This I Believe
This I Believe
Why does prayer matter ?
Mahak describes of how her life changed through prayer By JaeMin Lee
M
ahak Sagar was born on November 16 , 1999 in New Delhi , India . Raised in a Hindu household , she first came to MCS in her sophomore year . A year went by until the secondary retreat came about , where she accepted Jesus Christ into her life . As Mahak continued to attended MCS , her faith journey took a turn , through many factors . What helped her to know Christ better was her friends whom she hanged out with , her devotional time , worship song lyrics that influenced her , and her mentor , Mrs . Armistead , who helped her know more about Christ . Mrs . Armistead , played one of the big roles as to how Mahak became a mature Christian . She also considers prayer as one of the biggest factors that completely changed her life .
Prayer brought about breakthrough in Mahak ’ s spiritual life . This is evident in her experience with prayer before she attended MCS and became a believer . In Mahak ’ s old school , when she was a new student , she was really shy and experienced a lot of loneliness because she didn ’ t have a lot of friends there . Whenever she saw others with best friends , she would be jealous of them . Later in the school year , a new girl had transferred to her old school . So one day , Mahak prayed to God to let her be good friends with the new girl . Although her prayer wasn ’ t answered immediately , as time passed , Mahak was able to become best friends with the new girl . Mahak understood and was surprised how God had answered her prayer . Through the prayer of wanting to have a best friend , Mahak had realized that prayer works and that she should continue praying .
When Mahak came to know Christ in a personal way , she experienced the power of prayer all the more and became closer to God . In her Junior year , she prayed to God for a conclusion to the end of the year ; something like what she gained or learned from that year , which is also the first year of her new life with Christ . Then , one rainy night , while Mahak was reading the Bible she was led to 1st Corinthians 13 . Mahak believes that God has answered her prayer and through those passages , she learned to love and forgive others .
She wants to share a few tips on how to pray . She says that when you pray , you would want want to greet God and have like a basic talk as you would normally do with your friends . Another thing you would want to remember is to emphasize your needs . Ask God for what you need help with and problems that you are going through . As your prayer ends , you should give thanks for everything God has done in your life . These tips may not be perfect but it is a good starting point in praying .
Mahak ’ s story is a living proof that prayer is essential to developing a deeper relationship with God . Prayer can change one ’ s life . It changed her life in many aspects , such as the way she acts and the way she judges people . After experiencing God ’ s move through prayer , Mahak became a different person . Prayer changed Mahak ’ s life from a non-believer to a believer . She is very happy about her life in Christ and how prayer completely renewed her life .
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