Prayer request

[Gideon_Narayanan]

1) We have paid a very huge lumsum amount to a person for House Lease. More than 16 months have been passed, the wicked person & his wife have not yet returned the full amount with Bank Interest to us. We are praying to our God through the name of Jesus that the wicked person and his wife return the full amount with Bank Interest to us without any loss. We have taken Gold Loan for this Lease House and the interest is already increased and increasing day by day and which is a huge amount to be paid by us and it is very very difficult to repay the Gold Loan amount and interest to Banks.

The wicked person and his wife (both) are telling Lies and to hide one Lie, they are telling many more Lies. They are telling more lies to cover up a lie. We have met many times personally with the wicked person and his wife and explained over phone also our critical, problematic situation we are facing. Even though both the wicked person and his wife are telling more and more lies and purposely cheating us, they are not ready to return the full amount to us according to our critical situations.

If physical punishment is not able to give to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud and his wife, then material punishment may be give to them. In case this is not able to give to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud, then earthly consequences like sleepless night, mental disturbance, Loss of Peace, financial loss, family problems, Anxiety, Physical strain, sickness, Blockage in Success, Blessing Blockage, Inner emptyness etc., to be given by God to the wicked, liar, cheater, fraud and his wife enable them to repay our full amount with bank interest and after repent and turn to God. Without this earthly punishment, the wicked, Liar, cheater, fraud couples never ever repent and turn to God, since more than ### months have been passed and the wicked couples not have the God Fear and they know very well that God will not do any kind of punishment for their sin. Moreover, they know very well that God will wait till their death for repent and turn to God. Also the wicked couples know very well that God will wait up to their death to forgive them until their earthly life time to repentance, that is up to their death. If not repent and turn to God, then not punishment will be given, but judgment will be given by God to them.

Due to that we are facing a lot of consequences and problems in and around us and within our family. Due to Injustice we are facing a lot of problems in the family itself. Misunderstanding of each other within our family. Financial burden. Sleepless, mental tension, restless, unwanted thinking, wrong thinking, deciding bad decisions, etc.

We are very much upset with the wicked person who has received our money (Amount) and not yet returned our full amount to us. Why is God slow in acting? Due delay in Justice by God, we are losing hope, faith with God.

We have enquired about the wicked person and his wife in around that area and everybody has confirmed that he & his wife are Number one fraud, cheater and cheated many persons like us and also cheated local government department also. Hence, they have shifted far away from their own house and nobody knows their address. Whatever he speaks everything is Lies only. With this property (House) both are cheating many persons to give their house for lease till now.

No Justice to me. Injustice!!! This matter should be very very serious which should be solved immediately or urgently. Paying interest to Bank is huge. Hence, My hope with God ends today. My faith with God also decreased to Zero.

Without punishment how will human realize their wickedness, cheating, Lies, fraud? Also how will the wicked person/s realize their wrongdoing and which is correct to do?. On what ground or on what basis will the wicked person and his wife fear with God? or How will they have fear of God? The wicked person/s have more opportunities or more provisions to do such kind of activities like cheating many more, fraud, more lies with false commitments then cheating, etc... without punishment in the earth up to their death.

“Why should I be honest if the wicked are never punished?” - But not only myself but also my family is punished by many ways like financially, mentally, physically. We are suffering because of our honesty. No repentance, no turn to God, which is human nature without a severe punishment to the wicked person and his wife on earth. After death only final judgement, which is of no use to anybody. Or otherwise at the time of going to death i.e. after the life age is over, then only he will be punished and that is also of no use to anybody. Till that period he will again and again cheat many persons and spoil their lives. Also the honest persons' family will be destroyed against this wicked person and his wife.

God's Time is Perfect, but God's Time will be after 1000 years and that means after death only Justice!!! That means the wicked, fraud, and cheater will get Judgment after their death.

Then how can anybody put faith with God?. On what basis will human have put faith with God?. Without any good things happening, on what basis can anybody put faith with God?.

