♕ Today's Promise: "but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" 1 Peter 3:15
~ Sara in Turkey
Hello Dear Brides, I want to thank my Beloved Husband for the blessings He has given me. Thank you my Love for working in the lives of those who I love.
In my last praise, I share how excited I am to see that the Lord is working in my older brother's life and how he is now questioning the Bible and Spiritual things, he likes to talk about the Bible with me and I am very humbled by it.
Today I want to share about my younger brother and what I also saw the Lord doing.
To begin let me share about him a little bit. Natan is my adopted brother. When his mother was pregnant, her boyfriend didn't want the child, so he asked her to abort and immediately left her. When my parents heard about it they were very angry with the man and asked her to not abort the child and they would take care of both of them. My parents always wanted more children but could not have any more of their own. Nathan was/is a blessing to all of us. Even though he was "born" in the church, in his teenage years he went away from the Lord.
When I begin my Restoration Journey, I became very concerned about my brothers, and begin to pray that they all return to Him. I confess that at the beginning, I would say many things, I lacked knowledge and didn't know about the principle to win without words. Being part of the Ministry has taught me so many things, I decided to give my family to the Lord and just live the abundant life He gave me, trusting that He could turn hearts to Himself.
On the last trip to my parents' house, I enjoyed it so much, for the first time I was able to be myself, I was able to show the Lord in my life without being religious. I acted with kindness, love didn't judge them, and was always ready to give an account of my faith if someone asked. They were all amazed, and it draw them closer to me and also close to the Lord.
My little brother got a cat since I also have one, well at the beginning my parents were not so happy about it, but soon their hearts were changed. One day, while getting ready for bed, I noticed that I could not find the cat, we searched the whole house but soon we discovered that he had run away. My brother was devastated. He decides to go search for the cat on the streets, I didn't know what to do so I asked my Heavenly Husband, and He said for me to ask Him for help out loud together with my brother.
I did a very short prayer, asking His guidance and to bring the cat back because I knew that all things were possible with Him. My brother listened and said "Amen". He left but could not find the cat. When my father came home and saw the commotion, he immediately said that the Lord had a purpose and to not worry that the cat would be back soon, he asked my brother to return home and to trust in the Lord.
In just one hour after it, while we were ready to go to sleep, we listened to the cat meowing, and we run to the gate to take him in. My brother could hardly believe that his cat was back home. We thanked the Lord for bringing him back. This situation was a testimony to my brother about the power of prayer to his Heavenly Father. Today my brother does not run away to hear the truth, and the opportunities the Lord gave me to share His wisdom with him, he listened with an open heart.
I can't wait to see what also the Lord is going to do, I encourage you to trust Him for your family and for the loved ones that are away from Him.
"but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect" 1 Peter 3:15
"But Jesus looked at them and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'” Matthew 19:26
Our Turkish Ministry Pastor and RMI’s Senior Translations Director
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