Spanish Blog: Discovering the Mystery of Faith and Prayer

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At age seven or eight my mother bought a series of books about the lives of fictitious children who interacted with real missionaries.  I loved these books.  My particular favorite was one about a parentless boy who lived at an orphanage run by George Muller in England.  I was fascinated with the faith that Mr. Muller demonstrated and the way in which God repeatedly and immediately answered his prayers. 

 

I remember one true story about George Muller sitting down to a meal with all 300 of the children at the orphanage.  The table was set and utensils were ready, but they had no food to eat.  At Mr. Muller’s direction, they folded their hands and thanked God for the food they were about to eat.  At that very moment, a baker knocked at the door who explained that the night before, God had told him to bring bread to Mr. Muller for the children to eat.  Shortly after that, a milkman knocked at the door and explained that his cart had broken down and all of the milk would soon spoil before the wheel could be fixed, so he wanted to donate it to the orphanage.  George Muller believed that God would always provide for His children, and He acted and prayed accordingly. 

 

At this young age, God had begun to show me His character through the lives of His servants from ages past.  As I read real stories of how God acted supernaturally throughout time to bless, teach, and use His children, I am slowly convinced more and more that God and spiritual realities have just as much or more impact in this world than the things that we can see and touch.

 

We look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal. ~ 2 Corinthians 4:18

 

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. ~ Hebrews 11:1

 

~ Laura