Hi everyone, this is Cindy. If you read my post before, you may notice I am a new believer. I am still learning how to pray. Most time, I feel my pray is very raw, so I do not want to pray in front of other Christian. I always think their prayers are much better than mine. They use a lot of biblical words and ideas. Their prayers are always very beautiful and motivating. I think my prayer is more like a child has a talk with her father. I was struggling with this for a long time. Now I feel much better, because I know God is always listening to me. And God cares about how I trust him and rely on him. God does not care the format. As long as I pray in faith, God will take care of me. No matter how I pray and where I pray, I just need to trust God and love God.
I guess some of you may have the same question as I did before. Will God respond me if my prayer sounds simple and plain? The answer is Yes as long as you pray in faith. I pray everyday before sleeping. It is a conversation between me and God. It is simple and straightforward. I alway tell God what happened to me and ask God for help. God is mercy and loving, he always answers my prayers.
About two month ago, my husband bought a new iphone7 from a person. And that person promised my husband that phone is an unlocked phone. But later my husband figured out that phone was a locked phone. So my husband tried to contact the seller and ask his money back. The seller disappeared. Then my husband went to the apple store and tried to get help. However, they refused to help my husband. They even threaten my husband. They said if my husband kept staying in the store, they will call the security. My husband was very angry and upset. I was very worried about him. I could not help him. The only thing I could do is pray. My husband is a non-believer, but I know God loves him. God loves everyone. My husband had two choice at that moment: One is using the locked phone with paying service fee every month. The other one is trying to sell the phone to another person. But if my husband tell the truth about the phone, people will not pay what he paid for the phone. That means he had to lose money no matter either way he chose. I was anxious, because I was afraid my husband would be tempted by Satan. Satan could make people filled with anger and hate. Satan could tell my husband to cheat another person. I was hoping my husband could make a right choice. I did not push him to make any decision. I talked with God and asked God for help. I know our God is almighty. God is taking care of us all the time. I prayed that God could show his mercy and love to my husband. Finally, my husband wrote a post in craigslist honestly. At the same time, my husband went to the police office to report this scam. I did not expect people would buy that phone at the price my husband paid. I also did not expect the police would finder that scammer.But again, God is loving us and taking care of us. God gave me a surprise. The next day, someone would like to buy the phone with the same amount my husband paid. And two days later, the police office called us, and told us that they found that scammer. I was so thankful and so joyful.
This is the short version of my long story. This is not the first time God answer my prayer. I will share more of my story with you in my future post. I just want to say, please be faithful and patient. God will answer your prayer. Below are some verses I want to share:
Matthew 21:22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask in prayer.
Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.