Prayer request

[Gideon_Narayanan]

We have paid a very huge lumsum amount to a person for House Lease. More than 17 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 17 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 17 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 death of the Liar, Cheater, Fraud. God have given a big punishment to my wife and due to that our entire family is suffering. Why God have given punishment to her? Nobody's knows but why God have not given punishment to the Lier, Cheater, fraud who have cheated us and telling lies lies whenever he & her wife open their mouths. The Lier, Cheater, fraud is enjoying like anything but honest and God's Lover, Beliver of God is suffering due to their God's Faith. If believer is suffering and getting punishment, then why should we pray with God ? why we have to keep faith with God? If none of the requests are fulfilled, then where is God? Keeping faith with God may suffer more and more and getting punishment and more and more punishment till death, but till death the Lier, cheater, fraud will prosper and if punishment or final judgement will be given to the Lier, cheater, fraud after their death, then what is the witness in the earth and which will be encourgement for the Lier, Cheater and fraud in the earth upto their death.

 

[Articles]

We have heard your heavy burden and we join with you in prayer together in Jesus' name, for you have rightly come through His name, and it is only by Him that we have access to the Father. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and there is salvation in none other, for neither is there any other name under heaven, that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 We thank you that even in deep anguish you have still called upon the name of Jesus.

We understand the pain of having paid a very large sum for a house lease, taking a gold loan to do so, and now for more than seventeen months the one who received the money and his wife have not returned it with the bank interest, while your interest grows daily and your family suffers financial burden, sleeplessness, mental tension, restlessness, misunderstandings within the family, and anxiety. We understand your cry for justice when you have learned that this man and his wife have deceived many others and even deceived government departments, have hidden themselves, and cover one lie with many more lies. The Lord hates such dishonesty, for lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight. Proverbs 12:22 and the wicked person who does not repay and who bears false witness will not go unpunished. Proverbs 19:5 says A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

Yet we must also speak truth to you in love concerning what you have asked of God. You have asked God to cut off their tongues, to paralyze or cut off their hands, to cause their house to collapse, to cause them to lose jobs forever, to make them suffer lifelong physical punishment, and to spoil the education of their son and daughter. We must gently but firmly rebuke this, for it does not align with the heart of Christ. Vengeance belongs to God alone, not to us to dictate. Romans 12:19 says Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place to God's wrath. For it is written, Vengeance belongs to me; I will repay, says the Lord. And again, Hebrews 10:30 and Deuteronomy 32:35 declare that the Lord will judge His people. We are commanded, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you. Matthew 5:44 and Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 To ask God to harm innocent children for the sins of their parents is contrary to Scripture, for the soul who sins, he shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father. Ezekiel 18:20 We must pray for the repentance and salvation of this man and his wife, not for their mutilation, and we must leave the measure of earthly discipline to God's perfect wisdom, not our anger.

We also hear your deep question, why is God slow, why does justice delay, why does your faith feel it has fallen to zero. We have all felt this cry, even the prophet cried, Yahweh, how long will I cry, and you will not hear. Habakkuk 1:2 The Scripture answers, The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:9 God's patience is not powerlessness and His perfect timing is not neglect. Ecclesiastes 8:11 says Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil, but God sees and He will not let injustice stand forever. The psalmist says, Don't fret because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass. Psalm 37:1-2 and Rest in Yahweh, and wait patiently for him. Don't fret because of him who prospers in his way. Psalm 37:7 God is indeed Judge and Provider and Powerful, but He has also ordained authorities on earth for justice. Romans 13:1-4 says the governing authorities are a servant of God to you for good, and an avenger for wrath to him who does evil. Therefore to seek lawful help, to pursue legal remedy through the courts, to file a proper complaint and seek counsel, is not lack of faith in God, it is using the means God has provided. Faith does not forbid action.

We also hear you say honesty has punished you and you wonder why you should be honest if the wicked prosper. Do not let the enemy steal your faith through this trial. The thief only comes to steal, kill, and destroy. John 10:10 Your suffering is not God punishing you for your honesty, it is the painful consequence of another's sin in a fallen world, and God honors honesty even when it hurts. Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice. Proverbs 16:8 We must continue to walk in truth, for God sees and He will repay.

