I recommend you read the scriptures looking at how they can
apply to your life. The other day, I was
reading Mosiah 27 in the Book of Mormon. I was touched by the story of young Alma being involved with
all sorts of wickedness with King Mosiah’s sons. Then an angel visited the wayward boys in an
answer to intercessory prayer. Alma ’s family and friends
were praying for them to stop their evil ways and return to God and accept
redemption through grace. This was a big
moment in Alma ’s
life. He finally repented and turned to
God. When we repent from sin, we repent
to (turn to) God. Alma didn’t stop there, he began to evangelize
and share the gift of Christ – salvation from all sin.
Well, another thing struck me: the answered prayer. If we are in humble, right-standing, the Lord
will answer our prayers (Mosiah 27:14).
I thought I would give it a try.
So, I prayed for one man in my dorm that he would turn to the Lord and
that the right person would have the right words to help him along. The very
next day, he came to my room to tell me he wanted to go to church. I told him the time it started and he went on
his way. In 27 years he had not gone and
was as far from the Lord as one can be, next without me saying anything to him,
he went to church on his own. Talk about
an answered prayer!
I encourage you to wait on the Lord in faith. The Lord will answer our prayers (Psalm
38:15). The Lord will speak to the
humble (Isaiah 38:15). In Mark II: 22-24, Jesus tells us we can move mountains
with our faith. When we ask in prayer,
believe that we receive it, then it will be ours. My favorite verses on prayer are in
Revelation 5:8, 8:3-4 where it describes the prayers of the righteous as sweet
incense to God in Heaven.
Keep Praying.
Grace & Peace