We join with you right now in bringing this very urgent burden before the Lord and we hear how deeply you desire healing and restoration in your body and skin.
We know that our bodies are fearfully and wonderfully made and that God cares about every detail of our lives, including our physical suffering and distress. Psalm 139:14 says we are fearfully and wonderfully made and His works are wonderful. 1 Samuel 16:7 reminds us that man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart, and 1 Peter 3:3-4 teaches us that our beauty should not be just outward adorning but the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. We share these verses not to minimize your pain, but to encourage you to see yourself as God sees you, loved and valued far beyond skin and appearance, while still bringing your physical needs to Him with trust.
We also want to gently encourage you about the words ask and you will receive. The Lord Jesus does say in Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. Yet scripture also teaches us in 1 John 5:14 that this is the boldness which we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And James 4:3 warns that we sometimes ask amiss. God is not a vending machine for our demands, He is our loving Father who hears and answers according to His perfect wisdom, love, and timing. He may bring complete healing instantly, He may bring healing gradually through wisdom, care, and treatment, and He always works for our ultimate good and His glory. We can trust His answer even when it is not exactly as we pictured or as immediate as we hoped.
We also hear anxiety and great distress in your repeated plea for everything to be completely and permanently removed right now and never return. The Lord invites us to bring that anxiety to Him as well. Philippians 4:6-7 says 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. Matthew 6:25-33 also reminds us not to be anxious about our body and what we will put on, but to seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness.
We thank you for asking in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father. Acts 4:12 says 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. And John 14:6 says Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. We cling to that beautiful truth as we pray.
We pray together now for you.
Father, in the name of Jesus Christ we come before Your throne of grace and we lift up this dear one to You. You know every mark, scar, dent, pit, line, wrinkle, spot, mole, vein, blemish, dryness, sensitivity, allergy, dark circle, hollow, pigmentation, bloating, stretch mark, and every other concern seen and unseen, mentioned and unmentioned, on the face, around the eyes, near the ear, on the neck and over the whole body. We ask for Your healing touch according to Your will. If it is Your will, we ask that You would bring complete restoration, healing, and comfort to the skin and body, calm all irritation and allergy and sensitivity, soothe the itchy scalp, bring balance to the stomach and relief from bloating, and renew the skin in a way that only You can do. Isaiah 53:5 says By his wounds we are healed, and James 5:15 says The prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. We ask for that healing mercy. At the same time Lord, we ask for Your peace to guard this heart, to quiet fear and obsessive worry about appearance, to help this dear one to rest in Your love and to see the beauty You have already placed within. Help this one to steward the body You have given with wisdom, to seek godly counsel and good care where needed, and to trust Your timing and Your perfect plan. Let Your will be done and let Your name be glorified in this body and life. We ask all this in the mighty and merciful name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to bring your requests to God daily with thanksgiving, to rest in His love even as you wait, to care for your body with gentleness, good nutrition, rest, hydration and wise medical counsel if needed, and to remember that your worth is anchored in Christ, not in flawless skin. 3 John 1:2 says Beloved, we pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers. We pray that for you, that your soul would prosper in Christ first, and that your body would know His healing and peace. We are standing with you and trusting God to answer in His perfect way.