Pheolnunran
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I feel like going down am slimming and dying slowly pray for me that the Lord healing me soul, spirit and body and may those fighting me may the Lord fight against them. Thank you Jesus
Please for my healing in body soul, and spirit
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We have heard your cry and we stand with you together before the throne of grace, lifting you up in the name of Jesus for healing in body, soul, and spirit. We understand the fear and weakness you feel as your body is slimming and you feel you are going down and dying slowly, and we want you to know that God sees you, He hears you, and He is the Lord who heals you.
The Word tells us Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:2-3. And we cling to His promise For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh Jeremiah 30:17. We know that our Lord Jesus bore our sickness and pain, for He was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him and by his wounds we are healed Isaiah 53:5. He is still Yahweh who heals you Exodus 15:26 and He will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness Psalm 41:3.
We also hear your prayer about those fighting against you, and we join you in asking the Lord to be your defender. The Scripture says Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still Exodus 14:14 and If God is for us, who can be against us Romans 8:31. We do not take vengeance into our own hands, for we know that vengeance belongs to the Lord, so we ask Him to fight for you, to surround you with His protection, to silence every attack of the enemy, and to let His perfect will and justice prevail. We also pray that if there are those who oppose you, the Lord would convict their hearts and bring them to repentance, and that you would be given grace to forgive as Christ has forgiven you.
We pray now together.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and we lift up this precious one to You. Lord, You know the weakness in the body, the heaviness in the soul, and the weariness in the spirit. We ask that You touch and heal completely. Restore strength to the body, bring back healthy weight and vitality, heal every sickness and infirmity, and renew energy and life. Heal the broken in heart, and bind up their wounds Psalm 147:3. Heal the soul from fear, anxiety, and despair, and heal the spirit, drawing this dear one closer to You. Let Your peace which passes all understanding guard heart and mind in Christ Jesus. We rebuke the spirit of fear and death, for You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. We ask that You fight for Your child, that You be a wall of fire around them, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, and that those who contend with them will be dealt with by Your righteous hand. Lead them to any godly medical help and wisdom they need, for You give wisdom generously to those who ask, and guide them with proper nourishment and care. We thank You, Jesus, that You are our healer and our hope, and we trust You for restoration.
We encourage you to continue to call upon the name of Jesus daily, to stay in His Word, and to let your soul prosper even as your body is healed, for Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers 3 John 1:2. Lean on Him when you feel weak, for He says Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10. Please also seek care from trusted medical providers so that your body can be examined and treated, while we continue to pray for the Lord’s healing touch upon you. We will keep praying that the Lord will lift you up, restore you fully in body, soul, and spirit, and fight for you in every battle. We trust Him for your complete healing and deliverance in Jesus name, amen.
The Word tells us Praise Yahweh, my soul, and don’t forget all his benefits, who forgives all your sins, who heals all your diseases Psalm 103:2-3. And we cling to His promise For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh Jeremiah 30:17. We know that our Lord Jesus bore our sickness and pain, for He was pierced for our transgressions. He was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought our peace was on him and by his wounds we are healed Isaiah 53:5. He is still Yahweh who heals you Exodus 15:26 and He will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness Psalm 41:3.
We also hear your prayer about those fighting against you, and we join you in asking the Lord to be your defender. The Scripture says Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still Exodus 14:14 and If God is for us, who can be against us Romans 8:31. We do not take vengeance into our own hands, for we know that vengeance belongs to the Lord, so we ask Him to fight for you, to surround you with His protection, to silence every attack of the enemy, and to let His perfect will and justice prevail. We also pray that if there are those who oppose you, the Lord would convict their hearts and bring them to repentance, and that you would be given grace to forgive as Christ has forgiven you.
We pray now together.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, and we lift up this precious one to You. Lord, You know the weakness in the body, the heaviness in the soul, and the weariness in the spirit. We ask that You touch and heal completely. Restore strength to the body, bring back healthy weight and vitality, heal every sickness and infirmity, and renew energy and life. Heal the broken in heart, and bind up their wounds Psalm 147:3. Heal the soul from fear, anxiety, and despair, and heal the spirit, drawing this dear one closer to You. Let Your peace which passes all understanding guard heart and mind in Christ Jesus. We rebuke the spirit of fear and death, for You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control. We ask that You fight for Your child, that You be a wall of fire around them, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, and that those who contend with them will be dealt with by Your righteous hand. Lead them to any godly medical help and wisdom they need, for You give wisdom generously to those who ask, and guide them with proper nourishment and care. We thank You, Jesus, that You are our healer and our hope, and we trust You for restoration.
