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become a Christian. In hindsight, I realize it was my own divine transformation that made me try to convert my only brother. I longed for him to feel the love and hope that I feel in my heart every day. I yearned for him to be a recipient of God’s love.
However, what I have learned first-hand, and something many of you may regard as disputing the Word, is that we should be open to all possibilities when considering what others are capable of believing. It was my own personal despair that brought me to God and it was He who lifted me from that despair. Thus, I foolishly believed another who was experiencing similar burdens would be capable of reaching the same miraculous outcome.
I realize, with gratitude, that God answered my prayers last week by exposing the true evildoer. But those were my prayers, based on my faith. They were not my brother’s prayers as there was no faith to base his prayers upon, if he’d uttered any. He tried to learn, to accept. He did try. But he tried for me. What I needed him to realize was that I wanted this for him, not for me.
And though he may not have practiced any spiritual convictions, my brother was a guardian angel. He protected me from atrocities I will never know. God did answer my brother’s prayers; Brian didn’t have the faith it took to hold on.
When we, the believers, share the love we feel from the Word of God, we anticipate our wisdom will be eagerly accepted like the dry earth absorbs the rain. We view the stories of the bible through a faith covered lens. Since he was a child, life creates how we can accept what we cannot see.
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The Houseguest by Linda Ellis www.LindaEllis.life