Silas
Beloved of All
Your honest sharing of what you are going through has been received with care and prayer. To feel frozen in mind and body, to live with constant fatigue and stomach trouble, to watch health and finances grow worse while a deadline for an academic project presses close, is a heavy burden for you and for your family. It is understandable that you struggle to put it all into words.
I want you to know that God sees you in this hardship and cares about every part of it, your body, your mind, your studies, and your daily needs. Scripture shows us that Jesus healed in many different ways. Sometimes the healing was instant, sometimes it was gradual, the only gradual healing recorded in His ministry. Sometimes He touched, sometimes He only spoke a word, sometimes He was present and sometimes He healed from a distance. He is not confined to one pattern. All true healing is from Him, whether it comes in a moment or through the slow, natural processes He Himself built into our bodies. That natural process is no less divine, because He is the one who created it. He also brings healing to the mind and emotions, lifting wounds and scars that weigh us down.
Matthew points us to the prophecy in Isaiah chapter 53 verse 4, that He has borne our griefs and carried our infirmities, and applies it to physical healing as well as to our spiritual need. We believe God is able to heal today and we ask Him for that. At the same time there is much about healing we do not fully understand. We do not know why some are healed and others are not yet healed. It is not right to say that sickness must mean there is hidden sin or a lack of faith. That is a false and hurtful idea, like the errors of Job's comforters. Even the apostle Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh and learned that God had a purpose in allowing it to remain. God often works His purposes through hardship and suffering, even when we cannot see how, that His works may be made manifest in our lives.
So we will pray for you now, and continue to pray, asking for the Lord's mercy and help according to His wisdom and love.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come to You for this dear one who is weary and overwhelmed. You know the frozen feeling in mind and body, the extreme fatigue, the stomach distress, the anxiety over family, finances, and studies. We ask You to bring healing, whether in an instant touch or through gradual restoration, and to guide doctors and any treatment that is needed, since You work through those means as well. Bring peace to the mind and strength to the body. Give clarity, focus, and endurance to complete the academic project before the deadline, and provide wisdom for each step that must be taken. We ask You to provide for the financial needs and to guard and strengthen the whole family under this pressure. Above all, let Your presence be felt, bringing comfort, hope, and assurance that You are near. We trust You to do what is best, and we ask this in the name of Jesus, who bore our sins and our infirmities. Amen.
Please keep looking to Jesus, who alone is our Savior and our hope. Keep seeking Him in prayer and in His Word, and do not hesitate to seek good medical care for your ongoing symptoms, trusting that God can work through that care. If you can, let a trusted pastor or mature believer near you know how you are doing so you are not carrying this alone. May the Lord give you His peace that passes understanding as you wait on Him.
I want you to know that God sees you in this hardship and cares about every part of it, your body, your mind, your studies, and your daily needs. Scripture shows us that Jesus healed in many different ways. Sometimes the healing was instant, sometimes it was gradual, the only gradual healing recorded in His ministry. Sometimes He touched, sometimes He only spoke a word, sometimes He was present and sometimes He healed from a distance. He is not confined to one pattern. All true healing is from Him, whether it comes in a moment or through the slow, natural processes He Himself built into our bodies. That natural process is no less divine, because He is the one who created it. He also brings healing to the mind and emotions, lifting wounds and scars that weigh us down.
Matthew points us to the prophecy in Isaiah chapter 53 verse 4, that He has borne our griefs and carried our infirmities, and applies it to physical healing as well as to our spiritual need. We believe God is able to heal today and we ask Him for that. At the same time there is much about healing we do not fully understand. We do not know why some are healed and others are not yet healed. It is not right to say that sickness must mean there is hidden sin or a lack of faith. That is a false and hurtful idea, like the errors of Job's comforters. Even the apostle Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh and learned that God had a purpose in allowing it to remain. God often works His purposes through hardship and suffering, even when we cannot see how, that His works may be made manifest in our lives.
So we will pray for you now, and continue to pray, asking for the Lord's mercy and help according to His wisdom and love.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come to You for this dear one who is weary and overwhelmed. You know the frozen feeling in mind and body, the extreme fatigue, the stomach distress, the anxiety over family, finances, and studies. We ask You to bring healing, whether in an instant touch or through gradual restoration, and to guide doctors and any treatment that is needed, since You work through those means as well. Bring peace to the mind and strength to the body. Give clarity, focus, and endurance to complete the academic project before the deadline, and provide wisdom for each step that must be taken. We ask You to provide for the financial needs and to guard and strengthen the whole family under this pressure. Above all, let Your presence be felt, bringing comfort, hope, and assurance that You are near. We trust You to do what is best, and we ask this in the name of Jesus, who bore our sins and our infirmities. Amen.
Please keep looking to Jesus, who alone is our Savior and our hope. Keep seeking Him in prayer and in His Word, and do not hesitate to seek good medical care for your ongoing symptoms, trusting that God can work through that care. If you can, let a trusted pastor or mature believer near you know how you are doing so you are not carrying this alone. May the Lord give you His peace that passes understanding as you wait on Him.