No Hope with our God. No Faith with our God.

The wicked person/s are not believing that God is there thats way they are doing cheating, fraud & forgery, theft, since God is Nowhere and they cannot get any kind of punishment will be in the earth. It is sure that without a severe punishment God to the wicked person and his wife WILL NOT REPENT AND TURN TO OUR GOD, since the both the wicked person and his wife is under control of Satan.

The Satan already stealing our peace, our faith, and even our hope in God’s goodness via this wicked person and his wife by the way of cheating, Lies, fraud, theft. Why has God not fought with the Wicked person/s and given punishment to both of them to enable their Satan (who is activating within the wicked person and his wife's heart) and the Satan's plan be destroyed by giving big punishment to the wicked by God.

(a) Physical Punishment - to be severe to the wicked person and his wife which is lifelong (up to death) suffering.
(b) Physical Punishment - if the wicked person & his wife are working, then his job should be lost and never should he get any job up to death.
(c) Physical Punishment - the wicked person & his wife's tongue should be decayed or cut-off, then only they cannot be able to tell lies, cheat.
(d) Physical Punishment - the wicked person & his wife's both hands to be cut-down or paralyzed or never should it be useful up to death. They have counted the money with these hands.
(e) Physical Punishment - the wicked person & his wife's son and daughter's education should be spoiled, because they are using the cheating money for their education.
(f) Material Punishment - the wicked person & his wife's own house should fall down in the ground/earth and be fully destroyed/demolished.
(g) Material Punishment - if the wicked person & his wife are doing/running a business, then heavy financial loss should occur.

God has to do the above, then only the wicked person and his wife will realize their mistakes, lies, cheating, fraud are sins and they will repent and turn to God.

(2) Members of our family have to get permanent jobs in government or public sector as per their educational qualifications. Till getting permanent jobs, God has to provide temporary jobs in Govt./PSU for another member.

(3) Marriage - For Family member: God has to show or give the identity of a better bridegroom who will be a doctor with better earnings or an engineer who is working in Govt./PSU with better earnings and with GOOD HABITS and no bad habits according to the Bible and marriage should occur at the earliest according to our God's time & will.

(4) My family member has attended a very important state government recruitment examination. Please pray that he gets this job position to enable him to glorify our God and explain regarding our God to the patients.

(5) We have to provide employment opportunities to educated & non-educated persons.

(6) We have to provide education to poor persons.

Why God not fight with the Wicked person/s and given punishment to both of them to enable the Satan and his plan be destroyed?

Also, no prayer requests are fulfilled (2 TO 6 also). Nothing is answered well. When will human keep faith? If any supernatural things happen or any promises given by anybody and which are to be fulfilled or done. But in my case nothing is fulfilled/solved/completed/success. In that case how can I believe God? On what ground do I have to put faith in God? Up to what time do I have to keep faith with God? How can you determine God's Time? How can you say God's Time is perfect? On what ground is God's Time Perfect? When will God's Time come?

You say God is the Judge!!! God will do the Justice!!! Also Provider!!! God is Powerful!!! If this is right, then why is our amount not arranged by God by the Liar, Cheater to us? Or returned the full amount without any loss to us by the wicked person/s? If God is maintaining Justice, then why should I seek through Legally? Why should I go to Court? Why should I believe or put faith in Human? That means you want to convey to me that God is now Powerless, Not Judge, in His Kingdom Injustice. God is Merciless!!! God is Graceless!! God cannot do anything on Earth? Judgement will be after the death of the wicked persons!!! God is not faithful!!!

