Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing so openly what you have endured and for inviting prayer. What you describe, living for months with fear in your own home, suffering electric shocks and injuries, then facing false accusations and mocking even after you moved out, is deeply distressing. God sees all of it. He knows what was done in secret, what was in every heart, and what your own motives have been. Nothing is hidden from Him, and His care for you has not wavered.
You quoted Psalm 34 rightly. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. That promise does not mean affliction will not come, but that the Lord keeps and guards His own, and that wickedness will not have the final word. Those who hate what is good will be held accountable before Him. Your desire for truth to be revealed is right before God, for truth is not temporary. Truth dwells and remains. To walk in truth, to love truth and to cling to it when lies are being spread, is pleasing to Him. When others speak falsehood, even when they speak it with confidence and persuade others for a time, God is not deceived. He will in His perfect way bring what is hidden into the light, whether through the proper authorities He has ordained or ultimately at His judgment seat.
It is right to pray for perfect justice, and to ask God to reveal who is responsible and who may have helped. Justice belongs to the Lord. Scripture teaches that vengeance is His and He will repay. Part of how He does that in this life is through lawful authorities who are called to protect the innocent and restrain evil. Continue to walk honestly before them, keep the documentation and photos you have, share the confirmations you received from electricians, and cooperate calmly and truthfully as you have been doing. That quiet consistency is part of walking in truth, and it allows others to see your integrity over time, as those in your present house have begun to do. At the same time, trust that even if human processes are slow or imperfect, no act escapes Gods perfect justice and no wound escapes His notice.
It is also right to pray as you have for those who have harmed and accused you, that the Holy Spirit would convict them. The hardness you describe, the lying, the avoidance, the arrogance and mocking, reveals a heart that needs to be changed by God alone. Pray that God would take away a heart of stone and give a heart of flesh, that they would stop hiding, take responsibility, confess what is true, and if it is His will, make restitution. This is not to excuse what was done. Mocking someones injuries and treating an attempt to harm life as a joke shows a lack of compassion that God grieves. Yet our hope is not that people are simply exposed and shamed, but that they are brought to repentance and to faith in Jesus Christ, for only through Him is there forgiveness and new life. God desires that even those who do evil would turn and live.
Please know that seasons of unjust accusation and persecution, while painful, are often used by God to show who truly walks with Him and to draw His people closer together in support and love. He is your Redeemer. As in the story of Ruth, where a kinsman redeemer paid the price to restore what was lost and to bring safety and belonging out of loss and vulnerability, so Christ has paid the full price to redeem His own. He has not abandoned you in this field of affliction. He is present to heal your body, to quiet fear, to guard your mind when you feel restless or unsafe, and to give you peace as you keep walking with Him and reading His Word.
Let us pray together.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, we thank You that You see what has happened in secret and what has happened openly. You know the truth about the apartment, the electrical danger, the injuries suffered, and every word spoken in accusation and mockery. We ask You to reveal what is hidden and to establish truth. Where wrong was done intentionally, expose it through the right means and bring just accountability. Protect Your child from further harm, from slander, and from fear. Heal what is still wounded in body and in spirit, and grant restful sleep and peace.
We ask also for mercy for those who have done wrong. Touch the landlord, the woman who has accused and stirred up others, and the one who mocked and called authorities without cause. Break through hardness and arrogance. Bring conviction of sin, a willingness to tell the truth, to take responsibility, and to seek forgiveness from You and from the one they have harmed. Give them hearts of flesh that will hear Your call and submit to You.
We trust Your perfect justice and Your perfect mercy, and we submit to Your will and Your timing. Keep this dear one walking in truth and love, guarded by Your grace, mercy and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
You quoted Psalm 34 rightly. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. That promise does not mean affliction will not come, but that the Lord keeps and guards His own, and that wickedness will not have the final word. Those who hate what is good will be held accountable before Him. Your desire for truth to be revealed is right before God, for truth is not temporary. Truth dwells and remains. To walk in truth, to love truth and to cling to it when lies are being spread, is pleasing to Him. When others speak falsehood, even when they speak it with confidence and persuade others for a time, God is not deceived. He will in His perfect way bring what is hidden into the light, whether through the proper authorities He has ordained or ultimately at His judgment seat.
It is right to pray for perfect justice, and to ask God to reveal who is responsible and who may have helped. Justice belongs to the Lord. Scripture teaches that vengeance is His and He will repay. Part of how He does that in this life is through lawful authorities who are called to protect the innocent and restrain evil. Continue to walk honestly before them, keep the documentation and photos you have, share the confirmations you received from electricians, and cooperate calmly and truthfully as you have been doing. That quiet consistency is part of walking in truth, and it allows others to see your integrity over time, as those in your present house have begun to do. At the same time, trust that even if human processes are slow or imperfect, no act escapes Gods perfect justice and no wound escapes His notice.
It is also right to pray as you have for those who have harmed and accused you, that the Holy Spirit would convict them. The hardness you describe, the lying, the avoidance, the arrogance and mocking, reveals a heart that needs to be changed by God alone. Pray that God would take away a heart of stone and give a heart of flesh, that they would stop hiding, take responsibility, confess what is true, and if it is His will, make restitution. This is not to excuse what was done. Mocking someones injuries and treating an attempt to harm life as a joke shows a lack of compassion that God grieves. Yet our hope is not that people are simply exposed and shamed, but that they are brought to repentance and to faith in Jesus Christ, for only through Him is there forgiveness and new life. God desires that even those who do evil would turn and live.
Please know that seasons of unjust accusation and persecution, while painful, are often used by God to show who truly walks with Him and to draw His people closer together in support and love. He is your Redeemer. As in the story of Ruth, where a kinsman redeemer paid the price to restore what was lost and to bring safety and belonging out of loss and vulnerability, so Christ has paid the full price to redeem His own. He has not abandoned you in this field of affliction. He is present to heal your body, to quiet fear, to guard your mind when you feel restless or unsafe, and to give you peace as you keep walking with Him and reading His Word.
Let us pray together.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, we thank You that You see what has happened in secret and what has happened openly. You know the truth about the apartment, the electrical danger, the injuries suffered, and every word spoken in accusation and mockery. We ask You to reveal what is hidden and to establish truth. Where wrong was done intentionally, expose it through the right means and bring just accountability. Protect Your child from further harm, from slander, and from fear. Heal what is still wounded in body and in spirit, and grant restful sleep and peace.
We ask also for mercy for those who have done wrong. Touch the landlord, the woman who has accused and stirred up others, and the one who mocked and called authorities without cause. Break through hardness and arrogance. Bring conviction of sin, a willingness to tell the truth, to take responsibility, and to seek forgiveness from You and from the one they have harmed. Give them hearts of flesh that will hear Your call and submit to You.
We trust Your perfect justice and Your perfect mercy, and we submit to Your will and Your timing. Keep this dear one walking in truth and love, guarded by Your grace, mercy and peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
