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Believe Your Actions

Submitted by Pravs J on Thursday, 16 April 200920 Comments

Believe Your Actions

We all have something to learn from this girl. As a drought continued for what seemed an eternity, a small community of farmers was in a quandary as to what to do. Rain was important to keep their crops healthy and sustain the towns people’s way of life.

As the problem became more acute, a local pastor called a prayer meeting to ask for rain.

Many people arrived. The pastor greeted most of them as they filed in. As he walked to the front of the church to officially begin the meeting he noticed most people were chatting across the aisles and socializing with friends.

When he reached the front his thoughts were on quieting the attendees and starting the meeting. His eyes scanned the crowd as he asked for quiet. He noticed an eleven year-old girl sitting quietly in the front row. Her face was beaming with excitement. Next to her, poised and ready for use, was a bright red umbrella. The little girl’s beauty and innocence made the pastor smile as he realized how much faith she possessed. No one else in the congregation had brought an umbrella.

All came to pray for rain, but the little girl had come expecting God to answer. It is important to believe in our actions to succeed in life.

20 Comments »

  • punthaky said:

    simply superb!! so nice all the sayings! all of them touch my heart!! thanx pravs!!!

    - 16 April 2009 at 10:04 pm
  • bat said:

    Faith that’s what we must have or we are lost.
    Thank you PravsJ.
    Have a lovely weekend.

    - 16 April 2009 at 10:25 pm
  • Dara said:

    Nice story about faith that reminds one about his trust towards another and the bond that keeps going onesef on behalf of the belief

    - 17 April 2009 at 12:51 am
  • Dara said:

    Thanks Pravs

    - 17 April 2009 at 12:52 am
  • Sindhu said:

    I needed it today …of all days!! :) thanks a lot !!

    - 17 April 2009 at 1:29 am
  • Subho said:

    Faith is a very strong word. Sometimes we use it without even knowing the true meaning of it. Hardly will you find any dictionary properly defining the meaning of faith. It’s lot more than trust and confidence. It’s like giving the reigns of your life into somebody else’s hand and never even bother to doubt it. If we have faith in God we won’t be frightened any more. And if we are frightened that clearly suggests that we do not have faith. It is something else which appears to be a faith. The girl mentioned in the story never doubted the power of prayer and had complete faith in whether meeting she was attending to. I don’t know whether it finally rained or not, but one sure I am sure about, that girl’s faith wouldn’t have decreased had it not rain. Because prayers are always answered. Sometimes the answer is no.

    - 17 April 2009 at 3:05 am
  • Sue said:

    Faith is what is most required to succeed in life! It is this power that ensures that one works toward reaching one’s goals.

    - 17 April 2009 at 3:42 am
  • Koel said:

    Very True, we do pray but hardly believe in our prayers….
    Thanks, this story bears a lot of learning.

    - 17 April 2009 at 5:35 am
  • Seyoum said:

    yes, it is very true. We need to believe in God and do in His name,for whom everything is possible.

    - 17 April 2009 at 6:05 am
  • mutsa said:

    this is very inspirational

    - 17 April 2009 at 6:38 am
  • rajeevkumar said:

    this story is from old anechdotes but not in church in village frame..theme is same but somebody changed the situation..

    - 17 April 2009 at 4:49 pm
  • samannaz said:

    INSPIRING.THANKS

    - 18 April 2009 at 6:49 am
  • Vijay said:

    I want my everyday to begin with the words of Pravs, thank a lot

    - 18 April 2009 at 6:57 am
  • smita said:

    nice….thanks..

    - 18 April 2009 at 7:43 pm
  • Eliane Cerchiari said:

    It surely is…..

    - 19 April 2009 at 2:01 am
  • gaikwadpramod said:

    lovely…yaar

    - 19 April 2009 at 6:29 am
  • Harish said:

    As always, very pragmatic and inspiring. Cheers

    - 19 April 2009 at 5:59 pm
  • Pranip said:

    Thank you

    - 20 April 2009 at 5:29 am
  • Amrit said:

    You have given the real definition of faith here. It is very touching. Thank you very much Pravs

    - 23 April 2009 at 3:49 am
  • soni said:

    thanks for such a inspirational story.. you know i m so depressed of my life that nearly try to do sucide…as i have lost faith in god.. but this story gave me a bit of hope to wait for good things to happen.. I will try to maintain my faith..

    - 3 June 2009 at 3:19 pm

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