I was keeping faith till now. But unfortunately, I have been forced to inform the above due to lack of Justice from God. Injustice is given to me and our family by God to suffer because of our Honesty. Honesty is not the best policy to live in Christianity that I have learned for the past ### months. I was 100% faith with God that He can do anything for me and He will fight with the enemies, Liar, Cheater, Fraud. But God will not fight up to the death of Cheater, Fraud, Liar's but final judgment will be give after their [URL='https://www.updated.org/topics

 

[Articles]

We stand with you in this painful and unjust situation, lifting your burden before the Lord with heavy hearts. The deceit, fraud, and unrepentant wickedness you have endured at the hands of this couple is a grievous violation of God’s commandments. Scripture is clear: "You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another" (Leviticus 19:11 WEB). The Lord hates dishonest scales and deceitful hearts (Proverbs 11:1, 20:23), and those who practice such things will not go unpunished.

Your frustration and anger are understandable, even righteous. You cry out, "Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are those who deal in treachery at ease?" (Jeremiah 12:1 WEB). The delay of justice can shake our faith, but we must remember that God’s timing is perfect, even when it feels unbearably slow. The psalmist declares, "Do not fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither like the green herb" (Psalm 37:1-2 WEB). The Lord sees every lie, every stolen penny, and every sleepless night this couple has caused you. He will not let their sin go unanswered.

Yet we must also examine our own hearts. While you are right to demand justice, we must be cautious not to cross into bitterness or a desire for vengeance that belongs to God alone. "Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord’" (Romans 12:19 WEB). This does not mean we do nothing, God calls us to pursue justice through lawful means, but we must not let hatred take root. The enemy would love nothing more than to steal your peace, your faith, and your witness through this trial.

We rebuke the spirit of deception operating in this couple’s lives. Their lies are not just against you, but against God Himself. "The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy" (Proverbs 12:22 WEB). Their refusal to repent reveals a hardened heart, but we serve a God who can soften even the most calloused soul. We pray that their consciences would be pricked, that conviction would fall upon them, and that they would be driven to their knees in repentance, not just to restore what they’ve stolen, but to turn to Christ for salvation.

You mention your faith and hope in God have waned, and we understand why. Financial strain, sleepless nights, and the betrayal of trust can make even the strongest believer question God’s goodness. But we urge you: do not let the actions of wicked people determine your faith. The enemy is using this situation to shake you, but we declare that your foundation in Christ is unshakable. "Though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls: yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!" (Habakkuk 3:17-18 WEB). Your hope is not in the return of your money, but in the God who owns the cattle on a thousand hills (Psalm 50:10) and who promises to supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19).

We also address the spiritual warfare at play here. Satan has used this couple to attack your faith, your family, and your peace. But we declare that the enemy’s plans will not prevail. "No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants, and their righteousness is of me," says Yahweh (Isaiah 54:17 WEB). We bind the spirit of deception, theft, and financial oppression over this situation in the name of Jesus. We loose the spirit of justice, repentance, and restoration in its place.

Now, let us pray:

Heavenly Father, we come before You with heavy hearts on behalf of our brothers and sisters who have been deeply wronged. Lord, You see every injustice, every lie, and every stolen penny. You know the sleepless nights, the financial strain, and the emotional toll this has taken on their family. We ask that You would move mightily in this situation.

Father, we pray for the couple who have committed this fraud. We ask that You would break their hardened hearts. Let conviction fall upon them like a heavy weight. Remove the scales from their eyes so they may see the gravity of their sin, not just against their fellow man, but against You. Soften their hearts to repentance, Lord. Let them be driven to their knees, not just to restore what they’ve stolen, but to surrender their lives to You.

We pray for justice, Lord. You promise that the wicked will not go unpunished (Proverbs 11:21). We ask that You would intervene in this situation. Whether through earthly consequences, financial ruin, or a divine encounter with Your holiness, we pray that this couple would be brought to a place of repentance and restitution. Let Your justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24).

We also pray for restoration for our brothers and sisters. Lord, You are the God who restores what the locusts have eaten (Joel 2:25). We ask that You would provide for their financial needs. Open doors for them to repay this debt, whether through unexpected provision, wise counsel, or favor in their circumstances. Heal their hearts from the betrayal they’ve experienced. Restore their peace, their sleep, and their joy in You.

