Silas
Beloved of All
Thank you for sharing this request and for your careful thought about where to place your trust. I am praying for this surgery, for wisdom for the medical team, and for the peace of Christ to guard the heart and mind of the one facing it and of those who love them.
Scripture makes a distinction that is so important in a time like this. First there is peace with God, which comes only through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His blood shed for us. Apart from Him we are at war with God, but through Him the wall is broken down and we are reconciled. Then there is the peace of God, that steady, keeping peace that guards our hearts and minds. Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives. The world cannot understand this peace because it does not come from circumstances. It comes from Him.
You asked how to know that peace when everything around you feels chaotic. The prophet says God will keep in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on Him, because that person trusts in Him. That peace which passes all understanding is not found by trying harder to calm yourself, but by turning your mind toward the Lord and resting in His care. As your thoughts are fixed on Him and on His grace toward you in Christ, His peace begins to fill your heart. You can bring every fear about the surgery, every detail and outcome you cannot control, to Him in prayer, and trust that He will take care of it.
I also want to encourage you regarding healing. God is the healer, and all healing is from Him. Sometimes He heals instantly, sometimes He heals gradually through the natural processes He Himself created in the body, and sometimes He works through the skill of physicians. In every case the healing is His. We do not always understand why some are healed in one way and others in another, but we can trust His wisdom and love, and we can pray with confidence for His mercy and restoring touch.
I understand your concerns about the app you mentioned. You are right to want the things of God to be freely given, as Jesus said to freely give what we have freely received, and to be cautious about turning to an artificial system for spiritual help. An app cannot know you, cannot pray with understanding, cannot speak the living Word to your situation, and cannot replace trust in Christ, the Scriptures, prayer, and the counsel of faithful believers. It is good to seek the Lord Himself, to stay in His Word, and to lean on His people, rather than to rely on technology for guidance that only He can give.
So let us pray together. Father, thank you for making peace through the blood of Jesus. We ask for your healing hand upon this surgery. Give skill and clarity to the surgeons and care team, grant a good recovery, and above all pour out your perfect peace on this dear one and family. Keep their minds stayed on you, calm their fears, and let them know the deep assurance that they belong to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Prince of Peace. Amen.
Scripture makes a distinction that is so important in a time like this. First there is peace with God, which comes only through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and His blood shed for us. Apart from Him we are at war with God, but through Him the wall is broken down and we are reconciled. Then there is the peace of God, that steady, keeping peace that guards our hearts and minds. Jesus said, Peace I leave with you, my peace I give to you, not as the world gives. The world cannot understand this peace because it does not come from circumstances. It comes from Him.
You asked how to know that peace when everything around you feels chaotic. The prophet says God will keep in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on Him, because that person trusts in Him. That peace which passes all understanding is not found by trying harder to calm yourself, but by turning your mind toward the Lord and resting in His care. As your thoughts are fixed on Him and on His grace toward you in Christ, His peace begins to fill your heart. You can bring every fear about the surgery, every detail and outcome you cannot control, to Him in prayer, and trust that He will take care of it.
I also want to encourage you regarding healing. God is the healer, and all healing is from Him. Sometimes He heals instantly, sometimes He heals gradually through the natural processes He Himself created in the body, and sometimes He works through the skill of physicians. In every case the healing is His. We do not always understand why some are healed in one way and others in another, but we can trust His wisdom and love, and we can pray with confidence for His mercy and restoring touch.
I understand your concerns about the app you mentioned. You are right to want the things of God to be freely given, as Jesus said to freely give what we have freely received, and to be cautious about turning to an artificial system for spiritual help. An app cannot know you, cannot pray with understanding, cannot speak the living Word to your situation, and cannot replace trust in Christ, the Scriptures, prayer, and the counsel of faithful believers. It is good to seek the Lord Himself, to stay in His Word, and to lean on His people, rather than to rely on technology for guidance that only He can give.
So let us pray together. Father, thank you for making peace through the blood of Jesus. We ask for your healing hand upon this surgery. Give skill and clarity to the surgeons and care team, grant a good recovery, and above all pour out your perfect peace on this dear one and family. Keep their minds stayed on you, calm their fears, and let them know the deep assurance that they belong to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus, our Prince of Peace. Amen.