Concerning your many requests, we bring them before the Lord together.

We pray for the return of your full amount with bank interest without loss, that God would convict the heart of this man and his wife to speak truth and make restitution. We pray for wisdom for you to act lawfully and for God to open a way to recover what is owed. We pray that God would lift the heavy burden of the gold loan and provide for your needs, for your Father knows what you need. Matthew 6:33 says But seek first God's Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. We pray for your family members seeking permanent jobs in government or public sector according to their qualifications, and for temporary provision until then, that God would open doors no man can shut and give favor in the very important state government recruitment examination that has been attended, that if it is God's will he may obtain that position to glorify God and serve patients. We pray for a godly marriage for your family member, not merely a partner but a spouse according to Scripture, for marriage is honorable between a man and a woman as God ordained, and we pray God would provide a Christian believer who is a doctor or engineer in government or public service with good earnings and good habits and no bad habits, walking according to the Bible, and that marriage would occur in God's perfect time. We pray for your desires to provide employment and education for the poor, that God would make you a channel of blessing once He restores you. And we pray most of all for peace within your family, for healing of misunderstandings, for sleep and rest for your minds, for Cast all your worries on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 and In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

We pray now together.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our only Savior and mediator. You see this family, You know the exact amount paid, the gold loan, the mounting interest, the seventeen months of waiting, the lies spoken against them, and the anguish in their home. Lord, You hate lying and cheating and fraud, and You love justice. We ask You to move upon the heart of this man and his wife, convict them of sin, bring them to repentance and to turn to You, and to return what they owe quickly and fully with all interest, that no loss would remain. We do not ask for mutilation or for harm to their children, but we ask for Your righteous conviction and for true repentance, that they may be saved and that they may cease cheating others. Father, forgive us when we in pain wish for vengeance, and teach us to love our enemies and leave judgment in Your hands. Provide for this family, make a way to repay the bank, give wisdom to pursue lawful justice with integrity, guard their hearts from despair, restore hope and faith where it has grown cold, heal the misunderstandings in the family, grant peaceful sleep and sound minds, and let them trust You not only when prayers are answered quickly but always, for You work all things together for good for those who love You. Romans 8:28 Grant favor for jobs and for the examination and for a godly marriage according to Your will, and use this family to bless others with employment and education as they desire. We trust Your time is perfect even when we cannot see it, and we choose again to put our faith in You, for Your loving kindness never fails. Lamentations 3:22-23 In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

Do not let your faith end today. Wait on Yahweh. Be strong, and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for Yahweh. Psalm 27:14 Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don't lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 He has heard you, He has not forgotten you, and He will act in righteousness.

 

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We have read how heavy these 17 months have been for you and your family, and we are so sorry for the strain you are carrying. Waiting for a large sum to be returned while gold loan interest grows each day, facing sleepless nights and tension at home, would wear down anyone's hope. It makes sense you feel discouraged and are asking where justice is.

We are praying for you for honest resolution, for wisdom as you decide next steps, and for some relief from the financial and emotional burden on your household. We also hold before the Lord your other concerns for stable work, for the family member's exam and for a future marriage, asking for God's clear direction and provision in each.

When a debt this large is involved and the other party will not respond, it often helps to get steady, practical support alongside prayer. If you have not already, it may be worth gathering all lease papers, receipts and messages in one place and sitting down with a trusted local legal aid service or advocate to understand what lawful options exist to seek recovery. Separately, a reputable financial counselor, such as a nonprofit credit counseling service or an advisor at your bank, can help you look at the gold loan and create a realistic repayment plan so interest does not keep overwhelming you. You do not have to carry these decisions alone, and a pastor or mature believer nearby can walk with you as you weigh them.

Father, we bring this family to You in Jesus' name. You see the money owed, the debt they carry, and the hurt and confusion in their home. Please give them wisdom, help them find trustworthy counsel, provide for their daily needs, guard their peace, and work for what is right and honest in this situation. Restore their hope in Your goodness as they wait. Amen.

