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The power of prayer
lightningninja:
Guys, I'd like to share how awesome God is. Please read, this isn't just another "God is good" thread. It's a real impact.
So I started nationals with a 4-0 record. I was like... "holy crap... I could actually place at nationals!" I was against Gabe... but I typically split games about 50% with him and I had beaten this deck previously. However... I just knew I was gonna lose. After the game (I lost 5-2), I was like "yeah, I lost... no surprise." Then my mom said "why were you so sure you should lose?"
Then it occurred to me. "Ye of little faith," "you have received not because you have asked not." I spoke that I would lose and so I lost. "Ask and you shall recieve." All these Bible verses just plagued me. Even this... I really just couldn't get my faith out there. I ended with a 6-2 record, good enough for top 5 not good enough to place. I didn't take it hard... but of course I was a little dissapointed.
The next day... I prayed. I KNEW I was going to win... not in an arrogant way... I could really feel God directing my playing. He made people draw souls, he made me attack with and draw the perfect heroes, he made everything fall perfectly in place. I ended up a nationals champion... not because I deserved to win because I'm the best... but because he let me win because I prayed to him. I can honestly say that if my faith had not strengthened, I would NOT have had ANY chance of winning multi. As many said, my deck was pretty aweful, lol. It shouldn't have won.
I prayed between rounds, I prayed before every rescue attempt, I prayed whenever it wouldn't stall the game. It helped.
Basically what I'm saying is... prayer really does have power. Not in the "my mom's god" kind of way, not in a "yeah, if god wants to" kind of way, but in a real, my god loves me and wants me to do well kind of way. He is a powerful God... having a person win a redemption tournament is not out of his reach. At all.
Guys... God is moving in Redemption in great ways. I can honestly say that my walk with God was strengthened because of that tournament. Seeing all these Christian people playing a Christian game and being virtuous, it was great. I could, for the first time in my life, feel God's prescence. Guys... pray. That's it.
redemption99:
Awesome :)
Clarinetguy097:
--- Quote from: lightningninja on August 04, 2009, 05:38:40 PM --- He made people draw souls, he made me attack with and draw the perfect heroes, he made everything fall perfectly in place.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randomness#Randomness_and_religion
3rd paragraph and end of the 4th
lightningninja:
Exactly. I prayed that I play the best I can... and that he changes the things that I have not control over. He did. I NEVER ONCE couldn't rescue a soul.
New Raven BR:
very cool testimony LN
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