Dear Apple,
I most certainly will be and have been praying for you, sister.
Do you mind if I say something?
To quote you...
I am at the end of my tether ...
In order to help in our prayers, we MUST confess Jesus. In other words, when we confess negative things, we first are not confessing Jesus, and second, we are affirming what we don't want. Since this is a public forum, when we confess in these posts, we are declaring amongst each other the things we type in. I'll explain to you how we can pray more effectively in a moment, but first, let me add this...
One could easily see your words as an honest confession (for that is no doubt what they are, and if you are saying this as a declaration of the end of your strength and therefore the beginning of Christ's mercy and grace, His strength, then we have rounded off the confession. Let us take for example,
Psalm 6, where it begins with declaration of weakness, and finishes with declaration of the LORD'S faithfulness and love. Also, in 2Corinthians 12:9 we read ...And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
So, dear Apple, let us focus more on the Lord as we go through our battles.
As for the pain you feel, I hate pain, really, I hate it, and for you I truely feel, only being able to guess what you are suffering. Any amount of pain is too much, except if it is a warning to us of danger, of course. So, yes, I pray for you.
Now, back to your note, I am at the end of my tether.....
I know that we can easily use words to depict something, and yet we must be careful what words we use. Here you state you are tethered. As a Christian, young in the faith as you are, YOU ARE NOT TETHERED ! Declare it, shout it, confess it! You have been set free and you are free...no longer bound nor tethered...go on, say it now...I am free!!! and thank the Lord with all your heart, dear Apple. Now, in what you are saying, I can relate to that, that you are desperate and you've had ENOUGH ! You don't know how you will go on like this, am I right? It is OK to feel this way, but let me share somthing precious with you, Apple. When we truely see our limitations, as I too have done so on many occasion, we come to a place where we can let go, give up the struggle, stop fighting and admit defeat, but let us admit this to our Lord ..."Lord, All I have left is to trust in you...dear Lord " ..."this constant pain is too hard for me Lord....but I know it is not too hard for you, so I cast my heavy burden upon you Lord, am nothing without you...you are my everything Lord and I know you care...Oh Jesus...help me Lord for my stength is gone...I can not depend any longer on my own resources, so I turn to you, yield my life to you, my sick body, my hurt and damaged feelings, I am worn out by these many years of suffering and have come to the end of the road, my road, and now in faith, Lord, taking you at your word, I present myself, at your disposal....Have your way with me Dear Jesus, I am yours and I now want to enter in to your way where I know that you will lead me and guide me, that I am safe in your care, and you will tend to my broken body, and bind up my wounded soul, I trust you Lord, for I am so weak...but you...you are so strong... thank you Jesus...yes You are the Lord of my life, you are my strength, wonderful and lovely, holy and true...Oh bless the Lord oh my soul, bless His glorious name ...forever ...amen"
Dear Apple, in much love I write this to you, and I pray with and for you , day and night. Do not thank me , but thank our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given us hope and eternal life, who alone has done beautiful things in us and for us , and has healing in His wings. Bless you Apple, and let us give glory to the Lord, for He is good and faithful, it is He that leads us to love and pray. I am nothing , without Him, and everything in Him. Thank you Jesus.
Bless you ,
Br. Bear.
ps...if the pain persists, take one good look at Jesus, with a glass of Living Water, praise and thanksgiving for all He has done and for what He has prepared for all those who trust in Him, all day everyday until symptoms fade away.
pps....determine to get baptised as you have been encouraged to do so...
this is important and urgent....time slips by, so don't put it off !!
:rainbow: :rose:
