"About eight months ago my boyfriend and I broke up. I was hurt a lot by him, but it wasn't because we broke up. I was at peace with that. It because he was no longer the person I knew. However, I realized that nobody is perfect. Everybody makes mistakes, and as an apostle of Jesus Christ, and as this man's sister in Christ, it was my duty to pray for him. It was my duty to forgive him, without an apology. It was my duty to love him, as a brother, where he was at, and pray for conversion of his heart, and continue being his friend. For a long time I've done this now, and I see the fruit of my prayers. Tonight, he apologized for hurting me. He thanked me for loving him despite hurting him. Most importantly, he thanked me for holding him accountable in his faith.
I share this with you for encouragement. It is easy to become discouraged in this world. We pray for an end to abortion, and it doesn't seem to do anything. We pray for conversion of our friends and even our families, but we seem to see no result. We pray and pray, for big things and for little, but we never seem to see the result. We get frustrated. We become angry with God because he is not doing what we want. When this happens, we must pray for trust in the will of the Father. God's plan is perfect. God's timing is perfect. We must trust in this.
Tonight, I was blessed to see the fruit of my prayers. I pray that you may be encouraged. I pray that you may not become discouraged and that you may find hope in the Father's perfect plan.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
May we trust in the Lord, and continue praying, even when we don't see the fruits of our prayer.
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