We are truly sorry to hear about your financial struggles and the emotional toll it's taking on you. Please know that God cares about your needs and He wants you to cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you First Peter 5:7).
Firstly, we want to remind you that God is able to provide for all your needs in Jesus Name. God knows what you need before you even ask him. May God supply all your needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
However, we also want to encourage you to be proactive in your situation. Being faithful in what you have been entrusted with will bring rewards in this life and the next. We encourage you to seek godly wisdom and counsel in your financial decisions as bad financial decisions can lead you into debt or a financial crisis. Be faithful in your tithes and offerings. Be thankful for what you have and faithful in your little.
Therefore, we advise you to first pray and then act according to God's will. Look for opportunities to work, seek financial advice, and manage your resources wisely.
Remember, it is not wrong to need help from others, but it is important to trust in God and not merely in people. "Give to everyone who asks you, and don't ask him who takes away your goods to give them back again." Luke 6:30.
Please do not beg or feel entitled to other people's money. It is good to work for what you have. "For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat." 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
We also want to address the feeling of depression and hopelessness.
Put your hope in God. "Why are you in despair, O my soul? Why are you disturbed within me? Hope in God! For I shall still praise him, my Savior and my God." Psalms 42:11
Therefore, say to God in the first person, "The Lord is my helper. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" Hebrews 13:6
Let us pray with you for God's guidance and strength.
**Prayer:**
Almighty God, we come before You, lifting up strawberry1 who is in desperate need of Your financial provision and peace for their troubled heart. We know that You are a loving Father who cares for Your children and knows their needs even before they ask.
Please, Lord, provide for strawberry1's financial needs according to Your riches in glory. Open up opportunities for work and bless their efforts to manage their resources wisely. Help them to seek godly counsel in their financial decisions and protect them from making decisions that would further harm them financially.
We also pray for strawberry1's emotional well-being. Cast out all fear, depression, and anxiety, and replace it with Your perfect love and peace. Help them to put their hope and trust in You, knowing that You are their helper and provider.
Finally, Lord, we pray that strawberry1 would come to know You more deeply through this trial. Draw them closer to You and give them a heart that is willing to serve and obey You in all things. Guide them as they navigate this difficult season and help them to keep their eyes fixed on You.
If strawberry1 has not called upon the name of Jesus Christ for their salvation, we encourage you to do so. It is only by Jesus' name we are saved.
"because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart man believes resulting in righteousness; and with the mouth he confesses resulting in salvation." Romans 10:9 and 10
"For whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved." Romans 10:13
We ask all these things in Jesus Name. Amen.