Prayer Works – Really, It Does!

I just wanted to share with you a quick story that will bring tears…good tears! Tami and I are in Wisconsin at a Leadership Conference and we just received one of the most precious emails of our life. Roughly twenty years ago we met family in Temecula. A nice family – mom a Christian, dad a non-believer! They have a son and two daughters. For years, the wife encouraged her husband to come to church with her, to explore the claims of the Jesus she loved! All three children enjoyed a personal relationship with God. However, the dad wanted nothing to do with the church thing. Eventually, the husband/father alienated himself from his family and became a hermit of sorts. Literally, for years, communication was at nil. Well, a few months back, my old acquaintance was informed he had stage four, incurable cancer. This death sentence was a wake-up call, if you will. He asked his wife to forgive him, as well as his children, for being absent for all those years! He began attending our old church down south, questioning the validity of the Bible & the claims of Christ. Well, today, the email said, “_____asked Jesus in his heart; _____is born again! Thank you for praying with us.” And, in parenthesis, the elated wife said, “…even after 29 years!”

You know, this totally blesses my heart; and, of course, all of heavens heart! The most important thing in life: one’s eternal destiny – is now secured. Lesson to be learned: never quit praying, ever. The Bible says quite clearly that we are to pray without ceasing. In other words, don’t stop – keep knocking on the heart of God and ask for His mercy and grace, compassion and love to spill onto your loved ones. Even if it takes years, yes – even 29!

Amazing story about God’s grace, the persistence of a precious woman and the salvation of a dear man! Thank You God for this fantastic glimpse of heaven…