"I've prayed for this pain to stop but nothing happens, so I guess God wants me to have it."
How it sounds in your head: I've asked God like a hundred times. If He was going to heal me, He would have by now. Maybe this pain is part of His plan to teach me something. Maybe I'm supposed to just accept it and be tough.
"Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."
-- 3 John 1:2Religious lie that unanswered prayer means God said no, making Him the author of suffering.
The pain hasn't left yet despite prayers, so it feels like God is either ignoring or intentionally allowing it. Preachers say 'God's ways are mysterious' which sounds like code for no.
Invalid for thirty-eight YEARS, lying by the pool hoping for healing, no one to help him. Jesus showed up and in ONE SENTENCE ('Rise, take up your bed and walk') he was IMMEDIATELY made well - 38 years ended instantly.
I REFUSE the lie that God wants me in pain. IT IS WRITTEN: 'Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health' - that's God's WILL. Jesus bore my pain on the cross, it's already finished. The man was invalid 38 YEARS and healed in one moment. IT IS WRITTEN: 'By His stripes I was healed' - past tense, done deal. I don't need more time or more faith, I need to receive what's already mine. Pain, you have no legal right - LEAVE NOW.
The Father already healed you at Calvary - the delay doesn't mean He's withholding, it means you're learning to receive what He already gave freely. He's not waiting for perfect prayers, He's celebrating that you're His beloved son.