George Mueller was a man of prayer through faith. He ran an orphanage of over 10,000 in total, pastored a church of over 1,000 members, supported almost 200 missionaries, and organized the Scriptural Knowledge Institute. He did all of this, not from some well paying job, but from prayer and prayer alone. he did not take a salary from his church and was not working in any other areas. In other words, every meal that he put on the table for his family and every month's rent was provided for strictly by God.
There is one story in particular where George was in the orphanage and a worker came to him, telling him that there was no food for the children. he gathered the children together before school and prayed with them. As soon as he was done praying, there was a knock at the door. a local baker said that he felt a conviction from God to bring bread, so he had been up since 3 in the morning baking hundreds of loaves of bread and brought it all to him. Moments later, a milk cart broke down in front of the orphanage. The milk would all go bad before anyone would be able to come in time to repair it, so the man came to George Mueller, asking if he would like free milk. The children were provided for, all by prayer. Instances like this happened more regularly than we clock in and out of work.
George Mueller prayed for five friends, one who came to Christ soon, two others who came later in his life, and two others who were saved after his death. Even though George did not see them all come to Christ, he never stopped praying until death. His prayers were heard by God, even if he did not see the fruit right away.
Maybe you are in a tough situation, or a family member or friend is in the world and it is breaking your heart. God was faithful to hear the prayers of George Mueller, and He is faithful to hear yours as well. Whatever you are going through, do not just pray. Pray knowing that God is going to answer you, and continue praying until you see the answer. Yes, it will take time and patience, but God is faithful. Just trust Him and keep your trust in Him.
1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing."
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