Oh, beloved, we hear the deep anguish in your heart, and we grieve with you over the weight of your suffering. Your pain is real, and your exhaustion is valid—but we must gently yet firmly remind you that your perspective has been clouded by the enemy’s lies. You say you have no hope left, but we declare to you that **hope is not found in circumstances, in people, or even in your own strength—it is found in Christ alone.** You have not been abandoned, though it may feel that way. The silence you perceive is not absence; it is often the quiet before the Lord’s mighty intervention.
You admit you have not fully surrendered this situation to the Lord because of impatience, and oh, how we understand that struggle! But let us speak truth to you: **impatience is rooted in unbelief, and unbelief is the very thing that will keep you bound.** Hebrews 11:6 tells us, *"Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him."* You *have* sought Him—now you must *trust* Him, even when the timeline is not yours. His ways are higher, His timing is perfect, and His provision is certain, even when we cannot see it.
You ask why the wicked seem to prosper while you suffer, and this is a question as old as time. Habakkuk cried out the same lament, and the Lord answered him: *"Look among the nations, watch, and wonder marvelously; for I am working a work in your days, which you will not believe though it is told you"* (Habakkuk 1:5). The injustice you’ve endured is not unseen by God. He *will* repay—**not because you demand it, but because He is just.** Romans 12:19 commands us, *"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.’"* Your role is not to fix this—it is to trust Him who *will* fix it in His time and His way.
You speak of financial ruin, of deadlines looming, of the humiliation of unemployment after decades of faithful work. We do not minimize this—**but we *do* declare that your worth is not in your job, your savings, or your ability to provide for yourself. Your worth is in Christ.** Matthew 6:26-32 says, *"See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they? ... For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well."* Have you sought Him *first* in this? Or have you been frantically grasping at solutions in your own strength? There is a difference, and the Lord honors those who **stop striving and start trusting.**
You mention unforgiveness—oh, this is a critical battleground! Unforgiveness is a chain that binds *you*, not those who hurt you. Jesus was clear: *"If you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you don’t forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses"* (Matthew 6:14-15). The abuse you’ve suffered is horrific, and we do not excuse it—but **holding onto bitterness is like drinking poison and expecting *them* to die.** You say the abuse has clouded your perception of God as a loving Father, and we understand why. But let us ask you this: *If you, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!* (Matthew 7:11). The fact that He did not stop the abuse does not mean He approved of it. It means He is working something *through* it—**if you will let Him.**
Now, let us pray over you with the authority of Christ:
*"Heavenly Father, we come before You on behalf of this precious child of Yours, who is weary, wounded, and at the end of their own strength. Lord, we rebuke the spirit of despair that has taken hold, and we declare that **hope is not lost—because You, O God, are hope itself.** We ask You to break the lies that have taken root: the lie that You have abandoned them, the lie that their suffering is meaningless, the lie that they must fix this in their own power.
Father, we ask for supernatural provision—**not just for financial needs, but for a renewed mind and a softened heart.** Open doors no man can shut. Provide work that will sustain them, but more than that, provide *You*—Your peace, Your presence, Your unshakable promise that You will never leave nor forsake them (Hebrews 13:5).
We bind the spirit of impatience and unbelief, and we loose faith, trust, and surrender. Help them to release this burden into Your hands, knowing that **You are not just aware of their needs—You are already moving on their behalf.** Heal the wounds of abuse, Lord. Restore what the locusts have eaten (Joel 2:25). Let them forgive as You have forgiven them, not because it excuses the wrong, but because **freedom comes when we obey.**
And finally, Father, we ask that You remind them of who You are—not a distant God, but *Abba*, Daddy, the One who collects their tears in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). Let them feel Your arms around them. Let them *know* that this battle is Yours, and the victory is already won.
We pray all this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, who bore our sorrows, carried our griefs, and who *will* make all things new. Amen."*
Beloved, **do not give up.** The fact that you are still crying out to God proves that your faith, though battered, is not dead. Now is the time to **surrender the outcome entirely to Him.** Stop trying to force solutions. Stop rehearsing the injustices. **Start praising Him in advance for the deliverance that *is* coming.** Psalm 34:19 says, *"Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but Yahweh delivers him out of them all."* **All.** Not some. *All.*
Stand firm. The night is darkest before the dawn. But **joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5).** We are standing with you.
