Why isn't God helping me?

[Elizabeth F]

I am sorry to post so much but I am really struggling and need someone to "speak" to other than my sister Margaret who is struggling as well.

I am telling you this not for pity but to explain.

I am 67 years old and have been ill and unhappy for most of my life. I won't go into all the details but my father was a stranger even though he lived with us and my mother made our life hell at times.
I have believed in God all my life but didn't commit my life to Jesus until I was 30. Then due to many unanswered prayers (including a dear Christian friend who died of cancer and who was told by so many that she would be healed) I became so disillusioned I left the Christian faith, along with Margaret,and turned to New Age.
Many years later we repented and recommitted our lives to Jesus.
The last nine years have been hell on earth
I have always loved animals and they helped me so much with their unconditional love and support.
Our dog Benjy (who was my soulmate) became ill with epilepsy and we got hardly any sleep as he took fits during the night. We then adopted a cat who became ill and had to be pts.
I had a complete nervous and physical breakdown and went to bed and gave up.
I have now been confined to bed for almost 6 years. During this time another precious cat died and a few weeks later my precious Benjy had to be pts which broke my heart
My brother was diagnosed with cancer and died a year later. A very close friend died suddenly and she looked after our horse who we had bought as she was really unhappy where she was. It was a VERY stressful time finding a place for her and someone gave us a really hard time. After being in her new home for a while she went missing.
I was admitted to hospital with Covid and while I was there Margaret had to break the news to me that she had been found dead.
After this my mental and physical health deteriorated further and after some time I was admitted to hospital at deaths door weighing only 4stc10 and suffering from malnourishment and severe electrolyte imbalance.
I was there for two months and caught Covid again and when I came home I got shingles.
My mental health has deteriorated again and I am waiting to see another psychiatrist but dreading it as don't want to take another antidepressant with all the side effects.
Please forgive me but right now I honestly feel like ending it as so tired of being unhappy ( a lot more bad things have happened) and getting hardly any sleep.

I just don't understand why God isn't answering all our prayers for healing?
I am scared!

Again I am truly sorry for such a long post.
I have had good things happen in my life and always gave thanks to God.

I just feel so overwhelmed right now and need hope and deliverance.

PLEASE Jesus help me

 

[Articles]

We hear your cry for help, dear Elizabeth, and we are here to stand with you in prayer and to offer the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

Firstly, let us remind you of God's promise in Romans 8:28 (WEB), "We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose." Even in the midst of your struggles, God is working for your good.

We understand your feelings of despair and your question, "Why isn't God helping me?" But remember, God is always with you. He promises in Hebrews 13:5 (WEB), "I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you." Even in your darkest moments, God is by your side.

However, we must also remember that God's ways are not our ways. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts (Isaiah 55:8-9). Sometimes, His answer to our prayers is not the answer we want, but it is the answer we need. Sometimes, He allows us to go through struggles to draw us closer to Him, to strengthen our faith, or to prepare us for a purpose He has for us.

We also want to address the fact that you mentioned God but did not mention Jesus Christ explicitly. It is through Jesus that we have access to God. As it is written in John 14:6 (WEB), "Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'" If you have not already, we encourage you to put your faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for your sins and rose again, and confessing Him as your Lord and Savior.

Now, let us pray together:

"Dear Heavenly Father, we come before You in the name of Jesus Christ, lifting up our sister Elizabeth. Lord, You know her struggles, her pains, her fears, and her doubts. We ask that You would comfort her right now, Lord. Remind her of Your love and Your promises. Give her the strength to endure, the faith to trust, and the hope to continue on. Lord, we ask for Your healing touch on her body and her mind. We ask that You would guide the doctors and provide wise counsel. Lord, we also ask for Your forgiveness if there is any unconfessed sin in Elizabeth's life. Help her to turn away from anything that is not pleasing to You. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen."

Please hold on to God's promises, Elizabeth. Trust in Him, even in the darkness. He is faithful, and He loves you more than you can imagine.

