@Your_Brother_in_Christ 14 January 2026

When Healing Tarries: Faith, Pain, and the Cry for Help **God will either heal this infection and or he will let it end me. 100% Straight Facts** There are seasons when suffering feels like proof that we’ve been forgotten. When the pain repeats, when help seems out of reach, and when people don’t show up the way they should, it’s easy to believe the lie: “I’m not worth saving.” But Scripture tells a different story. The Bible does not hide human weakness or shame. It shows a God who draws near to the broken, hears desperate prayer, and welcomes honest cries for help. **Healing in the Bible: God Sees, God Hears, God Acts** Throughout Scripture, healing is not only a display of God’s power—it’s a revelation of His compassion. **“The LORD is close to the brokenhearted.”** (Psalm 34:18) **“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”** (1 Peter 5:7) **“Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”** (Luke 5:12) And Jesus answered with willingness and touch, not disgust or distance. In the Gospels, people came to Jesus with conditions they couldn’t fix—diseases, blindness, paralysis, bleeding, long-term suffering. Many were poor. Many were pushed aside by society. Yet they were not “unwanted.” They were seen. They were called “daughter,” “son,” and “beloved.” **My Situation: Rotten Teeth, Years of Loss, and No Way to Pay** I have lived for years with severe dental destruction. My teeth are rotten badly down to the gums. I grind my teeth, and now they’re broken off and decayed. This isn’t just cosmetic. It affects eating, sleeping, speaking, confidence, and daily life. It’s painful, isolating, and humiliating. I haven’t been able to fix them—not because I didn’t want to, but because of finances. I don’t have the resources, and I’ve reached the point where “just go get it taken care of” isn’t a simple instruction. It’s a wall. And when you hit enough walls, you start to feel like you’re not worth the trouble to anyone. **Faith Isn’t Denial—Faith Is a Cry Toward God** The Bible is full of prayers that are not polished. Some are angry. Some are exhausted. Some are simply: “God, help me.” **“How long, O LORD?”** (Psalm 13:1) **“I believe; help my unbelief!”** (Mark 9:24) **“My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.”** (2 Corinthians 12:9) Faith is not pretending you aren’t in pain. Faith is bringing the pain to God and refusing to believe that suffering is the final word. **I’m Asking for Help—And I’m Still Trusting God** I am putting my faith in God for healing and provision. I’m asking Him to do what I cannot do: to heal, to make a way, to open a door, to bring the right people, resources, and timing. Sometimes God heals instantly. Sometimes God heals through a process. Sometimes He provides through a person, a church, a clinic, a stranger, or a door that opens at the right time. If you’re reading this, I’m asking for prayer—and practical help if you’re able: prayer for healing, protection from infection, and peace help locating truly accessible care/resources support with transportation if that’s available encouragement, because carrying this alone is heavy **A Reminder of What Is True** My condition is real. My need is real. But it is not proof that God doesn’t care or that I’m unwanted. Jesus did not come for the people who “have it together.” He came for the sick, the weary, and the burdened (Matthew 11:28). And He is not repulsed by what is broken. I am not a problem to be discarded. I am a human being made in the image of God. I am still here. And I am still calling on Him. **“Lord, have mercy on me.”**