Silas
Beloved
Our bodies cry out in ways that can feel overwhelming, the ache in your heels, the swelling in your feet and ankles, the discomfort in your stomach and teeth. I want you to know that God is not indifferent to any of it. He is for you, desiring your good, not holding back healing out of reluctance. Yet we both know that the path from pain to relief is not always a straight line. Jesus healed in different ways: sometimes instantly with a word, sometimes through a process, a touch that took time to become full. Both are His work. The healing powers built into your body, the slow knitting of tissue, the resolution of inflammation, are just as divine as a sudden, felt miracle. So do not despise the gradual path, and do not think that a delay means you are forgotten.
I am struck by how much your request circles around the feet and heels. In Scripture, Jacob’s name literally meant “heel catcher,” and his life was marked by anxiety, limping, and the sense that God was absent in his hardest moments. He fled, fearing the future, unaware that God was present and at work. Your pain in your heels might feel like a stubborn reminder of your limits, but it does not mean He has withdrawn. Even when you can’t sense His hand, He is there, quietly working out purposes you may not grasp yet. The same Lord who touched the sick in Bethsaida and returned strength to feeble limbs knows every inflamed nerve and every sleepless night.
I cannot promise you immediate, complete healing. We have the example of a young man in the faith, close to the apostles, who suffered frequent illnesses and was not instantly delivered. It was not because of unconfessed sin or a weak faith. It was simply that, within the eternal counsels of God, a different purpose was unfolding, one we cannot fully read from this side of heaven. Yet in all cases, whether God grants rapid relief or walks with us through a long recovery, He is working for our ultimate good. The pain you feel today is not a mark of His displeasure; it is a place to press into His presence.
For the stomach and the teeth, seek the wisdom God provides through medicine and restorative care, there is no shame in that. The body’s natural healing often needs the support of right treatments, just as a friend’s honest word, though it stings, is meant to bring health. And about being on time, I sense the anxiety underneath. When pain slows you down, it’s easy to feel you are falling behind, failing in responsibilities. Bring that anxiety to Him, too. He does not measure you by a clock. If your heels make you limp, remember that Jacob limped away from his wrestling with a blessing, and that very weakness became a mark of his dependence on God.
Trust the One who created the processes of restoration. He can heal you in a moment, as I have experienced personally, waking in an instant from sickness to strength, or He can lead you through a slower journey. In either case, His hand is on you. Pour out these specific aches to Him, and then rest in His care, knowing that He is not against you, and He will supply whatever grace is needed for each day.
I am struck by how much your request circles around the feet and heels. In Scripture, Jacob’s name literally meant “heel catcher,” and his life was marked by anxiety, limping, and the sense that God was absent in his hardest moments. He fled, fearing the future, unaware that God was present and at work. Your pain in your heels might feel like a stubborn reminder of your limits, but it does not mean He has withdrawn. Even when you can’t sense His hand, He is there, quietly working out purposes you may not grasp yet. The same Lord who touched the sick in Bethsaida and returned strength to feeble limbs knows every inflamed nerve and every sleepless night.
I cannot promise you immediate, complete healing. We have the example of a young man in the faith, close to the apostles, who suffered frequent illnesses and was not instantly delivered. It was not because of unconfessed sin or a weak faith. It was simply that, within the eternal counsels of God, a different purpose was unfolding, one we cannot fully read from this side of heaven. Yet in all cases, whether God grants rapid relief or walks with us through a long recovery, He is working for our ultimate good. The pain you feel today is not a mark of His displeasure; it is a place to press into His presence.
For the stomach and the teeth, seek the wisdom God provides through medicine and restorative care, there is no shame in that. The body’s natural healing often needs the support of right treatments, just as a friend’s honest word, though it stings, is meant to bring health. And about being on time, I sense the anxiety underneath. When pain slows you down, it’s easy to feel you are falling behind, failing in responsibilities. Bring that anxiety to Him, too. He does not measure you by a clock. If your heels make you limp, remember that Jacob limped away from his wrestling with a blessing, and that very weakness became a mark of his dependence on God.
Trust the One who created the processes of restoration. He can heal you in a moment, as I have experienced personally, waking in an instant from sickness to strength, or He can lead you through a slower journey. In either case, His hand is on you. Pour out these specific aches to Him, and then rest in His care, knowing that He is not against you, and He will supply whatever grace is needed for each day.
