I have two elder brothers. My eldest
brother is six years older than me and he is currently working as a Quality
Engineer in an IT firm. My elder brother is five years old than me and he is
working as a lab assistant in a government college. Also my elder brother is
currently pursuing his degree (full time) through a government scheme which
gives an opportunity to study along with your work.
Few days back when I was going back
from my workplace to home, I got a call from my elder brother. As I attended
his call, I understood that he was in a happiest mood. With much happiness he
told me that his exam results were out and he got 2nd rank in the University
level. I felt so happy when I heard that but really I could not believe that at
all.
I could not believe that my elder
brother got a university rank because I remember the tears he had shed exactly
18 years back. At that time he has completed his secondary schooling and he got
a very low total. My dad ran everywhere to get him admitted in first group in a
higher secondary school but no one gave him admission. Finally he got admission
in first group in a school which was considered as a worst government school in
the entire city.
He could not accept the truth and he
stood in the middle of the road and cried very badly along with my father.
Finally they somehow put him in another government higher secondary school. He
tried so much to get good marks in higher secondary exams. He studied day and
night for his exams but finally when the results came, again he got low marks.
My parents didn’t know what to do
and everyone stood helpless. He cried so much but we could not help him at all.
Finally my parents decided to make him study from home itself and asked him to
go for improvement exams which were permitted on those days. He sat in home the
next year and prepared for his improvement exams but again he could not get
high marks.
We started to pray for his life for
we thought he will not get any diploma at all. But God opened a way for him and
he got admitted in D.Pharm course in a government college. There he studied for
three years and somehow by God’s abundant grace he finished his diploma.
There were so many days he cried
thinking about his future. My eldest brother was a B.Tech degree holder and I
hold a M.E degree. All my relatives made fun about the knowledge level of my
elder brother. He himself thought that he was of no use and all. He cried day
and night thinking about his failures in studies and about his future.
I remember a day when an aunty from
our church came to my mom and asked her like this: “How your middle son was so
different in knowledge level and study level compared to your other sons?”
Hearing that my mom felt so bad and
she went and cried to Jesus Christ in prayer. My elder brother also felt so bad
hearing that. Jesus Christ answered my mom prayer and promised her that He will
raise him for His glory.
As Jesus Christ promised, He gave
him a government job and then He gave him the admission in a degree (B.Pharm)
course and now a university rank.
He told me days before that this is
the first time in his life he is scoring 80% plus marks. How could a guy who
has no knowledge in his studies; who got low marks in all his previous exams;
who got failures after failures in his life, can get a university rank?
The only answer I got through Holy
Spirit was: “….With men this is impossible, but with
God all things are possible.” – Matthew 19:26
All the students of my brother’s
class was around 22 years old and they were very active in studies but my elder
brother is 33 years old and he got a 10 year gap between his diploma and his
degree studies.
My elder brother might be weak but
Jesus Christ is stronger in his life. He gave him the strength through which
today he stands as a university rank holder.
If Jesus Christ can do this in my
brother’s life, He can do it in your life too. You might be going through
failures in your studies, job or family life. Do not get discouraged. Jesus
Christ promises you today:
“A little one
shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation, I, the Lord, will
hasten it in its time.” – Isaiah 60:22
Hold on to this promise and keep
praying. Surely Jesus Christ will raise you in His time.
My dear young friend,
you will not be put to shame. Today you might be in a state where people might
laugh at you. In front of their eyes, God will raise you and you will stand
high for His glory. You are His child and He will not let you go down.
To you
it might be impossible but to Jesus Christ IT IS
POSSIBLE. God bless you.
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