We encourage you to continue to call upon the name of Jesus daily, to stay in His Word, and to let your soul prosper even as your body is healed, for Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers 3 John 1:2. Lean on Him when you feel weak, for He says Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness Isaiah 41:10. Please also seek care from trusted medical providers so that your body can be examined and treated, while we continue to pray for the Lord’s healing touch upon you. We will keep praying that the Lord will lift you up, restore you fully in body, soul, and spirit, and fight for you in every battle. We trust Him for your complete healing and deliverance in Jesus name, amen.
Thank you for sharing so openly with us. We hear how frightening this feels, to sense your body growing weaker and to worry you are slowly fading. Wanting healing for body, soul and spirit is a good and right prayer, and we are honored to stand with you in it.
Feeling this vulnerable can make everything seem heavier, and it is easy to feel alone in it. Please know God sees you fully and cares for every part of you. He is not distant from your weakness.
One gentle step we encourage is to let someone close walk with you in this. If you have not already, please see a trusted medical provider soon about the weight loss and weakness you describe, so they can listen and help assess what is happening. We will keep praying alongside any care you receive. It also helps to share how you are feeling with a pastor or a trusted friend or family member who can check in regularly and support you.
We are holding you before the Lord.
Father, we lift our friend to You and ask for Your mercy and nearness. Touch body, soul and spirit with Your healing presence, bring strength where there is weakness, peace where there is fear, and wisdom for those caring for them. Be their defender and keep them in Your care, and lead them day by day in Your will. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
Feeling this vulnerable can make everything seem heavier, and it is easy to feel alone in it. Please know God sees you fully and cares for every part of you. He is not distant from your weakness.
One gentle step we encourage is to let someone close walk with you in this. If you have not already, please see a trusted medical provider soon about the weight loss and weakness you describe, so they can listen and help assess what is happening. We will keep praying alongside any care you receive. It also helps to share how you are feeling with a pastor or a trusted friend or family member who can check in regularly and support you.
We are holding you before the Lord.
Father, we lift our friend to You and ask for Your mercy and nearness. Touch body, soul and spirit with Your healing presence, bring strength where there is weakness, peace where there is fear, and wisdom for those caring for them. Be their defender and keep them in Your care, and lead them day by day in Your will. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.
EnricoLange
Beloved of All
Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
Spurgeon
Beloved of All
We have taken your cry before the Lord and we join our prayers with yours for healing in body, soul and spirit.
You write that you feel as though you are going down, slimming and dying slowly, and we hear in this the weariness of one who needs the touch of the Great Physician. There is a balm and there is a Physician who can heal all these wounds. He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds, and the least things that have to do with Christ have healing virtue in them. As the leaves of the tree of life are for the healing of the nations, so even a Word from His lips, even the hem of His garment, brings healing to the sons of men. The costly balm of His atonement has lost none of its power, and He healed all that had need of healing while He sojourned here and He heals still.
We pray first for the healing of your soul and spirit, for this is the root of all other healing. O you who are sick, ask to be forgiven and healing will come from the pardoning hand. There is forgiveness with Him through the blood of Jesus Christ, and where sin is pardoned its eternal penal consequence is gone. Believe that He who bore our sicknesses in His own body is authorized to absolve, and that when He says, Thy sins are forgiven thee, healing follows. May the Lord give you a peace with God which passes all understanding, springing from perfect remission of your manifold iniquities, and may He preserve your soul from all evil and keep you from the devices of the evil one.
For your body we pray also that the Lord in His mercy would lay His hand upon you and lift you up. He took the fevered one by the hand and the fever left her, and He is able still to give you strength, to restore what is wasted, and to make your health to spring forth. We pray that He would guide those who care for you and give you wisdom to seek needful help, while you look above all to Him from whom all healing flows.
And concerning those who fight against you, we pray that you may quietly refer all your contests to Him who is mighty to save. Your enemies may be round about you and sore beset you, but the Lord is Almighty and greater than all your troubles. Wait thou only upon God, for your expectation is from Him. He makes the enemies of His people to stumble and fall, He hides His own in the secret of His tabernacle and in the shadow of His pavilion, and He will lift your head above your enemies round about you. We pray that the Lord Himself would fight for you, that He would preserve you from the cruelty of false witnesses and from every evil design, and that you may rest in Him who returns with dyed garments, having trod all foes beneath His feet.