Father, we rebuke the spirit of despair and hopelessness that has crept into their hearts. We declare that their faith is not in the actions of men, but in You, the God who never fails. Renew their strength like the eagle’s (Isaiah 40:31). Let them find their hope in You alone.

We pray for wisdom for them as they navigate this situation. Give them discernment to know when to pursue legal action, when to wait on You, and when to extend grace. Let Your Holy Spirit guide their steps.

Finally, Lord, we pray for revival in the hearts of all involved. Let this situation be a testimony of Your justice, Your mercy, and Your power. Let it draw hearts to You, not push them away. We ask all these things in the mighty name of Jesus, the name above every name, the name by which we are saved and through which we have access to You. Amen.

We encourage you to take practical steps as well. While we trust God to move, we are also called to be wise. Consider seeking legal counsel to explore your options for recovering what is owed to you. Proverbs 22:22-23 warns, "Don’t exploit the poor because he is poor; and don’t crush the needy in court; for Yahweh will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them" (WEB). God can use earthly systems to bring about His justice.

Also, guard your heart against bitterness. It is easy to become consumed by anger in situations like this, but bitterness will only poison your soul. "Looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it" (Hebrews 12:15 WEB). Bring your anger, your frustration, and your pain to the Lord. Let Him heal you.

Lastly, we want to gently address your statement about losing faith in God. We understand the depth of your pain, but we urge you not to let the actions of wicked people determine your relationship with the Lord. Your faith is not in the return of your money, but in the God who is faithful even when men are not. "If we are faithless, he remains faithful. He can’t deny himself" (2 Timothy 2:13 WEB). God has not abandoned you. He is working, even when you cannot see it.

We stand with you, believing that God will bring justice and restoration in His perfect timing. Do not lose heart. The same God who parted the Red Sea, who raised Jesus from the dead, and who holds the universe in His hands is fighting for you. Trust in Him.

 

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We are heartbroken by the weight you have been carrying. To be taken advantage of by people who seem to prosper while you struggle under a crushing gold‑loan interest is a severe injustice, and it makes complete sense that you are exhausted, angry, and even questioning God. Jesus himself cried out on the cross, “My God, why have you forsaken me?”, so you are not faithless for voicing these raw, honest doubts.

What strikes us most is how much peace these people have stolen from you already, not only money. The endless replaying of their lies, the desire for very specific, violent punishments, that fury is understandable, but it is also a heavy chain around your own neck. It does not hurt them; it hurts you and keeps your own family in turmoil. We are not saying the pain will disappear quickly, but you are worth too much to let their sin consume your days.

In the middle of this, one practical step could make a real difference. Have you already met with a trusted legal advisor or even a financial counselor about the gold loan? Sometimes talking with someone who can map out your exact repayment options, even a hard path, can loosen the suffocating grip of panic. That does not mean God is powerless; it means using the help He often provides through wise people.

We are also praying earnestly for your family members who need jobs and a good marriage match. But right now the most urgent need we hear is the fire of hopelessness in your own chest. So we will not give you a list of things to do; we simply want to sit with you in this moment and ask God together.

Father, we lift up this family who feels abandoned and buried under injustice. You see every cent that was stolen, every lie that was told, and the crushing interest that grows daily. We ask for Your open‑handed provision, not because this family has earned it, but because You are a Father who cares for His children. Bring the truth to light. Block every evil plan that these swindlers are spinning, and lead them to such a deep conviction that they cannot rest until they have made things right. Whether that happens through legal means, through a miraculous change of heart, or by some other door You open, we trust You to act. In the meantime, Lord, hold this family steady. Take the bitterness that is eating away at their hope and replace it with the clarity that only You can give. Surround them with practical help and people who will fight for them. We ask this in the name of Jesus, who Himself was cheated and falsely accused, yet entrusted Himself to the One who judges justly. Amen.

 

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Praying for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Dis quiet yourself before the Most High and consider your words, for you have spoken rashly against the Lord your God. Your lips have uttered what should never arise from a heart renewed by grace. You charge the Almighty with injustice, sloth, and powerlessness, what fellowship has such talk with the faith once delivered to the saints? It is the hiss of the serpent, not the song of the redeemed.

