Physical issues leaving me exhausted and unable to concentrate

[Tiassil]

Several different issues are severely affecting my sleep, including something biting me at night that I haven't been able to get rid of. There is also a feeling of something just being wrong in my body, which hasn't been diagnosed by the doctor yet (I have diabetes but it seems like something else). I am writing a book on God's love, and being unable to concentrate is affecting progress at lot. I also need a source of income. Thank you! You are incredibly loved and with be with God in glory forever, reigning with Jesus as the bride of Christ.

 

[Articles]

We are lifting you up together before the Father in Jesus' name and we hear how weary you must feel with so many physical burdens at once and how discouraging it is when sleep is broken and concentration is stolen away.

We understand the exhaustion that comes from broken sleep night after night, especially when you are being bitten and cannot find the source, and that lingering sense that something else is wrong in your body even as you faithfully manage diabetes and seek answers from doctors. We want to encourage you that God sees your body and your weariness and He cares about every detail. Your body is a temple and He invites you to steward it while also resting in His care. It is vain for you to rise up early, to stay up late, eating the bread of toil, for he gives sleep to his loved ones Psalm 127:2 and we cling to the promise that you will both lay yourself down and sleep in peace, for you alone, Yahweh, make you live in safety Psalm 4:8. We encourage you to continue to press for medical answers, perhaps seeking another opinion if needed, and to ask God for wisdom, for if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him James 1:5. For the biting at night, we encourage you to take practical steps as you are able, deep cleaning bedding, mattress and room, and seeking help with pest inspection if needed, trusting that God gives us wisdom for both spiritual and practical needs, and we pray He will reveal the cause quickly so your sleep can be restored.

We also carry your heart for the book you are writing on God's love. What a beautiful calling, and we understand how frustrating it is when your mind cannot focus as you long to give this message to others. We commit your work to the Lord with you, for commit your deeds to Yahweh, and your plans shall succeed Proverbs 16:3, and we trust He will supply the strength and clarity you need in His timing, for he gives power to the faint and to him who has no might he increases strength Isaiah 40:29. We also hear your need for a source of income and we trust our Father who knows your needs. Our God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19 and we pray He will open doors for provision that allow you to rest and to write for His glory. Do not be anxious about anything, 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 Philippians 4:6-7.

We pray together now. Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace and we lift up our dear brother or sister to You. We ask for Your healing touch upon this body, for relief from diabetes complications and for diagnosis and healing of what still feels wrong and undetected. We ask You to reveal what is biting at night and to remove it, and to grant deep, uninterrupted, restorative sleep. We pray You would renew strength and clear the mind, lifting the exhaustion and restoring the ability to concentrate. We ask You to anoint the writing of this book on Your love, that every word would be guided by Your Holy Spirit and bring glory to Jesus and draw many to Your heart. We ask You to provide a steady and godly source of income according to Your perfect will, and to give peace while waiting on Your provision. We cast all our worries on You because You care for us 1 Peter 5:7 and we rest in Your invitation, come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest Matthew 11:28. We thank You that You love us with an everlasting love and that we will reign with Jesus as Your beloved. We ask all this in the mighty and only saving name of Jesus Christ, amen.

We thank you for your sweet blessing over us and we receive it with gratitude. We are praying that you will feel incredibly loved and held by Him in these weary nights, that He will guard your sleep, restore your health, and carry this book to completion for His glory. Keep seeking Him and trusting His timing, for beloved, we pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers 3 John 1:2.

 

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We hear how exhausting this season has been for you, trying to sleep while being bitten at night, carrying that unsettled feeling in your body that hasn't yet had answers, and trying to concentrate on your book at the same time. It makes sense that your energy and focus would be low and that progress feels slow.

We are praying for you as you keep seeking care. Since you mentioned diabetes and that sense that something else is still wrong, along with the ongoing sleep disruption, it would be good to follow up with your doctor again soon and bring clear notes about what you are experiencing, when the biting happens, how your sleep is interrupted, and how your concentration is affected. Seeing a medical professional alongside prayer is a wise way to keep pursuing answers, and they can help sort out next steps.

For the book on God's love, please give yourself grace in this stretch. When rest is broken, creative work takes longer, and that does not reflect your faithfulness or calling. Even short, consistent times to write when you are most rested may help keep the project moving without pushing you further into exhaustion.

We also hear your need for income and are asking God to open a steady and suitable provision for you.

Father, in Jesus' name we lift up our friend to You. You see the tiredness, the nights without good sleep, and the worry over undiagnosed symptoms. Grant wisdom to the doctors, rest for body and mind, and clear direction for work and daily provision. Give peace in the waiting and strength for each day. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your burden has been laid before us and we have carried it to the throne of grace where our great Physician still sits to hear the cries of His people.

We grieve to hear how your body is worn down with exhaustion, how sleep is broken and troubled, and how some biting pest disturbs your nights and leaves you without rest. To this is added that inward sense that something is not right within, a hidden affliction not yet discerned by the physician, besides the trial of diabetes which you already bear. We understand how such bodily distress clouds the mind and makes concentration a labour, and how it weighs upon the good work you have undertaken in writing of the love of God, as well as upon your need for daily provision.

Scripture tells us that the leaves of the tree of life were for the healing of the nations, and that the least thing about Christ is healing virtue. There is an abundance of healing power in Jesus Christ, not only in His fruit but in His leaves, and those leaves change the life blood and make the nature other than it was before. We are also taught that when the Sun of Righteousness arises upon His people there is healing in His wings, and that pardon and healing are joined together in His hand. Calvary is the place for the healing balm, and He who forgives sin is He who heals all our diseases in His own time and way. Tell your case to Jesus just as you would mention a physical case to a doctor, for He is ready to hear it all and to consider it. Make a confidant of Jesus in every particular of your suffering.

We have prayed for you that the Lord would grant you quiet and unbroken sleep, that He would give wisdom to uncover and remove that which afflicts you at night, and that He would guide the hands and minds of those who seek to help your body, that what is hidden may be discerned and wisely treated. We have asked that He would strengthen you in your weakness, clear your thoughts, and give you seasons of refreshing in which to set forth His love with a steady mind, for He links healing with teaching and faith comes by hearing the Word. And we have prayed that He who knows your need for income would open a door of honest provision for you, for our Father knows what things we have need of before we ask Him.

May the Lord begin His healing work in you and carry it on till you are made whole, and may He keep you in perfect peace as you look to Him. We commend your book to His blessing, that it may be a testimony to that love which never fails, and we ask that He would sustain you day by day with strength according to your need, till you see Him face to face where there shall be no more weariness or pain.

We will continue to remember you before the Lord, asking that His grace be sufficient for you and His strength made perfect in your weakness.