It Pays To Pray

It Pays To Pray - Rodney Griffin - Legacy 5 / Greater Vision

I was cleaning and doing some chores today, putting recycling together and the mundane things, happened by the television, and since I had to be in that room for a few minutes and it was on, I grabbed the remote and hit a few buttons and on came a Gospel Show.  (For those of you that don't know me, I am not a tv watcher, it's a rare occurrence for me to watch television).   Now, I would be hard pressed to tell you the name of the show, because I was listening, not watching, but I heard Rodney Griffin (Greater Vision/Legacy 5) telling about a song he had written several years ago called "It Pays to Pray". The story went something like this..... he met and married a woman and her heart was burdened because he father had never really been part of her life and had never been saved. So Rodney made a new prayer list and everyday for 14 years no matter where he was, California, Georgia, Tennessee, etc., he prayed for his father in law; then one day God gave him the words to the above song and he wrote the song about what he wanted to believe in conjunction with his father in law. It happened that a week or so later his father-in-law was hospitalized with congestive heart failure and was told he needed surgery to save his life. During the long night before the surgery, he gave his soul to Jesus. Rodney had already written the song, but his faith and his steadfastness for 14 years is truly remarkable.



For those of us that struggle when God doesn't immediately answer our prayers, and start worrying that God has forsaken us, or that he's not listening, our faith and steadfastness leaves alot to be desired, but unlike that, Rodney steadfastly prayed and believed for 14 years, over 5,000 prayers and his was answered.


There's a word for someone like Rodney, I'm just not sure what it is aside from "True-Believer"; "Godly"; "Steadfast"; and a few more adjectives that would fit, but I will let you listen to the song and I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed it.  I am sure, just like me, out there somewhere is someone that needed to know his story too.

Rodney Griffin " It Pays To Pray"




Well, I guess this post isn't finished yet, I was searching for a graphic to put on here, and along with that found this amazing story..... Praying Hands Story - The Artwork
Think that is much better than just a graphic. 


http://www.moytura.com/reflections/prayinghands.htm 


"be a friend to a friend".....