I have seen how God has been faithful answering Jean-Luc's prayers even though his character is not altogether. We have been called to meet with his deputy head teacher when he was in nursery 3 years ago and when he was in primary year 1 we have met up with his headteacher twice because of his behaviour in class and school. He is actually very intelligent, sharp and observant but he has a short attention span especially when doing school work/home work preferring instead to have fun and be cheeky. He sometimes hides the truth but by the wisdom of God I knew he wasn't telling me the whole truth. Jean-Luc is far from perfect but he has compassion and enjoys the company of older people and animals. He will take time talking to people he meets whenever we are outside or whenever people come to visit, he will stroke and pat dogs that he sees tenderly and gently. Teaching and looking after Jean-Luc is not an easy feat as I need God's bountiful grace, wisdom, patience and strength. It's a great test to our patience and our character dealing with Jean-Luc but Jesus loves Jean-Luc and we have seen how blessed he is that what he prayed for or what he lost God answered and blessed him with much more.
Since Jean-Luc was born I have been bringing him out to join activities at the children centre and to the playground until he started nursery school. My children are very active and enjoy the outdoors. Whenever we are out Jean-Luc loves to hunt for coins and toys as you'll be surprised by what he can find. He would pray sometimes that he would find toys and coins and true enough he would find some whenever he's out playing. I called him the toy rescuer. Any toys whether broken or not he wants, not that he doesn't have toys, our house is full of toys but he likes and appreciates toys. His favourite animated cartoon is Toy Story.
During the past months we have found a school girl's cardigan and found a school boy's new pair of trousers. I managed to trace the owners and handed them back to their respective owners one way or another even though one of the items didn't have the name of the owner but by the wisdom of God I found the rightful owner and went to the person's house and gave it back and the mother and the boy were so grateful as they lost so many things in school over the years. A few months ago Jean-Luc lost his PE jacket as we have heard how many of his classmates and schoolmates lost theirs over the years. Anyway Jean-Luc and I prayed and his teachers also helped searching for it but nowhere to be found. So 2 days passed, we heard a knock on our door and it was our beloved neighbour MaryAnne, she handed us Jean-Luc's PE jacket as she saw his name written on the label inside the cardigan. We were so happy and forever grateful to our kind neighbour who took the initiative to take down the jacket from her son's class fence to check whose jacket it belongs to.
Two months ago, Jean-Luc who usually is quite careful with his belongings, this time lost his precious Armani Jeans cap because there was a heatwave and the school encouraged the children to wear caps during the summer months. We got the cap for free so we didn't put much thought into it until Jean-Luc lost it and his teachers and some parents thought that we shouldn't have let our children bring expensive things to school. I regretted letting Jean-Luc bring the cap to school although he chose the cap over other caps. So Jean-Luc and I prayed everyday that we would find the cap. Days passed and I've been looking through the school's lost and found property box but his cap wasn't there. A week has passed and all of a sudden on the following Thursday as he entered his class in the morning his beloved Armani Jeans cap was hung on his clothes peg even though his cap bore no label with Jean-Luc's name but I believe God spoke to someone's heart as it was my prayer that God would speak to that someone to do the right thing to return the cap to its rightful owner.
Photos of Jean-Luc's PE jacket and Armani Jeans cap that were found:
Over the years God has been faithful to answer our prayers one way or another. End of May I lost my spare automatic car key while out on the morning walk with my family. We couldn't find it anywhere as it fell out from my pocket. We called a few companies to get a quote for a new spare key and they were so expensive and the cheapest quote was £150 for a replacement. What a coincident that on 1 April 2022 the UK government announced £150 council tax rebate where each household received a £150 cheque to help with rising cost of living and so since we still couldn't find my spare car key, my husband suggested using the council tax rebate to pay for the new key and so now it's paid for by the government. Praise the Lord!
When Jean-Luc was small he didn't like it whenever I sang worship songs or Sunday school songs until Janick came along. We continue to worship and sing Sunday school songs because Janick enjoys it and sing along with me all the time that Jean-Luc now able to sing with actions to his favourite Sunday school songs every night before bed time e.g. He's able, He's able, I've got peace like a river, It's B-i-b-l-e, I am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N, etc. Hallelujah, my prayer was answered!
If God can answer the prayers of a child who is still struggling with his behaviour, God is surely more than able to answer your answers. Do know that God answers our prayers not because we are good but because He is good and He said He shall surely answer our prayers one way or the other. Have the right perspective to see it the way God sees it and don't be disheartened if it doesn't happen the way you expect it as God assures us He shall answer us above and beyond what we can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). For those who are praying for a house of their own, I have seen so many among my relatives and friends having the house they were hoping for after they got their finances in order and kept on looking for the house and after months or a few years of looking they finally found it. Nothing is impossible with God and how much more if God is for you. Be patient and see the deliverance of our Lord.
2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work
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