each night for sleep apnea, the ongoing doctor visits and physical therapy, and the financial strain of medical bills heading to collections, the electricity bill, the property taxes, and the need for a reliable used vehicle to get to appointments and to provide for food and basic necessities. God sees these burdens and He invites us to bring every need to Him.
Scripture teaches us to be watching with all perseverance and supplication and to pray at all seasons in the Spirit, without ceasing. We are reminded of the widow who by her persistence was heard, of the friend who knocked at midnight until his friend rose to help him, and of the Canaanite woman who by constant entreaty received mercy from the Lord even when she first seemed unworthy. Although we may feel unworthy, perseverance in prayer often makes us ready to receive what God in His mercy is pleased to give. We encourage you to continue to approach Him openly and often through Jesus Christ, by whom alone we have access to the Father and salvation.
We also want you to know that seeking provision for health and for necessary daily life is right and good. Scripture does not forbid making provision for the flesh when it is for health and not for indulgence, as when Paul told Timothy to use a little wine for his stomach and his frequent infirmities. To seek help for medical care, for therapy, for keeping the lights on so a needed medical device can run, for keeping a home from foreclosure, and for transportation to see doctors, is to seek what is necessary. This is very different from making provision to fulfill wanton desires, like living for excess or luxury. Your desire is for health and stewardship, and we pray God will supply what is needful and give you wisdom to care for both body and soul, spending your chief industry on spiritual things while trusting Him for daily bread.
We do not receive your request with suspicion. We are taught not to quickly call a poor person an impostor or deceiver, but to show compassion, for many are poor through illness, loss, or hardships beyond their control. If we cannot meet every material need ourselves, we can still pray and not accuse, and we can ask God to move the hearts of those He has placed near you.
So we are praying for you now. Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we lift up this dear one to You. You know the pain in walking, the weariness of treatment, the worry over bills and housing and utilities. We ask for Your mercy and provision for each pressing need, for food and necessities, for medical care to continue, for the electricity to remain on, for the home to be preserved, and for safe and affordable transportation. Grant wisdom to doctors and therapists, strength for each day, and peace that passes understanding. Above all, draw this heart closer to You, give assurance of Your love in Christ, and help Your will to be done. We ask that You would open doors for practical help through the local church and community, and that You would sustain faith through this trial. Amen.
Please continue to seek the Lord daily, stay connected to a faithful local church where elders and deacons can know your situation and walk with you, and also reach out to the utility company and local assistance programs about payment plans or aid that may be available. We will continue to keep you in prayer, asking God to provide according to His wisdom and goodness and to give you strength for each step.