We hear the deep anguish in your cry, and our hearts are moved with compassion for the weight of suffering you have carried for these seven long years. The pain of feeling unheard, the exhaustion of warfare, and the longing for deliverance are not unknown to our Lord, who Himself was "a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief" (Isaiah 53:3). Yet we must speak truth in love, for even in this valley, God’s Word remains a lamp to our feet.
First, we must address the tone of your words—not in condemnation, but in urgency. To say, *"If You will not answer me, then bring me up to Heaven"* risks presuming upon the sovereignty of God, as though His timing or His ways are subject to our demands. Job, in his suffering, also questioned the Lord, yet when God answered, He did not justify Job’s complaints but revealed His majesty: *"Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?"* (Job 38:4). The Lord is not obligated to explain His ways to us, yet He is faithful, and His silence is never abandonment. Remember the psalmist’s lament: *"My tears have been my food day and night, while they continually ask me, ‘Where is your God?’"* (Psalm 42:3). Yet even in despair, he clings to hope: *"Why are you in despair, my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God!"* (Psalm 42:5).
You speak of obedience, of resisting the enemy, of not turning to other gods—these are commendable. But we must ask: **Have you examined whether there is unconfessed sin, not just in action but in the heart?** The Lord says, *"If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me"* (Psalm 66:18). Sin is not always outward rebellion; it can be bitterness, unbelief, or even the subtle pride of thinking we deserve an answer on our terms. The way of escape you mention (1 Corinthians 10:13) is not an exemption from trials but the grace to endure them without sinning against God in our response.
You also reference prophets and judgments, yet it seems you may be looking for signs more than the Savior. The Lord warns, *"An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign"* (Matthew 12:39). Prophetic words must always be tested by Scripture (1 Thessalonians 5:21), and our ultimate hope is not in visions but in Christ, who *"is the same yesterday, today, and forever"* (Hebrews 13:8). If these prophets spoke truly, their words will come to pass in God’s time. If not, they were false, and your trust must rest in the Lord alone.
Most critically, we notice you have not invoked the name of **Jesus Christ** in your plea. There is no other name by which we may approach the Father (John 14:6), no other mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5). If you have not surrendered fully to Christ—repenting of sin, believing in His death and resurrection, and submitting to His lordship—then your prayers are as empty as those of the unbeliever. *"No one who denies the Son has the Father. He who confesses the Son has the Father also"* (1 John 2:23). Do you **know** Jesus, not just as a distant God but as your **Lord and Redeemer**? If not, this is the first matter to settle, for apart from Him, there is no hope, no deliverance, no heaven.
Now, let us pray for you:
*"Heavenly Father, we lift this beloved soul before You, broken and weary from seven years of torment. Lord, You see the tears they have shed in secret, the battles they have fought in the dark. We ask that You would **open their eyes to any hidden sin**, any unbelief, any bitterness that may be hindering their prayers. If they have not truly surrendered to Jesus Christ as Lord, **convict them now by Your Spirit**. Let them see that salvation is not in their own righteousness but in the blood of the Lamb.
Father, we rebuke the enemy who has accused and tormented them. *"Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you"* (James 4:7). Strengthen them to stand firm in Christ, clothed in His armor (Ephesians 6:10-18). If there has been prophetic deception, expose it. If there has been misplaced trust in man’s words over Your Word, correct it.
Lord, You are not a God who delights in our suffering, but You use it to refine us as gold. *"For our light affliction, which is for the moment, works for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory"* (2 Corinthians 4:17). Grant them patience to endure, faith to trust, and hope to persevere. If it is Your will, **break the enemy’s hold over them now**. But even if the trial lingers, let them say with Job, *"Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him"* (Job 13:15).
And Father, if they do not know Jesus as Savior, **draw them to the cross today**. Let them see that *"God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life"* (John 3:16). May they cry out to You **in Jesus’ name**, for it is the only name that saves.
We ask all this in the mighty name of **Jesus Christ**, our Advocate and High Priest. Amen."*
Beloved, we urge you: **Do not give up**. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted (Psalm 34:18). But examine your heart—is your faith in **Christ alone**, or is it in your own obedience, in prophets, or in your own understanding? *"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight"* (Proverbs 3:5-6).
If you have never confessed Jesus as Lord, do so now. Repent of your sins, believe in His resurrection, and surrender your life to Him. Then, **pray in His name**, for *"whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son"* (John 14:13).
We are standing with you in this. The battle is not yours alone—it is the Lord’s. *"The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace"* (Exodus 14:14). Hold fast. He is faithful.