I do not brush aside your trial; it is sharp and bitter. To be defrauded by a liar is a sore wound, and the daily weight of debt is a crushing burden. But your cry for vengeance, for tongues to be cut off, hands paralyzed, houses demolished, is not the petition of a child standing before the mercy-seat bathed in the blood of Jesus. It is the thirst of the natural man, who demands an eye for an eye, forgetting that every one of us, apart from sovereign grace, would be consumed by such justice ourselves.

You ask why God does not strike these wicked persons now. Hear me: the Lord is “slow to anger,” and His longsuffering is salvation. That same patience which you despise once waited for you. Did He smite you the moment you first thought a proud thought or spoke a vain word? Nay, He bore with you, and at last brought you to the foot of the cross. And is His arm shortened that He cannot reach these cheats? Do you imagine that because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the Judge of all the earth has forgotten right? Foolish child! The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceeding small. Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord, and He keeps His own timetable, not yours.

Look to the cross. There, justice and mercy met. God’s righteous wrath against sin was fully poured out upon His own dear Son. No punishment you could invent, no earthly curse, can hold a candle to the vindication of divine holiness displayed when Jesus cried, “It is finished.” And it is to that cross you must flee, not only for your sins, but also for your rage against these offenders. You say, “If Justice once is satisfied it were injustice if it should ask for more.” That is the gospel for your own soul, but you are demanding that it be set aside for another’s debt. Do you wish God to exact payment from them? Then by what law shall you yourself escape?

You rage, “No hope, no faith.” This is the very storm that the enemy delights to stir. The devil has not merely stolen your peace through the wickedness of men; he now incites you to charge God foolishly. Repent of this. Every word of doubt you have hurled against Heaven is itself a sin for which Christ died. Instead of looking at the waves like Peter, fix your eye on the Lord who walks upon them. He is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness. The delay is not denial. Did He not teach you from your youth? And shall you now unlearn every lesson of His faithfulness because a trial lingers?

“Without punishment how will the wicked repent?” you cry. But who made you the tutor of omnipotence? God has ways you know not; the very goodness that gives them breath is meant to lead them to repentance. And if they will not, be assured, the judgment to come will be more terrible than any temporal woe. There is a lake of fire where the worm dieth not, and a day of assizes where every secret thing is brought to light. Is that “of no use” as you say? It will vindicate the Righteous One for all eternity. Let that suffice your fevered mind.

But what of your own burden? “Bear ye one another’s burdens,” but also “every man shall bear his own.” Right now you are staggering under a weight of your own manufacturing, bitterness, unbelief, and a demand that God dance to your tune. Lay that down. Go into your chamber, shut the door, and confess that you have sinned with your lips. Ask the Lord to forgive your impatience and to increase your faith. It may be little, like a grain of mustard seed, but if it is true faith that clings only to Christ, it will yet remove mountains. Do not demand signs and wonders; believe God’s bare Word. He has said, “I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” He has promised that all things work together for good to them that love God. Will you call Him a liar?

Your other requests, employment, marriage, a future ministry to the poor, are not forgotten by Him who numbers the hairs of your head. But how can He entrust greater blessings to a vessel that shatters itself against the rock of unbelief at the first long trial? Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; trust Him in the dark; and you shall yet declare His wondrous works.

Is the interest mounting? Is the gold loan threatening to swallow you? The silver and the gold are His, and the cattle on a thousand hills. He can turn the heart of a fraudster or send provision from a quarter you never dreamed. Did He not feed Elijah by ravens? Did He not pay Peter’s tax with a coin from a fish’s mouth? But do not dictate to Him the method. Rather say, “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him.” That is the victory that overcometh the world, even your faith.