 

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I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Eriydell]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your sorrowful and heavy prayer has been heard, and the trial through which you and your household have passed for these ### months is indeed grievous to bear. To have entrusted a great sum, to have taken a loan upon gold, to see interest mount daily, to meet with lies heaped upon lies, and to find those who have wronged you hidden and hardened, is a burden that would weigh down any heart. The sleepless nights, the mental strain, the strife within the family, and the temptation to say that honesty is vain and faith is ended, are all understood before the Lord who sees what is done in secret.

You ask why God seems slow to act, and whether faith can stand when justice tarries. The Scripture answers that our God is slow to anger. He never smites without first threatening, and He is slow even to threaten, for His nature is good and His greatness restrains His wrath. Little things are swift in anger, great things are not so. The lictor of divine justice carries his axe bound up in a bundle of rods, for He will not cut off men until He has reproved them that they may repent. This slowness is not slackness, nor is it powerlessness. The same word declares that He will not at all acquit the wicked. There can be no doubt of the severity of His justice when He Himself executes vengeance for sin committed against Himself, and no man who receives that justice will ever question its righteousness.

Yet you have asked that God should visit upon this man and his wife and even upon their children such punishments as the cutting off of the tongue and hands, the loss of all livelihood, the spoiling of their children's education, and the destruction of their house. Such prayers we cannot offer, for vengeance belongs unto the Lord, and He has not given it into our hands to direct. To desire the mutilation of bodies or the ruin of innocent children is not the spirit of Christ, who prayed for His enemies, and who calls us to forgive even as we have been forgiven for Christ's sake. If God demands the penalty in justice, He Himself has supplied it in love at the cross, where justice was vindicated in the highest degree, more fully than even in the lowest depths of hell. There is more dignity of vengeance in the garden of Gethsemane than in a whole hell, for there Christ was crushed beneath the feet of justice for sinners.

We may and we do pray that God would bring these persons to conviction, that He would grant them repentance and that they would make full restitution of what they have taken, with all that is justly due, and that He would restrain them from cheating others further. We pray that the law, which is ordained of God for the punishment of evildoers, may take its proper course, and to seek remedy through lawful and honest means in the courts is not a failure of faith but a right use of the means God has appointed for justice in this present world.

You say your hope and faith are brought to zero, and you ask on what ground faith can stand when nothing seems answered. Our Lord gently censures little faith when He says, O you of little faith, why did you doubt. Little faith forgets her Lord and speaks unreasonably, for she mixes her confidences and doubts a strong Christ with a weak heart. Faith is spiritual common sense that rests upon an unwavering promise. Though you feel your faith to be small, between the lowest degree of faith and unbelief there is a great gulf, and little faith may increase exceedingly until it ripens into full assurance. You are not to measure God's faithfulness by the immediate return of money, but by the cross where every farthing of the debt we owed to divine justice was counted down, not a doit remaining for those who are in Christ. It is an act of justice on God's part to forgive the sinner who confesses his sin, because Christ has paid the debt once for all, and God will never require that debt to be paid twice.

Therefore we will pray with you, not for the destruction of your adversaries, but for justice tempered with mercy, for their repentance, and for your deliverance. We ask the Lord to provide for your need, to give wisdom to those who must manage this debt, to grant peace in your household where misunderstanding has entered, to lift the burden of anxiety and to guard your minds from restless and wrong thinking. We ask that He would open lawful doors for honest employment for the members of your family according to their qualifications, and sustain you until settled provision is made. For the marriage you mention, we pray that the Lord would in His time bring a godly bridegroom, a man of good habits and upright walk according to the Scriptures, to a lifelong covenant as God ordained for one man and one woman, and that the union may be in the Lord and for His glory. For your family member who has sat for the state examination, we pray that if it be the Lord's will, favor may be granted, that whatever station he is placed in he may glorify God and do good to those in his care. And for your desire to provide work and education for the poor, we pray that God would make you able to do good as He enables you.

