There is a family that meets with the church in the
Mangabeira neighborhood, that has had its share of ups and down. The parents
were baptized several years ago, but haven't been constant in their faith, a
case of the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Lately they have been showing more dedication, because
their family is reaping the consequences of not putting Christ first, the enemy
attacking what is most precious, their teenage daughters.
I received this week a prayer request from the grandmother.
She said that one of the daughters has been so rebellious that her father hit
her. She packed her stuff and left with some friends, showing up four days
later all dirty and scratched at her grandmother's house, disappearing again until
the writing of the article.
This same week the father called up
Raniere Vieira and said that his other daughter wanted to be baptized. It took
a couple of days for Raniere to arrive from a trip, and when he did, one had
turned into two, her friend also deciding to give her life to Jesus. Tragedy
and great victory wrapped up in the same family Putting
Christ first in our families is not a guarantee that Satan will not attack, but
Jesus is stronger than anything that he can do. The worst thing we can do is
put our guard down, stop praying, leave the Word closed on the shelf, while we
and our kids are being fed internet, social media rubbish. No wonder so many
families are being destroyed. Please pray for this family and their two girls,
and the friend also born again.
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