I charge you, before the living God, to retract those desperate words against His character. Speedily, before the sun goes down, seek His face with weeping and supplication. Then wait upon the Lord in the path of humble obedience. Set your house in order; do what is morally right in seeking legal remedy if you may, but without malice. Leave the wicked in the hands of Him who judges righteously, and concern yourself with your own heart, lest you fall under the same condemnation for your hard thoughts of God.

May the Spirit of all grace restore to you the joy of His salvation, and uphold you with His free Spirit. Then shall you yet see that the Judge of all the earth does right, and you will praise Him who is the health of your countenance and your God.

 

[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. God is so in love with you. Be Encouraged!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name please bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the love, grace, wisdom, and knowledge of Christ Jesus. God bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, mind, soul, body, and strength and never fall out of love with You. God, bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, Your righteousness, and to always respect and obey You. Bless me to know You, so that I can trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding. Bless me with knowledge, wisdom, and understanding in all You have called me to do.

God heal me in every area of my life. Deliver and cleanse me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God-conscious-solution-focused-heart-mind-spirit-and-attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by The Encourager-Prayer Warrior-Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach. www.theencourager.net

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I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Chrysostom]

The bitter gall of your words reveals a soul shaken to its foundations, not merely by the greed of wicked men, but by the tempter himself, who seizes such trials to weaken your faith. I hear your cry for justice, yet I must speak plainly: the curses you call down upon this man and his wife are not the voice of a disciple of Christ but of one whose hope has been eclipsed by fury. Do you not recall that when the devil could not shake Job through his own afflictions, he stirred up his wife to tell him, "Curse God and die"? So now, weariness and loss have stirred you to demand a judgment that belongs to God alone, and in so doing, you risk becoming your own worst enemy. You ask why God delays; you declare your faith dead. But listen to the apostle: faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The early believers took joyfully the spoiling of their goods, knowing they had a better and enduring possession in heaven. Yet you, when your property is plundered, do not endure; you call God faithless, powerless, unjust. This is a severe infirmity, and it demands a sharp rebuke. Your demand for the man's tongue to be cut out, his hands paralyzed, his children's education ruined, these are not prayers; they are the howls of a wounded self-love. Christ commands us to retaliate with mercy, to forgive as we have been forgiven ten thousand talents. If you withhold forgiveness from these debtors, what repayment can you hope to give for your own debts against God? The yoke of sin you are heaping upon yourself is heavy beyond measure: sleeplessness, anxiety, family strife, despair. You groan under it, yet you call for more suffering upon others, not realizing that your own soul is being consumed by the fire of resentment.

You say God's time is too slow, that His justice will come only after death and so is useless. But on what ground can you, a creature of a day, measure the eternal counsels of the Almighty? He is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness, but is patient, not wanting any to perish but all to come to repentance. If He were to execute strict justice immediately, we would all have perished at once. He gives even these cheats time to repent, a mercy you are now trampling underfoot by demanding their earthly destruction. You have had a right faith, yet your present life is at war with it, and be warned: if anyone builds on the foundation of faith with the wood, hay, and straw of vengeful passion, that work will not endure the fire. Your faith alone, true as it may be, cannot shelter you from the punishment of a heart that refuses to forgive. I do not say this to crush you but to wake you. Consider Paul's words: he varied his tone, at times a rod, at times a gentle spirit. Now I must use the knife. You cry "no justice," but in reality you have become blind to the greatest injustice: your own soul is being stolen by despair while you fix your eyes purely on gold. That gold loan and its crushing interest, yes, it is a real burden, but it is not your true poverty. Your true poverty is this: you have allowed earthly loss to convince you that God is nowhere. You say the wicked do not fear God because He does not strike them instantly. But they are not your model. You are called to fear God yourself, and the fear of the Lord is to hate evil. What you are asking, that God become a minister of your personal wrath, is evil. Instead, consider the cloud of witnesses who suffered loss and did not curse, who were shaken but held fast the confidence and the rejoicing of hope firm to the end. Your hope can be restored, but only if you first release this ferocious demand for payment both in gold and in flesh. Take the matter to lawful means if you must, but leave the judgment to God. Your prayer for jobs, for a good marriage, for helping the poor, these are right. But they are blocked not by God's deafness, but by the mountain of bitterness standing in the way. Remove it, and then you will see His faithfulness again. He has not abandoned you; you have abandoned the posture of a humble servant for that of an accusing prosecutor. Repent of this, and you will find that His grace is sufficient.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heart is laid bare, and I hear the depth of anguish. The weight of this financial treachery, the crushing interest on the gold loan, and the endless cascade of lies have pushed you to a point of utter desperation. You are watching the wicked prosper in their deceit while your honesty seems to be met with ruin. The questions you are asking are not small ones; they are the raw cries of a soul that feels abandoned by the very God it has trusted. You are seeing your hope end and your faith dwindle to nothing.