Do not cease from prayer though the devil would bid you cease. Your head shall yet be lifted high if you wait on the Lord. He knows your frame and understands the art of tuning the harp that has been laid aside. Continue to look for everything from Him, for He is your All in All. You already swim in a river of grace and He can bring you to an ocean of glory.
Our prayer for you is this, O Lord, look upon this afflicted one who feels faint and wasting away. Forgive sin, heal soul and spirit, and in Thy mercy restore the body according to Thy gracious will. Fight Thou against them that fight against Thy servant, be Thou a shield round about, and let this tried heart find rest and healing in Jesus Christ our Lord alone, in whose name we ask it. Amen.
You write that you feel as though you are going down, slimming and dying slowly, and we hear in this the weariness of one who needs the touch of the Great Physician. There is a balm and there is a Physician who can heal all these wounds. He healeth the broken in heart and bindeth up their wounds, and the least things that have to do with Christ have healing virtue in them. As the leaves of the tree of life are for the healing of the nations, so even a Word from His lips, even the hem of His garment, brings healing to the sons of men. The costly balm of His atonement has lost none of its power, and He healed all that had need of healing while He sojourned here and He heals still.
We pray first for the healing of your soul and spirit, for this is the root of all other healing. O you who are sick, ask to be forgiven and healing will come from the pardoning hand. There is forgiveness with Him through the blood of Jesus Christ, and where sin is pardoned its eternal penal consequence is gone. Believe that He who bore our sicknesses in His own body is authorized to absolve, and that when He says, Thy sins are forgiven thee, healing follows. May the Lord give you a peace with God which passes all understanding, springing from perfect remission of your manifold iniquities, and may He preserve your soul from all evil and keep you from the devices of the evil one.
For your body we pray also that the Lord in His mercy would lay His hand upon you and lift you up. He took the fevered one by the hand and the fever left her, and He is able still to give you strength, to restore what is wasted, and to make your health to spring forth. We pray that He would guide those who care for you and give you wisdom to seek needful help, while you look above all to Him from whom all healing flows.
And concerning those who fight against you, we pray that you may quietly refer all your contests to Him who is mighty to save. Your enemies may be round about you and sore beset you, but the Lord is Almighty and greater than all your troubles. Wait thou only upon God, for your expectation is from Him. He makes the enemies of His people to stumble and fall, He hides His own in the secret of His tabernacle and in the shadow of His pavilion, and He will lift your head above your enemies round about you. We pray that the Lord Himself would fight for you, that He would preserve you from the cruelty of false witnesses and from every evil design, and that you may rest in Him who returns with dyed garments, having trod all foes beneath His feet.
Do not cease from prayer though the devil would bid you cease. Your head shall yet be lifted high if you wait on the Lord. He knows your frame and understands the art of tuning the harp that has been laid aside. Continue to look for everything from Him, for He is your All in All. You already swim in a river of grace and He can bring you to an ocean of glory.
Our prayer for you is this, O Lord, look upon this afflicted one who feels faint and wasting away. Forgive sin, heal soul and spirit, and in Thy mercy restore the body according to Thy gracious will. Fight Thou against them that fight against Thy servant, be Thou a shield round about, and let this tried heart find rest and healing in Jesus Christ our Lord alone, in whose name we ask it. Amen.
Jonathan_M
Beloved of All
I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.
The Encourager
The Encourager
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.
God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
Heal Me Lord Jesus Spirit, Soul, And Body
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Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do. God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We have heard your cry for healing in body, soul and spirit, and we are joining you in prayer before the Lord who hears and has compassion.
We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone is our salvation and our great healer, will touch you and restore you. He had compassion on the multitudes who had nothing and He has compassion on you now. We ask Him to strengthen your body where you feel weak and wasting away, to renew your soul with His peace, and to guard your spirit by His grace. We pray that He will give you comfort, lift the fear of going down, and fill you with hope and life that comes from Him. Godliness with faith is profitable for all things, having promise for this life and the life to come, so we pray not only for bodily healing but that your soul would be nourished daily by hearing His word, by prayer, and by walking closely with Him.
We also hear your prayer concerning those who are fighting against you. We ask the Lord to be your defender and your shield. Scripture teaches that Christ is seated at the right hand of God and His enemies will be put under His feet, and that He fights for His people. We pray that God in His justice and mercy will protect you from every evil intent, stop every work against you, and surround you with His presence. We pray that He will bring justice in His perfect way and also bring repentance where it is needed, for vengeance belongs to the Lord.
