Please pray for the boy that I have been working with. We had a great day the day after I posted about him, but since then it's been really difficult. God has been working on me a lot regarding patient and being ok with this boy hating me at times and throwing fits. Yesterday afternoon I was really struggling having patience with him, so I cried out to God to help me and particularly to give me compassion and love for this boy when I have absolutely none left of my own.
He has been answering that prayer in some powerful ways lately.
Yesterday and this morning I found out a bit more about this boy's past, which includes maternal abuse and a public orphanage (they have terrible reputations here). But again tonight after a long and difficult day today with him and a lot of stubbornness around bedtime I wasn't very full of patience and love. Tonight he was refusing to sleep and so was singing at first about how boring his day was then ended up singing some Christian songs (he loves to sing). I was sitting outside with another volunteer when he began to cry really loudly. This isn't unusual for him, he cries very often. I waited at first thinking it was because he was trying to get attention/bother me (because he was angry) so hoping he would stop but then he started crying out my name so I went to see what was wrong. When I entered his room he was really scared and said that he had heard a voice talking to him at his window, he immediately threw his arms around me and buried his head in my arms (only a little earlier he had been really angry with me).
Immediately God flooded me with love and compassion for him and a real sense that there was a spiritual battle going on.
I sat with him on his bed and reassured him over and over that I was there and that God was there with us. I prayed over him God's peace and protection and prayed against any evil that was near in the name of Jesus. I held him, sang to him like my mom always did when I would get scared at night and told him I loved him. On my way back to the volunteer house I prayed outside his window with the other volunteer as I promised him I would.
I know our God is the Almighty God, and that for those who are His own nothing evil can harm them. Tonight God woke me up to the spiritual battle in this boy's life. There is a battle going on for this little boy's soul and for some reason God has chosen me to enter into this battle, to stand in the gap. This boy believes in God but I do not know if he has surrendered to Him, if he has genuine saving faith. Please join with me in praying for his soul to be saved, and for God to guard his mind, heart, body and soul in the name of Jesus Christ. Please also pray for me that I would not lose sight of the spiritual battle, that God would give me all sufficiency in all things in Christ Jesus for what He is calling me to.
I will certainly continue to pray for you that you will rely on God's strength, love, and patience since His is limitless and ours, well isn't :). I will certainly be praying for this little boy as well. What a privilege that God is using you to love him and share love and truth. God Bless!
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