There are many things in this world that we don’t understand. This morning as I prayed, one of the strange words that came to mind was ‘mystical’.
Mystical means, “inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination”.
It is a mystical thing that a young girl in her teens can, on her own one evening, pray a prayer that will change her life. The strangeness of the prayer is a mystery itself.
That person was me. That prayer was mine.
I had heard and I had read that in order to ‘become a Christian’ you had to ‘invite Jesus into your heart.’
Strange terms.
But that was what I had heard and so that was what I did. It is a mystery. It is mystical. It is awesome and for me inspires fascination because you see, I am no longer the 14 year old teenager.
I am now the 52 year old adult.
What happened after the prayer was prayed?
I went to bed.
But nothing was ever the same again. There was my life before 17th July 1979 and there was my life after that date.
In praying that prayer for Jesus to come into my heart, my life changed. 13743 days have passed and my life continues to be different.
The difference lies in the fact that on that day, I began to trust God.
He became my Foundation, my Comforter, my Adviser, my Guide, my Strength, my Security.
I just know He has made the difference in my life. The way my life has turned out is because of that prayer I prayed 13743 days ago.
13743 days of security.
13743 days into eternal life.
It’s a mystery indeed, but one that will be revealed in its fullness in eternity.
1 Corinthians 2:9
But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Overwhelming, overarching gratitude.
#219 of my 1000 thanks for a wonderful beach workout at magnificent Noordhoek beach!
These are the days!
Keep the smile going!
13743 days of being in His Grip.
God bless you!
Helga xx 🙂
