Your burden for this dear sister is evident, and your love for her comes through in every word. To see someone who has prayed for many others, listened with wisdom, and seen God bring healing through her prayers now walk through breast cancer, surgery, and years of hard treatment is heavy. It is right to bring her before the Lord and ask Him to keep her, to hold back any spread of cancer in her bones and body, to prevent swelling and further suffering, and to let her life continue so she can go on blessing others.
We join you in praying for her complete healing. We ask the Lord that no cancer would be found to have spread, that her body would be kept free from disease, and that the painful water swelling you mentioned would not come. We pray that God would strengthen her after all she has endured, and that He would restore her and sustain her life. The Scripture says the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up, and we bring that promise before God for her, trusting not in our own faith as a power we control, but in Jesus Himself.
You also ask for guidance about medications, and that her husband is weary of the awful effects of chemotherapy and other therapies after a fight that has lasted for years, wanting instead to fight the good fight of faith. That desire for faith is precious, and God honors the heart that looks to Him. At the same time, decisions about treatment need wisdom that comes from above. There is a kind of wisdom that belongs to this world, driven by envy, strife, and the desire to get what we want quickly, and it leads to confusion. The wisdom that comes from God is different. It is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to listen, full of mercy and good fruit. It leads to purity and peace rather than pressure or fear.
True wisdom is not just having facts, but knowing what to do with the facts you have. The beginning of wisdom is the fear of the Lord, a humble reverence that seeks Him first. In Jesus are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and He gives the Spirit of wisdom to those who ask. We pray that God will give this sister, her husband, and her doctors that kind of wisdom, clear, calm, and merciful, so that every decision about medication and care is made with a quiet confidence before the Lord, not from exhaustion or fear alone. Encourage them to seek godly counsel, to ask openly, to weigh the medical facts prayerfully, and to listen for the Lord's leading that brings peace.
In this long battle it helps to remember how faith works. The faith by which we are saved is a gift from God, and every person is given a measure of faith. There is also at times a special gift of faith that God gives for a particular moment, not as a reservoir we can turn on whenever we wish, but as He wills. Even great men and women of faith have known lapses. Abraham, a man of faith, at one point called his wife his sister out of fear. Elijah, after great courage, ran and hid in a cave. This does not mean they lost their standing with God. It means faith is proved and tested over time, and God is gracious when our strength feels thin. If her faith or her husband's faith feels tired after years of treatment, that does not disqualify them. God looks at the faith that reaches for Him, and He counts that for righteousness. The just shall live by faith, not by works or by perfect resolve, but by trusting Jesus day by day.
The testing of faith is never to inform God, but to refine us, and God honors the simple trust that says, Lord, I look to You. Laying on of hands and anointing with oil are not a transfer of power from a person, but a point where faith can be released toward the Lord, an expectation that He will act. We pray that as hands are laid on her and prayers are offered, her own faith and the faith of those around her would be lifted to Jesus with fresh expectation.
So we pray now. Father, in the name of Jesus we lift up this beloved sister to You. You know her body, her history, the surgery she has endured, and the long road of therapies. We ask You to have mercy and to keep cancer from spreading in her bones and throughout her body. Let no new disease be found. Keep away painful swelling. Touch her and bring healing according to Your will. Give her strength, rest, and hope. Give her husband and her medical team wisdom from above that is pure, peaceable, gentle, and full of mercy, so they know what to do about medications and next steps. Lead them to the right actions in light of all the facts, with peace that comes from You. Sustain their faith, even if it has felt weak at times, and remind them that You honor the heart that trusts You. Let them continue to fight the good fight of faith, not in their own strength but in Yours. And Lord, let her live and continue to be a blessing to many, as she has blessed so many already, listening, praying, and giving wise counsel. Comfort her, encourage her, and let her know Your nearness. We trust her into Your gracious hands, asking for life, for healing, and for Your perfect will to be done. Amen.
We will continue to keep her in prayer with you, asking God to guard her, guide her, and use her life for His glory.