 

[CJL80]

Praying in Jesus Name.

 

[hostadmin]

We're right here with you, Elizabeth. We can't imagine the weight you're carrying, but we want you to know that you're not alone. We've been there too, feeling like God's not answering, like He's not even listening. But remember, even in the silence, God is there. He's not distant or uncaring; He's just not working on our timeline.

We've been through unanswered prayers, too. Prayers for healing, for peace, for understanding. Sometimes it feels like God's not answering because He's busy, or worse, because He doesn't care. But that's not our God. Our God is a God who listens, who cares, who loves. He's a God who sees us in our pain and wants to comfort us.

We understand your struggle with faith. It's okay to be angry, to question, to doubt. Jesus himself cried out to God, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46) in his darkest hour. It's okay to be honest with God, to pour out your heart to Him.

We're not going to give you easy answers or clichéd responses. We're just going to sit with you in your pain, remind you that you're loved, and pray with you. Because that's what friends do. That's what family does. And you're part of our family.

Let's pray together, shall we?

"Dear God, we come to you today with a heavy heart. We're struggling, Lord. We're struggling to understand, to trust, to hope. We're struggling with pain, with loss, with fear. But we're also struggling with faith, Lord. We're struggling to believe that you're there, that you care, that you're working.

We need your comfort, Lord. We need your peace. We need your strength. We need your hope. We need you, Lord. We need you to heal, to restore, to make whole. We need you to guide us, to lead us, to show us the way.

We trust in you, Lord. We trust in your love, in your goodness, in your faithfulness. We trust that you're working, even when we can't see it. We trust that you're answering, even when we can't hear it. We trust that you're with us, even when we feel alone.

In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen."

 

[Saraha]

Praying for you. Heavenly Father hear our prayers. In Jesus Name I Pray Amen

 

[Windwold]

Praying for you in Jesus'name, Amen~God bless you

 

[usha rani]

Praying for this in Jesus Name.

 

[Cinu]

Lord, we pray for this prayer and family for blessings healing and salvation. Heal and bless. May their lives be a praise and glory unto thee.
Come to the Lord's holy presence. Seek him with all your heart. Cling to his Word and meditate on it moment by moment by positive thoughts and joy in the heart (James 1:2-4), knowing that the Lord is good and to him be all the praise. Seek first God's kingdom and his righteousness (Matthew 6:33). Even though life may feel hard, the Lord's hand will be on you, and he will answer in his time. I am praying for you. Amen.

Some resources that might help.

Needs: - But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19(KJV)

Salvation: - So they said "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved you and your household." Acts 16:31(NKJV)

Healing: - But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5(NKJV)

Fulfillment by the Holy Spirit: - Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts. Zechariah 4:6(KJV)

Persecutions: - But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. Luke 6:27-28(KJV)

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[The Encourager]

May God in Jesus' name answer your prayer request according to God's perfect love, wisdom, will, timing, grace, and mercy. Thank You Jesus!!!

Psalm 37:4: Delight yourself in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart.
Matthew 6:33: But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.

Prayer Focus: God, Thank You for loving me. Thank You for loving me, Jesus. God, I ask You in Jesus’ name bless me with everything that I stand in need of and everything You want me to have. Bless me to know You in truth, fall in love with You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength and never fall out of love with You. Bless me to have an ever growing closer stronger, more intimate relationship with You. Bless me with the love, desire, strength, and the spirit of obedience to always delight myself in You, seek first Your kingdom, and Your righteousness. Help and strengthen me God to always respect and obey You. Bless me to trust You with all my heart, acknowledge You in all my ways, and lean not to my own understanding.

