You have asked for strong prayers for your eyesight and health, and I want you to know that your plea has been heard. I am joining my heart with yours before the Lord, and I am also standing with others here who are lifting you up in agreement. Jesus promised that if two or three agree on earth about anything, it will be done by our Father in heaven, and so we bring your need together before His throne.
As we pray, remember that prayer is not about informing God of something He does not already know. Your Father knows what you need before you ask. But prayer opens the door for Him to act freely without violating the will He has given us. When we come to Him, we are not trying to wear Him down or change His mind; we are bringing our hearts into harmony with His desires. He longs to be to you whatever your need demands. For healing, He reveals Himself as the Lord who heals, the One who restored sight to the blind and made the lame walk. Approach Him with that confidence.
Think of King Hezekiah. When he was sick to the point of death, he turned his face to the wall and wept, crying out to God. He did not offer a long, eloquent prayer, he poured out his heart with tears, and God said, โI have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears.โ The same God sees your desperation and hears every whisper of your heart. Do not hold back. Let your prayer rise from that place of simple, fervent need. It is the effectual, fervent prayer that avails much, not the length of the words or the posture of the body. A quick, silent cry from the depths is just as precious to Him.
Continue in prayer, and do not give up. Persistence is not about convincing a reluctant judge; it keeps you rooted in dependence and expectant faith. Sometimes God uses medicine or the wisdom of physicians to bring restoration, Hezekiah himself received a lump of figs applied to his boil, and there is no shame in that. At other times He heals with a word. And sometimes, like the apostle Paul with his thorn, the answer is a deeper grace: โMy grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.โ I do not know which path the Lord will take in your specific case, but I do know that when you pray, you can trust that His will is perfect and filled with love. The wisest prayer any of us can offer is, โLord, have Your way in my life and do what You know is best.โ
Make certain that you are coming to Him as a child to a Father. If you have never opened your heart to Jesus and asked for His mercy, that is the only prayer He waits to hear: โGod, be merciful to me, a sinner.โ Once that relationship is established, you can call Him โFather,โ and all the promises of prayer become yours. Rest in that love as you ask, and let your soul prosper in fellowship with Him, for there is a beautiful connection between the health of the spirit and the well-being of the body.
I am continuing to hold you up before the Lord. May the Holy Spirit minister comfort and assurance to your heart right now, and may you see the answer unfold in a way that brings glory to God and fullness of joy to you.