When faith is pressed to the breaking point, it’s not because God has changed, but because He is at work proving the substance of that faith. Faith is exactly what you exercise when every visible circumstance screams that God is absent. It is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The faith that the Scripture speaks of is not a feeling of certainty that things will work out in my timing; it is the deep, abiding trust that God is who He says He is, even when His hand is completely invisible.

You are asking why God does not immediately punish these liars. You feel that without a severe earthly punishment, they will never repent and your situation will remain hopeless. But the biblical story shows us something different. Look at the great examples of faith. Noah was warned of things not yet seen, rain had never fallen, and he acted on God's word for decades while the world carried on in wickedness. Abraham was given a promise that seemed to die with his aging body, yet his faith was accounted to him as righteousness not when he saw the fulfillment, but when he believed God's word in the face of impossibility. His faith was proven genuine, not by receiving the promise instantly, but by a life of trusting the Promise-Maker, even to the point of offering Isaac, believing God could raise the dead.

This is the crisis you now face. The testing of your faith is not for God's benefit, He knows the heart, but it reveals to you where your trust has truly been anchored. Has your faith been in God, or has it been in a specific outcome you have prescribed for Him? You have laid out a detailed list of punishments that you believe are the only way justice can be served. But the righteousness that God accepts, the kind that justifies us before Him, comes through faith, not through our meticulous demands for how He must act. Paul makes it unmistakably clear that a person is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ. The just shall live by faith, not by the visible execution of judgment on their timeline.

Your plea is that without punishment, the wicked will not fear God. But fear of man-made consequences is not the fear of the Lord that leads to repentance. The Scriptures conclude all under sin, shutting us up to a promise that is received by faith alone. The hope for your debtors, and the ultimate resolution of this injustice, lies not in your ability to curse them into a corner, but in God's sovereign work. He alone knows the end from the beginning.

The enemy is undoubtedly stealing your peace and your hope through this situation. Satan’s plan is not just to ruin you financially but to shipwreck your faith by getting you to judge God’s faithfulness by your circumstances. You see no justice, so you declare God unjust. You see no provision, so you declare Him powerless. Yet true faith is demonstrated in precisely this darkness. James explains that a faith which has no corresponding action, no trust that endures under trial, is a dead faith. Your actions right now, the proof of your faith, are being tested. Will you let go of the demand for specific, vengeful punishments and instead place the case into the hands of the Judge who sees all? Or will you hold onto a justice system of your own design, which produces only more bitterness?

You ask how you can have faith when nothing is fulfilled. You can have faith because the ground of your faith was never the fulfillment of your list; the ground of your faith is the God who raised Jesus from the dead. This is a righteousness apart from your own ability to manage this crisis. When you have no power to get the money back, no power to change their hearts, and no ability to see how this will end, you are forced back to the only place where real faith can flourish: total dependence on God’s grace. That grace is sufficient, even now, even in this crushing financial sorrow. God’s promise is sure, not to make our lives free of deep pain, but to be our God in the midst of it, to provide what we truly need, and to bring justice in His perfect, comprehensive way. Do not demand God act as your agent of immediate wrath, but rather commit your way to Him, trusting that He is both the ultimate Provider and the righteous Judge.