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FAITH STORIES
trust. There’s no love without How would you encourage others walking on a
surrender and there’s no way journey where they don’t fully understand what is
you can surrender without love. happening?
There’s no way it can be done I went through a season of trying to get Him to explain Himself
without faith and there’s no faith when my cousin, Steve, joined Daddy in His Glory in October
without surrender! 2005. He was like a twin to me; we were born two weeks apart
Everybody was expecting and we grew up doing many things together. I had a twin who
that I would go bonkers and didn’t survive more than two weeks after birth; we were born
even wanted me to go through premature. I weighed a whopping 1.5kgs at birth! I usually feel
counseling. But He gave me that the fifteen years Steve and I did life together verily filled
so much joy that literally was that gap for me. When he went to be with the Lord, I told God
my strength and that gave me that I couldn’t live this life without him and asked Him to bring
such a high that many said I Steve back to life. That night, He allowed me to see a vision of
was in denial. I was high on Steve dressed in white. In that vision, Steve told me, “Do not
the Most High and that high pray me back to life; I know you can, but I don’t want to come
has no hangover! [Laughs] back. Don’t put till tomorrow what you can do today. Life is
He turned this journey that short and tomorrow may not come; live, love and laugh.” Then
would otherwise just have he told me, “I’m going back to play football with the angels.” I
been about pain and loss, into stopped asking God questions and started asking Him to give
one of love and surrender. I me the grace every single day to deal with not having Steve
have experienced so much around. It was done!
overwhelming love as I have Pray needs that are also your Father’s needs for you, desires
seen Him keep His word to me, that are also His desires. Big clue, they are for good and not
“I love you and I will take care for evil; to prosper you and give you a hope a good future. Ask
of you.” Him for the thing that you actually need for the situation and
the season that you are in and you will experience His love,
growth and freedom.
COMING SOON
SURRENDER By Fannis Mwende
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