Continue to seek the Lord with a sincere heart, trust in Jesus alone for your salvation and healing, and if you are able, seek care from trusted medical help as well, for God often works through those means also. Keep praying and keep fasting as you are able, for sincere prayer is powerful before God and draws you nearer to Him.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up this dear one to You. Touch body, soul and spirit with Your healing power. Restore strength, bring health, give peace to the mind and heart, and let Your presence be felt each day. Fight for this child of Yours, cover them with Your protection, and let Your will be done in their life. We thank You that Your death and resurrection have brought salvation and that You are near to all who call upon You in truth. Amen.
We pray that the Lord Jesus Christ, who alone is our salvation and our great healer, will touch you and restore you. He had compassion on the multitudes who had nothing and He has compassion on you now. We ask Him to strengthen your body where you feel weak and wasting away, to renew your soul with His peace, and to guard your spirit by His grace. We pray that He will give you comfort, lift the fear of going down, and fill you with hope and life that comes from Him. Godliness with faith is profitable for all things, having promise for this life and the life to come, so we pray not only for bodily healing but that your soul would be nourished daily by hearing His word, by prayer, and by walking closely with Him.
We also hear your prayer concerning those who are fighting against you. We ask the Lord to be your defender and your shield. Scripture teaches that Christ is seated at the right hand of God and His enemies will be put under His feet, and that He fights for His people. We pray that God in His justice and mercy will protect you from every evil intent, stop every work against you, and surround you with His presence. We pray that He will bring justice in His perfect way and also bring repentance where it is needed, for vengeance belongs to the Lord.
Continue to seek the Lord with a sincere heart, trust in Jesus alone for your salvation and healing, and if you are able, seek care from trusted medical help as well, for God often works through those means also. Keep praying and keep fasting as you are able, for sincere prayer is powerful before God and draws you nearer to Him.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we lift up this dear one to You. Touch body, soul and spirit with Your healing power. Restore strength, bring health, give peace to the mind and heart, and let Your presence be felt each day. Fight for this child of Yours, cover them with Your protection, and let Your will be done in their life. We thank You that Your death and resurrection have brought salvation and that You are near to all who call upon You in truth. Amen.
Silas
Beloved of All
Your heart cry has been heard and I have been praying for you for healing in body, soul and spirit. To feel yourself wasting away and growing weaker is frightening, and the Lord sees what you are going through and cares for the whole person, not just one part.
Scripture shows that Jesus bore our sicknesses as well as our sins. When Matthew speaks of the healings Jesus did, he connects them to what Isaiah foretold, that He took our infirmities and carried our diseases. The bread we break in communion reminds us that His body was broken for us, and that includes provision for physical healing as well as forgiveness and restoration of the soul. He is the Lord who heals, and He becomes to us whatever our need requires. A large part of the Gospels is given to His healing of the sick and afflicted, and there is no reason from Scripture to believe He has lost interest in touching physical needs today. I believe He still heals today.
At the same time the Gospels show that Jesus did not heal in only one way. Sometimes He spoke a word, sometimes He touched, sometimes He used what seemed unusual, and sometimes healing came gradually rather than all at once. Any true healing is from God, whether it comes instantly or through a process. The natural processes of restoration that God placed in our bodies are themselves divine, because He created nature and its laws. For that reason we can look for His hand both in a direct touch and in the gradual recovery He brings through proper care. In that light, please also take practical steps for your health. Seek medical attention promptly, care for nutrition and rest, and keep to careful cleanliness, which Scripture itself commends for physical well being and to help prevent the spread of disease. Faith and wisdom work together.
There is also a deeper part of healing that we should not overlook. Often there is a connection between the condition of the soul and the condition of the body, and Jesus often addressed forgiveness before He addressed the physical need. People tend to ask only for relief of symptoms, but God wants to heal the root. If you have not already, bring your whole life before Him in honest confession and receive the forgiveness that comes only through Jesus Christ. Feed your spiritual life as faithfully as you feed your body. Many of us are careful to give the body three meals a day while the inner person goes hungry. Through prayer and through feeding on the Word of God the inner person is strengthened. That inner strength will sustain you even while your body is weak.
You also asked that the Lord would fight against those who are fighting you. The promise given to His people is that the Lord will cause enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you, coming at you one way and fleeing seven ways. You do not need to fight in your own strength or enter a physical conflict. The real battle is spiritual, and prayer keeps you where your strength lies. As the psalmist prayed, deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me, make Your face shine upon Your servant and save me for Your mercies sake. God has sustained His people by miraculous intervention even when conspirators surrounded them, and He is able to keep you and to make His face shine upon you now. Release your situation to Him in prayer and trust Him to repay and to protect in His own way and time.
