Persevering in Prayer
chrYesterday, we shared Transforming Power of Prayer in Jean's life.Today Audacious Fervor Team would like to share with you about Persevering in Prayer. We have invited Sok Boon to share her experience :
Some people just don't get off your prayer list; my brother was one of those. He was the only pre-believer in my family and my parents and I were praying for his salvation for the longest time.
From how I see it, his life was a downward spiral. It started as excessive computer playing but soon it progressed to hardcore computer addiction, accompanied by bouts of violence, the complete cessation of school going and depression. Sometimes things got so bad that he had to be warded into the Institute of Mental Health (IMH). Many times I asked God "Why not act NOW?” and when I see the cynicism in him. I thought that God did not have much material to work on.
Then suddenly, events began to unfold. My brother was warded into IMH yet again. I thought everything would end up how it did the other time (he was warded a total of 6 or 7 times). But I think God decided that it was time for Him to act NOW. He put this other Christian patient who was warded in IMH into my brother’s life. My brother (who used to only talk to his computer) talked to him about cheem stuff like the meaning of life that night. The next day, this patient’s friend visited him and she came back the very next day to give him a bible. This Bible was in the King James Version. So God was put this patient (my bro's age) in his ward that is versed in theology, to explain and help my brother sort out his thoughts. My brother was eventually saved in IMH. SAVED IN IMH. How cool is that.
I was oblivious to all these and when my parent told me about my bro's salvation after visiting him, my face was like that: o_O.stunned.
So yeah, God is moving all the time, even if we can't see it. I believe that God ignored my call for "NOW!!" because it wasn't the right time yet. So keep praying (I prayed for close to 3 years), and expect what seems to be impossible. Keep the faith going cause its only God who can decide when is the "NOW!" time and when it happens, nothing can stop it.
P.S my bro is attending city harvest church regularly and is growing. I’m really proud of him.
Sok Boon
Wow.. Thank you for sharing how God has answered your prayer. Indeed God is a prayer answering God. God is not into MICROWAVING, but MARINATING.
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