The Power of Continous Prayer

Why should we pray?
Simply put, it makes the impossible POSSIBLE!!!!

Firstly let me give a little introduction of myself. 2007 has been the most amazing year of MY LIFE. The Lord and my savour Jesus Christ has finally broken through the barriers of my heart that withheld my spiritul beliefs.
In this short amount of time, God was able to change my life and has had such a big impact on me that I can not longer deny His existance, His glory, His works, His love.

A big blessing was the reuniting of mum, dad and I together as a family after 13 yrs of seperation. Boy was I happy when i got the news that dad was coming to Australia 3 weeks ago. THANK GOD!!!

Fast forward to Thursday 30th of August, 10:30pm.
Mum and dad were arguing, dad couldn't adapt to the way of life and having a family after 13 yrs of solitude. Everyone was in tears and it looked like my family was about to be separated once again.
Boy oh Boy did i pray! I prayed for God to give me the strength and to keep a clear head in such emotional times.
AND GUESS WHAT???!!! Everything turned out great!!!!!

And as a BONUS, the Lord Almighty was also able to use the sitution at hand and answered the prayers that I've had for a past few weeks. As you can imagine, being a Christian in a family of Buddhists has not been easy. Mum saw me wearing a cross one day, and angrily told me to take it off as I was a "buddhist"! Can you believe that!!!! I can!!! That what my mum is like.

So after mum and dad's argument that night, I prayed to the Lord again and asked Him if this was the time to tell mum, I prayed for the courage not to be ashamed of God. I stuttered for a long time but eventually and amazingly I said it. What followed seems to be the longest silence of my life, felt like time had stopped.
"NO. No, you cannot be Chrsitian"

...And my heart split in half. I could not say a word, i was shocked, stunned, empty, lost.
But what happened next TRUELY was a work of God. After what seemed like an eternity, Mum suddenly remembered a girl who used to work for her. She was a Christian, who's actions reflected Christ's attributes. She was a living testimony. Her impact on mum was so deep that even though its been 3 years since she quit and despite countless employees since then, mum still remembers her and everything she stood for.

Finally, mum said, "If Christanity is going to make you a better person, then go ahead! I want you to be happy!!!".
Happy wasn't even the right word to describe how I felt!!

So Thank You Stephanie(the girl/ex-employee).Thank You Almighty Father in Heaven.
It is the most amazing feeling when you see God at work.

YOU, too, can experience God's grace. Open your eyes, count your blessings, AND pray. If it sincere, from the heart, genuine and according to God's will, trust me, you will get an answer. Just remember to removed the clouded greys areas from one's heart.

Last but not least, a big thanks goes out to all those that prayed in the 24hrs leading up to September 30 in 30.
It just goes to show how God can change our lives through the Power of Prayer.

William Peng