As a young Christian, I once comforted an older colleague who was deeply worried for his family in case something happened to him. He had a wife and three school going kids. They were renting a house and were living on his pay. His job was on a contract basis and could be terminated in a day’s notice. He didn’t have life insurance as far as I knew.
The insecurity of his job was compounded by jealous colleagues who tried several times to influence the relevant authorities to dismiss him. I was able to observe their cunning tactics first hand because I was handling the administrative work which included recruitment and salaries.
Somehow, they never succeeded each time they tried and my faith grew just watching God’s protection over him. I remembered the first time this happened and the chairman of the meeting was almost ready to implement the ruling to strike off his post from the register but at that point, the meeting broke off for lunch. When it resumed, we went over other matters and they all clean forgot about getting rid of him! Except me - the secretary and I remembered sending up a weak prayer for his job knowing his circumstances. And indeed they never remembered and my friend was safe for another year’s contract. That first time it happened, my faith shot up sky high!
I was able to relate what happened to him and I told him if that was the God he worshipped, I wanted to know him more. From then on, we would talk about God and the Bible.
Like I said at the beginning, , he was often worried about the plight of his children and I remembered comforting him by quoting from the Old Testament that God would not allow his children to go hungry.
God’s assurance was worked out in his lifetime for he saw his children succeed very well in life before he passed away. God is great!!!
Lord, You are the Almighty, ruler of the heavens and the earth
With You at the helm of my life, I have no fear
May all your promises work out in my life
You have said also ‘revenge is mine’
I accept that, claiming your promise that You will vindicate me.
In Jesus’ Name
Amen
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Hi again Lina, I never told u, I m a christian, but I m not a strong Christian. I cant give my heart 100%. Sometimes, I think too much. Heheheh. How ar?
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