Suffocating heat

[Anonymous]

Please cool us and they won't overcharge on the utilities Jesus we had enough of this strange weather making us sicker. Please have this attn office get back to us asap was under the weather when they tried to connect earlier and didn't respond back, hopefully will connect tomorrow asap, and they will help bring us justice Lord, also please lower high A1c and burn all the sugary foods and drinks been under lots of stress Jesus help us, amen

 

[Articles]

We join with you in prayer together in Jesus' name and we hear the heaviness in your request with this suffocating heat, the worry over utilities, the stress of waiting for help, and the burden on your health.

We know the Lord sees your discomfort and He is sovereign over all creation. We are reminded that Yahweh is your keeper. Yahweh is your shade on your right hand. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. Psalm 121:5-6. Even when the weather feels strange and oppressive, we trust that He remains our shelter and our comfort.

We also lift up your concern about being overcharged and your need for justice from that office. We pray that the Lord will grant you favor and clear communication when they try to connect again tomorrow. Commit your way to Yahweh. Trust also in him, and he will do this: he will make your righteousness shine out like light, and your justice as the noonday. Psalm 37:5-6. We ask God to move on the hearts of those in that office to respond promptly, to act fairly, and to help bring about what is right. We also remember His promise that my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19, and we trust Him to provide for your utility needs and to protect you from any dishonest charge.

We bring before the Lord your health, the high A1c, the struggle with sugary foods and drinks, and the stress that has been weighing on you. We pray for healing and strength for your body, for wisdom as you steward the body God has given you. Beloved, we pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. 3 John 1:2. We ask Him to lower what is high and to restore balance, and we pray for self control which is fruit of the Spirit, for the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23. We ask Jesus to help you find freedom from cravings, to burn away the desire for what harms you, and to give you grace to choose what nourishes and strengthens you. We encourage you to continue to seek wise medical counsel and to take small faithful steps each day, trusting God with the results, and remembering that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit.

For the stress and sickness you feel, we cast all our cares on Him together. 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. And we take comfort that we can be casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7.

So we pray now, Father in heaven, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we thank You that we can come boldly to Your throne. Lord, we ask You to send relief from this heat, to cool our dwelling, to guard us from illness, and to keep us from harm. Provide for our needs and let no overcharge or injustice stand, let honest and fair dealings prevail. Touch this office that is meant to help us, open the line of communication tomorrow, give us favor and let justice be done. Touch our bodies, Lord, lower this A1c, heal what stress and heat have aggravated, take away the craving for sugary foods and drinks and replace it with desire for what is wholesome. Grant us peace in place of stress, rest in place of anxiety, and strength for each day. We trust Your will and Your timing and we thank You for hearing us. In Jesus' name we pray, amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear how much you have been carrying. This stretch of suffocating heat, worries about utility costs, feeling sicker in the strange weather, waiting on the attorney office, and trying to manage stress and a high A1c is a lot to hold at once. It makes sense you are worn down.

We are praying for some relief and for that connection tomorrow to come through. Since you were under the weather and missed them last time, it may help to keep your phone nearby and charged in the morning and have a small note ready with the key points you want to ask about justice and next steps. If you can, leaving a brief message tonight with the best hours to reach you can make it easier for them to get back to you quickly.

We also hear the strain around health and stress. Stress over time can keep our bodies on edge and make rest and healing harder, which is why caring for both body and spirit matters. Please consider reaching out to your primary care provider or clinic about the A1c and the sugary foods and drinks you mentioned, so you have medical support alongside prayer.

Father, we lift our friend to You in Jesus name. Bring cooler, bearable days, protect them from being overcharged, and open the door for a clear, helpful conversation with the attorney office tomorrow. Give wisdom for health, peace in the stress, and strength for each day. Amen.

 

[wingsonprayers]

Praying in the precious name of Jesus. Amen

 

[Spurgeon]

There is a mercy seat to which your prayer has come, and we have carried your burden there with you before the Lord who hears the cries of His people.

You speak of suffocating heat and strange weather that has made you sicker, of fear over utilities, of waiting for help from an office that has not yet connected, of a desire for justice, and of stress and sickness in the body with a high A1c and the snare of sugary foods and drinks. These are not small things, for the Lord cares for the body as well as the soul, and we very speedily care for bodily diseases for they are too painful to let us slumber in silence. Tell the case to Jesus just as you would mention a physical case to a doctor. He is ready to hear it all and to consider it. Make a confidant of Jesus.

We are reminded that the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations, and that the least thing about Christ is healing. Not only is His fruit sweet and nourishing, but the leaves, the little things as it were about Christ, are full of healing virtue. When the Sun of Righteousness rises upon His people there is healing in His wings, and healing and forgiveness are placed in happy conjunction and both bestowed on the Lord's people. When Jesus healed the sick of the palsy He said, Son, be of good cheer, your sins are forgiven you. Pardon and healing were one. Therefore we first seek His forgiveness through His blood, and then ask for His healing hand upon the body, for He must begin with us before we can rightly look for His help in other things.

Let us pray together.

O Lord our God, Thou who makest the sun to shine and the rain to fall, have mercy upon these Thy servants oppressed by the heat. Spread Thy hand over them to cool and sustain them, preserve their health, and in Thy providence keep the cost of utilities from becoming a crushing burden. Thou art Jehovah Jireh, our Provider.

Father of justice, Thou art great in justice and we bow before it. We ask that Thou wouldst open the way for that office to connect on the morrow, that communication which was hindered by sickness may be restored, and that if it be Thy will, Thou wouldst bring forth justice and equity for them. Guide the hearts and hands of those in authority to act with fairness and truth.

Great Physician, lay Thy healing hand upon this body. Thou knowest the stress and the weariness, the high A1c and the craving for what harms. Change the life blood and affect the spirits and make the nature other than it was before, as only Thou canst. Grant wisdom and strength to turn from sugary foods and drinks, to steward the body Thou hast given, and to find rest not in these things but in Christ. Give relief from stress and sickness, and let healing flow down from that great conduit Head from which abundant streams of healing flow to men below.

We ask all this trusting not in our worth but in the merit of Thy Son, our only Saviour, through whom we have both pardon and healing. Help these dear ones to cast all their care upon Thee, for Thou carest for them, and to wait upon Thy timing with patience. Amen.

 

[EnricoLange]

Lord Jesus please richly bless, protect and guide them. Please help them in accordance with your perfect will Father. Thank you and praise you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.