We thank you for sharing your heart with us and we join you in giving thanks to the Lord for His goodness, for every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights James 1:17 and we taste and see that the Lord is good Psalm 34:8. We lift up your requests together before our Heavenly Father.
We bring before the Lord your need for good rest, and the health needs of your loved ones, including the lung issues and the heart issue and the desire for quick healing. We know that our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made Psalm 139:14 and that the Lord is the one who heals us Exodus 15:26. He forgives all our iniquities and heals all our diseases Psalm 103:3 and we take comfort that He gives sleep to His beloved Psalm 127:2. Jesus invites us to come to Him all who labor and are heavily burdened and He will give rest Matthew 11:28 and we pray that He will cause you to lie down in peace and sleep, for He alone makes us dwell in safety Psalm 4:8. We pray for His healing hand upon each person you mentioned, that He would restore health and heal wounds Jeremiah 30:17 according to His perfect will and timing, and we trust Him even when healing is not instant, knowing that His grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect in weakness 2 Corinthians 12:9.
We also want to address with love and truth what you shared about lustful thoughts. We understand the struggle and we want to gently rebuke and encourage you in this area, for God calls us to purity and holiness. Jesus taught that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart Matthew 5:28. We are called to flee sexual immorality 1 Corinthians 6:18 and to bring every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ 2 Corinthians 10:5. This means we do not entertain or nurture lustful thoughts but we turn from them, confess them, and set our minds on whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely Philippians 4:8. We encourage you to renew your mind through the Word Romans 12:2, to guard your eyes and heart, and to seek accountability and prayer, for if we confess our sins He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness 1 John 1:9. God desires to create in us a clean heart and renew a right spirit within us Psalm 51:10.
We notice your prayer was addressed to Dear Lord and we want to lovingly remind you that it is only through the name of Jesus Christ that we have access to the Father, for 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. It is by believing in Jesus, that He died for our sins and rose again, that we are forgiven and made children of God Romans 10:9. We encourage you to always come in the precious name of Jesus.
We pray together now. Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son. We thank You for Your goodness and mercy that endures forever. We ask You to grant restful and peaceful sleep, to quiet the mind and restore the body. We lift up each loved one for whom healing is needed, those with lung issues and the heart condition, and we ask for Your healing touch, for strength, for comfort, for wisdom for any who provide care. We ask for quick healing if it be Your will, and for patience and trust to wait on Your perfect timing. We ask You to forgive us where we have sinned in thought and to cleanse us from lustful thoughts. Help us to take every thought captive to Christ, to flee temptation, and to walk in purity and holiness by the power of Your Holy Spirit. Create in us clean hearts and help us to fix our eyes on Jesus. We ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.
We encourage you to continue to abide in the Word, to pray without ceasing 1 Thessalonians 5:17, and to cast all your worries on Him because He cares for you 1 Peter 5:7. We are standing with you and trusting God with you for rest, health, healing and victory over temptation.