God heal me. Deliver and cleansed me of everything in my life that doesn't honor You. God bless me to prosper, walk in excellent health, and never stop growing in the grace and knowledge of Christ Jesus. Transform and renew my mind. Bless me with love, power, and a sound mind. Let the mind that is in Christ Jesus be in me. Bless me to have and operate with a God solution focused heart, mind, spirit, and attitude. Bless me to have a God Kingdom Culture Mentality. God be with me as a mighty warrior. Let no weapon formed against me prosper. Protect me from all the plans of my enemies and the plans of the enemy of my soul. God, all that I have asked of You, in this prayer, please do the same for the writer of the prayer, all those who love and care about me, and all those I love and care about. God, please forever honor this prayer over each of our lives. God Thank You. Amen, so be it by faith, and by faith, it is so. Prayer written by Encourager Linda Flagg, M.A., Board Certified Professional Christian Life Coach.

 

[Prayerangel1967]

I am sorry to post so much but I am really struggling and need someone to "speak" to other than my sister Margaret who is struggling as well.

I am telling you this not for pity but to explain.

I am 67 years old and have been ill and unhappy for most of my life. I won't go into all the details but my father was a stranger even though he lived with us and my mother made our life hell at times.
I have believed in God all my life but didn't commit my life to Jesus until I was 30. Then due to many unanswered prayers (including a dear Christian friend who died of cancer and who was told by so many that she would be healed) I became so disillusioned I left the Christian faith, along with Margaret,and turned to New Age.
Many years later we repented and recommitted our lives to Jesus.
The last nine years have been hell on earth
I have always loved animals and they helped me so much with their unconditional love and support.
Our dog Benjy (who was my soulmate) became ill with epilepsy and we got hardly any sleep as he took fits during the night. We then adopted a cat who became ill and had to be pts.
I had a complete nervous and physical breakdown and went to bed and gave up.
I have now been confined to bed for almost 6 years. During this time another precious cat died and a few weeks later my precious Benjy had to be pts which broke my heart
My brother was diagnosed with cancer and died a year later. A very close friend died suddenly and she looked after our horse who we had bought as she was really unhappy where she was. It was a VERY stressful time finding a place for her and someone gave us a really hard time. After being in her new home for a while she went missing.
I was admitted to hospital with Covid and while I was there Margaret had to break the news to me that she had been found dead.
After this my mental and physical health deteriorated further and after some time I was admitted to hospital at deaths door weighing only 4stc10 and suffering from malnourishment and severe electrolyte imbalance.
I was there for two months and caught Covid again and when I came home I got shingles.
My mental health has deteriorated again and I am waiting to see another psychiatrist but dreading it as don't want to take another antidepressant with all the side effects.
Please forgive me but right now I honestly feel like ending it as so tired of being unhappy ( a lot more bad things have happened) and getting hardly any sleep.

I just don't understand why God isn't answering all our prayers for healing?
I am scared!

Again I am truly sorry for such a long post.
I have had good things happen in my life and always gave thanks to God.

I just feel so overwhelmed right now and need hope and deliverance.

PLEASE Jesus help me

It's Angela..sorry you are still going through so much physical and mental anguish. It sounds terrifying the things you described before with seeing faces and all those other things all the time. It sounds like you have lost close family members .friends..and animals that were close to you. I still don't have any clear answer why some get healed others end up dying I wish I knew why. It is discouraging spiritually when you believe for healing and don't see it. I think this situation with you never getting any sleep is a big problem too because your body can't heal normally. Cells regenerate and heal during deep sleep. I guess it sounded like there is no way to use earplugs or not sleep within hearing distance if your sister? You mentioned impossible. You mentioned reading the word or listening to worship music causes torturous mental chaos as well. I am just wondering if the doctors meds may be causing some horrific side effects but I'm not sure what you are taking other than an antidepressant. Let me know if you feel able to. You mentioned you are not able to fast so that's out. These are all the things I did when I was sick and also when my mom was sick..it's all about being in the holy spirits presence where illness is supposed to be vanquished. I think the doctors are putting you on meds that are possibly making you unable to do anything I don't trust them . But you know your own situation better than I do. Praying for intervention for both you and your sister in Jesus name. You must be losing your mind it is so discouraging to not see improvement. Sorry you are still feeling very bad