I prayed
fifteen long years for the conversion of my oldest brother. When he seemed to
be getting farther and farther away from any hope of conversion, I prayed on.
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My first
winter in |
Within two
weeks he was in my home, shut in with sickness which made it impossible for
him to leave my home for two weeks. Then the day he left he accepted Christ
over in the Bible Institute in Mr. Moody’s office, where he and I went to
talk and pray together. |
I told
this incident when holding meetings in a certain city. An elderly woman came
at the close of the meeting and said, "I have been praying for the
conversion of my brother, who is sixty-three years old, for many years; but a
short time ago I gave up and stopped praying." She added, "I am
going to begin my prayers again." Within two weeks of that time she came
and said, "I have heard from my brother, and he has accepted Christ."
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Oh, men and
women, pray through; pray through; pray through! Do
not just begin to pray and pray a little while and throw up your hands and
quit; but pray and pray and pray until God bends the heavens and comes down! |
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From: Keep
Praying Until God Answers |
When He
Seems Not to Hear, Trust Him Still |
By R. A.
Torrey (1856–1928) |
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