I have a brother who is one of my best friends in the world. Sometimes I just wish he would see how much I look up to him and would bend over backward to be there for him. It had been a while since I'd heard from him and I was really worried about where he was and how he was doing. I wanted him to know that no matter what his decisions in life were, he was always going to be a part of our family and I would always love him and pray for him. Then last Friday, I heard some news that really worried me. I didn't know what to do or how to react. I took a nice long 2-hour walk around the neighborhood and just cried and prayed and thought about how Icould help my brother. On my walk, I ran into a good friend of mine in my ward who could obviously see I was upset. She talked with me and listened as I explained to her what I was feeling. During our conversation, she suggested that our FHE family fast together for my
brother on Sunday. I was a little prideful to accept the offer at first but then I realized that we needed to do it. As I kept walking, I had a strong impression that my whole family should fast for him and I sent out a text to them all suggesting the idea. What happened next was nothing short of a miracle.
Sunday, June 12 was the day of the fast. I poured my heart out to Heavenly Father that morning pleading with him for something to come of it, either an answer for me as to something I could do more or an experience for my brother to help him. As usual, I went to my dad's house for Sunday dinner. We talked and played with the nieces and nephews until the bbq was ready.
The table set, we sat down to bless the food. Right as I folded my arms to break my fast, I heard a knock at the door. I jumped up to go answer it and was so excited to see my brother standing there! He joined us and we got to talk and catch up. I love my brother. He is such an example to me of strength in the Lord. I'm grateful my family had this experience of fasting. I really just wanted to share this experience to help people see the power of fasting and the hope the Lord offers us. I know that when the Lord sees us make sacrifices, he cannot withhold the blessings from us. "Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven" (hymn 27).
That's awesome, Meagan! Our family recently fasted that my brother would be accepted at this really good job he applied to. We waited soo long to hear the news, but when we finally heard that he got accepted, we knew it was an answer to our prayers.
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