She Prayed on Her Knees

There is a secret that lies within my heart. Still.. it's not at all a secret. Many know this hidden truth. Few understand it completely. I have yet to fully grasp its underlying power. The power, that is, that comes from praying in reverence before God on our knees. Whether publicly or in private, not for show. Rather, esteeming the One that gives us life and breath. To highly regard the One that loved us to death on the cross, on our knees.

I was listening to a testimony of a woman that stayed at Pacific Garden Mission, a homeless shelter. Bonita shared the challenges that brought her to the Mission. She observed other women at the shelter who would kneel to pray every night before they went to sleep. She noticed that the lives of those women were visibly changing. God was evidently working in their lives. That's when she herself decided to turn to God for help and pray on her knees instead of praying in bed. She came to a realization, that change comes when we kneel before God in prayer.

As I listened to the testimony, I felt like I was in that room, watching those women, yearning for that change in my own life. I wanted what they had! I wanted transformation for me, for our marriage, our home life, my relationship with friends and family. I had a deep desire for God to work in my life.

That morning, when I heard Bonita's testimony, I stood on my knees, alone in the bedroom, which is something that I had not done in a long time, in tears, I asked that God change me.

I then made a checklist in my journal as a reminder to mark off the days in which I would pray on my knees.

And, yes... oh yes! God is answering that prayer in my own life now. Our home is more organized (still a work in progress for sure), I've started a Women's Bible Study, I have peace and contentment, I feel God's hand in my life. He continues to work in me and showing me how to live... really live.

Now that I see the change in my own life, I want the world to know! To know this secret! Yet... it's not at all a secret... This mystery is a gem that can only be carried by those who will treasure it in their heart, understand it, and experience it for themselves. For change comes when we pray to our Heavenly Father on our knees.

- Vera Likhonin

Bonita's story:

https://youtu.be/Y8-gaiJmBeo?t=586