Believe

Nineteen years ago, I was baptized in the Holy Spirit and started attending Bible studies in a charismatic community. My heart's desire was that my three children would all believe in the Lord. However, it seemed impossible since at that time my 19-year-old daughter stopped going to Mass and said that she did not believe in God. She even lived in with someone and wrote me a strong letter against my belief in the sacredness of marriage. My response was to continue to pray for her, believe in the Lord and claim everyday. His promise in Acts 16:31, "Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." Last December, I saw her going to Mass and she even said that she prays to God for blessings. She now believes in the Sacrament of Marriage and has already set her wedding day next year.

Are you praying for a member of your family to come to the Lord? Nothing is impossible with Him since Jesus Himself said, "Whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours" (Mark 11:24). Let us then continue in prayers and faith, expecting members of our household to one day come to the Lord. ----- Lulu


Prayer: "Thank You, Lord, for the gift of faith, I continue to believe and pray that all members of my family may be saved. Amen"


Wise Word: "Pray with great confidence, with confidence based upon the goodness and infinite generosity of God and upon the promises of Jesus Christ. God is a spring of living water which flows unceasingly into hearts of those who pray." St. Louis de Montfort