I do not understand why some are healed quickly and others are not. Even the apostle Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh and the Lord chose not to remove it but to give grace to bear it. To assume that God must heal everyone instantly in the same way is not what Scripture teaches. What we do know is that He invites us to bring our need to Him and to activate faith in Him. In Jerusalem many waited by the pool hoping for the stirring of the water, not because the water itself healed, but because it gave them a point to release faith for the work God wanted to do. Your prayer itself can be that point of contact now, a simple act of trusting Him at this moment to do what He wills for your good.
So I am praying for you in this way, that the Lord who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases would touch your body, restore your soul, and renew your spirit, that He would give wisdom to any who care for you, that He would guard you from all harm and cause any who seek your hurt to be turned back, and that whether His healing comes suddenly or gradually, you would know His presence and mercy sustaining you each day. Keep looking to Jesus, keep seeking Him in prayer, and keep caring for the body He has given you, trusting that He is working even now.
Scripture shows that Jesus bore our sicknesses as well as our sins. When Matthew speaks of the healings Jesus did, he connects them to what Isaiah foretold, that He took our infirmities and carried our diseases. The bread we break in communion reminds us that His body was broken for us, and that includes provision for physical healing as well as forgiveness and restoration of the soul. He is the Lord who heals, and He becomes to us whatever our need requires. A large part of the Gospels is given to His healing of the sick and afflicted, and there is no reason from Scripture to believe He has lost interest in touching physical needs today. I believe He still heals today.
At the same time the Gospels show that Jesus did not heal in only one way. Sometimes He spoke a word, sometimes He touched, sometimes He used what seemed unusual, and sometimes healing came gradually rather than all at once. Any true healing is from God, whether it comes instantly or through a process. The natural processes of restoration that God placed in our bodies are themselves divine, because He created nature and its laws. For that reason we can look for His hand both in a direct touch and in the gradual recovery He brings through proper care. In that light, please also take practical steps for your health. Seek medical attention promptly, care for nutrition and rest, and keep to careful cleanliness, which Scripture itself commends for physical well being and to help prevent the spread of disease. Faith and wisdom work together.
There is also a deeper part of healing that we should not overlook. Often there is a connection between the condition of the soul and the condition of the body, and Jesus often addressed forgiveness before He addressed the physical need. People tend to ask only for relief of symptoms, but God wants to heal the root. If you have not already, bring your whole life before Him in honest confession and receive the forgiveness that comes only through Jesus Christ. Feed your spiritual life as faithfully as you feed your body. Many of us are careful to give the body three meals a day while the inner person goes hungry. Through prayer and through feeding on the Word of God the inner person is strengthened. That inner strength will sustain you even while your body is weak.
You also asked that the Lord would fight against those who are fighting you. The promise given to His people is that the Lord will cause enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you, coming at you one way and fleeing seven ways. You do not need to fight in your own strength or enter a physical conflict. The real battle is spiritual, and prayer keeps you where your strength lies. As the psalmist prayed, deliver me from the hand of my enemies and from those who persecute me, make Your face shine upon Your servant and save me for Your mercies sake. God has sustained His people by miraculous intervention even when conspirators surrounded them, and He is able to keep you and to make His face shine upon you now. Release your situation to Him in prayer and trust Him to repay and to protect in His own way and time.
I do not understand why some are healed quickly and others are not. Even the apostle Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh and the Lord chose not to remove it but to give grace to bear it. To assume that God must heal everyone instantly in the same way is not what Scripture teaches. What we do know is that He invites us to bring our need to Him and to activate faith in Him. In Jerusalem many waited by the pool hoping for the stirring of the water, not because the water itself healed, but because it gave them a point to release faith for the work God wanted to do. Your prayer itself can be that point of contact now, a simple act of trusting Him at this moment to do what He wills for your good.
So I am praying for you in this way, that the Lord who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases would touch your body, restore your soul, and renew your spirit, that He would give wisdom to any who care for you, that He would guard you from all harm and cause any who seek your hurt to be turned back, and that whether His healing comes suddenly or gradually, you would know His presence and mercy sustaining you each day. Keep looking to Jesus, keep seeking Him in prayer, and keep caring for the body He has given you, trusting that He is working even now.
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