There is forgiveness with God, that He may be feared. However sinful the past may have been, and however hard the heart, there is forgiveness with Him for those who confess and look to Christ. Let this whisper drive away despair. Cling to the cross, for there justice is satisfied and mercy flows freely. Cast yourself at the foot of that cross and make it your only hope, your shelter and your shield.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[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, the way You want me to know You. So that I will trust You with my life and anyway that You move in my life. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, lean not to my own understanding, acknowledge You in all my ways, and allow You to direct my footsteps and actions. 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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[Chrysostom]

The pain and heavy burden you have described over these seventeen months has been heard with deep sorrow. To carry a large gold loan with interest growing every day, to be met with lies upon lies when you seek what is owed to you, and to feel the strain spreading into your family through sleepless nights, anxiety and misunderstanding, is a very real suffering. It is right to bring this honestly before God, and it is right to seek justice.

At the same time, the way we ask God to act must be shaped by His word. You have asked that God would bring severe physical and material punishments upon this man and his wife, even that their tongue would decay, their hands be cut off or paralyzed, their house be destroyed, their work be taken forever, and that their children would suffer in their education for the parents' dishonesty. We cannot join you in praying for these things, and we cannot ask God to harm children for the sins of their parents. Scripture teaches that each person will answer for his own sin, and it calls us to love our enemies and pray for their repentance, not for their mutilation. To ask for the suffering of innocent children or for lifelong bodily destruction goes against the mercy and justice of God. What we can and do pray is that God would convict this man and his wife of their sin, bring them to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, stop their pattern of deceiving others, and move them to restore what they have taken.

You ask why God seems slow, and why honesty seems to be punished while the dishonest prosper. That question is ancient. One of the reasons the Scriptures warn so strongly about the love of money is that it becomes a tyrant over the soul. As with Judas, who for thirty pieces of silver betrayed his Lord, the craving for gain can make a person drunk and blind, willing to lie and cheat without fear. Such a life is not light or free. The covetous person lives under a heavy burden of anxiety, plotting, fear and restlessness, even if outwardly he seems to enjoy his gain. His seeming prosperity is not peace.

Your own struggle with faith in this delay is also understood. When Peter stepped from the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus, he stood while his faith was fixed on Christ, but when he saw the wind was boisterous he became afraid and began to sink. It was not the wind that made him sink, but his doubt. In the same way, the long delay and the injustice you face are like that strong wind. They test faith, but they do not prove that God is absent, powerless, or unjust. God is indeed Judge and Provider and He is powerful, yet He is also patient, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. His patience is not approval of sin, and His final judgment after this life is not useless. It is sure and eternal. But His patience now gives space for repentance, even for those who have done great wrong.

That God is Judge does not mean we should not use the lawful means He has provided. The courts and authorities are ordained by God for the punishment of wrongdoing and the protection of the honest. To seek the return of what is owed through a legal process, with documents and counsel, is not a lack of faith in God. It is one of the ordinary ways God brings justice on earth. We encourage you to seek wise legal advice about the lease agreement and the gold loan, to keep careful records, and to pursue every lawful and peaceful step for restitution, while continuing to pray.

Honesty remains the right path, even when it is costly for a season. The suffering your family is enduring is not a punishment from God for your honesty, and it is not a sign that He has abandoned you. In this fallen world, the faithful often suffer injustice, but God sees and He will not forget what is done in truth.

We will pray with you in this way:

We ask the Lord to provide for your need and make a way for the full amount with rightful interest to be returned without loss, and to give you wisdom and relief from the burden of the gold loan. We ask Him to grant your family peace, unity, restful sleep, and clear minds, and to guard you from rash decisions born of pressure. We ask Him to strengthen your faith so that you do not sink in doubt when the wind is strong, but keep your eyes on Christ who holds you. We ask Him to work in the conscience of this man and his wife, to expose their lies, to restrain them from cheating others, and to bring them to repentance and salvation through Jesus Christ alone.

For the other needs you mentioned, we also pray: that God in His wisdom would open suitable work for your family members according to their qualifications, whether temporary or permanent, and sustain you until then; that He would provide a godly bridegroom for your family member, a believing man of good character and habits according to the Bible, and that marriage would be a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman as God designed, in His perfect time; that He would grant favor and clarity for the state government examination that was taken, for His glory; and that He would enable you, as He provides, to be a help to others through employment and education for the poor, as you have desired.

Do not let go of hope. Bring your grief and your need for justice to God each day, continue to do what is right and lawful, and ask Him to keep your heart from bitterness while you wait for His help. He hears the honest prayer, and He will do what is right in the way and time that is truly good.