Earnest prayer answered!

Last sunday was the first time i brought my mom to church. To many, this may be nothing significant. However, personally, it was a breakthrough, whether be it in my spiritual walk or relationship with my mom.

As a child, i had always destested the differentiated treatment my mom had towards me relative to my two brothers. I never understood why she always choose to scold or beat me even when my brothers are equally guility. In my teens, things got worse. I was rebellious and talking back to her was like a daily routine. As much as i detested the way she treated me, deep down, i envied those with loving mothers and i longed for love from my mom...

Back at home, it was a difficult period of time when i first accepted Christ 5 years back. The close relationship i used to have with my dad turned sour cuz he objected strongly to the idea of me attending church. So now, u get the picture. both my parents were not supportive of me attending church. It is always my heart desire to see them coming to Christ but striking a spiritual conversation with them always ended up in fizzle.

The opportunity came knocking on the door last sunday 16 july. I came to know of the chinese congregation evangelistic service which would be held on 23 july. At the same time, the prayer chain 24-7 was going on, hence i decided to fast and pray for my unsaved family members. That sunday (16/7) I went for dinner with my family and I tried to "book" them for breakfast the following week, ie. the time before the service starts, hoping that i can still nag them at the last min even if they refused initially.

The week went by and i only got rejection from my mom... She seemed willing to go but due to the fear of scolding from my dad and therefore she declined my offer. My dad had to work on that sunday morning (23 july) when the evangelical service was to be held and my mom went to my grandma's house. Just when i thought all was gone, God answered my prayer!

I was doing my QT at 9++ am and i was still unwilling to give up the thought of bringing my mom to church even when she's already out somewhere. I prayed and suddenly my hp rang. Normally i would have it on silent but that day, somehow, i didn't turn it to that mode. Picked up the phone and it was my mom! She asked me what was the church event about and I just told her to go and listen, nothing harmful. She pondered for a while and she said ok.

I was truly amazed at how God works. Surely He doesn't understand slowness as we do. In fact, it is this very nature of God that causes us to rely even more on Him and less on our effort. In fact, all we have to do is to be willing vessels, ready for Him to use. Although my mom didn't respond to the altar call after the sermon, i believed it was a leap from being sceptical about Christianity to one that is neutral.

If u're praying for your unsaved family members and friends, and things look bleak, don't give up! Take heart and press on for in due time, God will answer your prayers according to His will.