Monday, 18 July 2016

Boldly Believe (Boldly Ask, Pray and Act Upon)

By Josephine Lim-Weston

On Tuesday morning of 6th July, I woke up with a burden in my heart toward the political situation in Malaysia. The injustices are so overwhelming. Good and exemplary leaders are being persecuted and some irresponsible people in authority are stirring racial disharmony. I wondered when will justice prevail and wickedness be rooted out. Then the thought of UK political and economic situations came to mind too. Before I allow myself to be burdened further, the Lord prompted my heart to believe in Him boldly. To pray bold prayers and have the boldness to believe Him for great things to come and for great transformation - now the UK has a new Prime Minister and pound sterling is on the rise. I also believe eventually Malaysia will experience breakthrough that its people are hoping for.

Also with my two missed miscarriages, that happened in 2014 and 2015, I was disheartened but the desire of overcoming the unfortunate overwhelmed me and I prayed for the supernatural to happen. I prayed boldly for "Birthing the Miraculous" - yes the same title with a highly recommended book written by Heidi Baker. Before 2015 came to an end I was two months pregnant and we saw our first live baby on the ultrasound for the very first time. Now we await for the birth of our first child at any moment.

This year God has been challenging me to boldly believe Him for the things I pray and hope for and I'm sure many of you too. It can be anything. Believing Him boldly with our health and healing, relationships, marriage, career, future, financial provision, ministry and calling He has for us, salvation of family and friends, smooth and healthy pregnancy and delivery of baby and much more.

So now whenever I have concerns, instead of letting them develop into worries, I choose to quickly surrender to God in prayer and have that boldness to trust Him that He is a God that answers prayers and more than able to carry me through and make the impossible possible. Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Exodus 34:10 Then God said, “Behold, I am going to make a covenant. Before all your people I will do wondrous works (miracles) such as have not been created or produced in all the earth nor among any of the nations; and all the people among whom you live shall see the working of the Lord, for it is a wonderful and awesome thing that I am going to do with you.

God's promises apply to all generations and His kindness (grace) endures forever. So lets boldly believe in Him in all circumstances and we shall see the breakthroughs and miracles we long for. He never fails and those who trust in Him will never be put to shame.

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