God listen. Learn to Pray.

Prayer is FAITH at work - Godwin 3ple-i


For more than three years, I have wanted to write an article with the title – ‘God listen. Learn to Pray’ without misleading my readers and critics with baseless facts but do not know how. I believe strongly in the power of words as I have no intention of rubbishing my brand and integrity. If not today, sometime in the near future it will. Like the saying of the wise – ‘to before warn is to before harm’
Worried and disturbed from within, I wrote the title – GOD LISTEN. LEARN TO PRAY very bold on a mini writing sheet and glued it to the standing fan in my room. Anytime I wake up from sleep, step in and out of the room, the title like thunder lightning flashes my eyes with more torture from within. As you read this, with confidence, guarantee and authority, I can beat my chest and say before president of nations, business moguls, homosexuals, smooth criminals, clergy and the folks walking the streets of New York, Tokyo, Dubai and Lagos that God listen. Learn to Pray.
The beginning of the second decade of the twenty firth century, it was the roughest of times for me. I was financially broke, businesses excluded themselves from me, my relationship crumbled, friends and colleagues dissent me as family members tagged me – ‘the black sheep’ of the family. During this period, I self-published my very first creative nonfiction work titled – Silver Lining. The stigmatization left me completely heart broken, rejected and a complete failure.
Though, the memories still live with me, but I can’t explain to human understanding and comprehension what actually happened. Of my own will-power, it is impossible. I would say it is the honest, sincere and heart felt prayers I said from my heart that did the magic. Today, I am happy and free completely from hate and revenge. Form me to you reading, prayer is faith in action. God did it for me. That same God can do even more once you begin to talk with him in prayer.
Quickly, I will share with you some testimonies from my personal life. Like I did say, I self-published my creative nonfiction book (Silver Lining by Godwin 3ple-i) with AuthorHouse and later Amazon Kdp. For more than a year, no sale was recorded. But the story changed recently. The last quarter of 2013, I receive and email from both AuthorHouse and Amazon Kdp notifying me of royalty am entitled to. It is not my personal effort via online publicity or other advertisement methods, it is God. Truly, HE listen. Learn to Pray.
The second testimony is in the area of my relationship. Ladies kept turning my marriage proposal offer. The truth is this – I was worried from within but I never stop to trust God and remind him of HIS promises towards me. I held on faithfully and diligently to the word (Jeremiah 29: 11 - 14) of GOD. After receiving about five or there about rejections, the lady next in-line said YES. This is miracle. It is not my physical looks, intelligence or what I have that did it. It is GOD. Simply ask and it is all yours.
The most recent is in the area of my health. The results from my medical test left me demoralized. I was almost feeling dejected and down when I remembered GOD word. I was diagnosis of low sperm count. And alignment that many men can’t talk about in public. I was placed on medication. The medication was not followed as directed not because I want to but the honest truth is that I had no cash with me to continue with the medication. What do I do? Who do I go to? I can’t afford to remain in this state because my marriage would be on-the-line.
I remember the Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the mighty one in battle – God. And as a practicing Catholic, the celebration of the Holy Eucharist is a greatest prayer to offer. Many testimonies and miracles have happen at and during the celebration of the Divine body and the Precious Blood of Jesus under the appearance of Bread and Wine as directed by Jesus Himself during his earthly ministry which many know today as the last supper.
I made it mandatory to attend the Holy Mass daily and to tell Jesus of my fertility challenge during the consecration of the bread and wine. Like I said earlier, prayer is faith in action. I believe even before coming that it is only Jesus that can restore to me the exact amount of my sperm count so that I can get my wife pregnant.
It is barely a week, I am noticing challenges in my body system based on my interaction with the medical doctor. When I returned, for verification, guess what? My sperm count it now normal. God can do even more if only you can start now to ask HIM in prayer.
The 2014 Lenten season is only some weeks away. According to the Roman Catholic teachings, the period of Lent obliges every catholic practicing or non-practicing to take stock of their spirituality via fasting, arms – giving and prayer.
Remember, the devil smiles when you make plans, laugh when you get too busy but trembles when you PRAY.
Jesus LOVES you.