CHANGING BAD NARRATIVES THROUGH PRAYERS
James 5:16 "...The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results".
In my final year, I wrote a very tough exam. Two lecturers taught the course, one was nice and considerate but the other don was frugal with marks. Moreso, it was known to students and staff that he was corrupt. I can't bribe for marks. In his test, he marked me down despite writing well.
The chances of scoring an "A" was so slim. When the exam question was served me, the instruction was that we answer four questions out of five. I answered all questions because I wanted them to record questions where I scored the highest. After the exam, I was unsettled in my spirit so I rushed to the hostel.
When I got to the hostel, I didn't bother eating, I launched myself into deep prayers immediately. I prayed in tongues setting my heart on the examination I wrote because I've made straight A's from my 300L and I don't want anything to change it. The presence of God filled my heart in that prayer.
Later, I left for an evening meeting in the fellowship. I was asked to say the closing prayer. With the fire of prayer burning in my heart, I led everyone to pray fervently. They didn't know why an ordinary closing prayer became "fireful" but within me, I knew I needed a change in the examination I wrote.
To the glory of God, I scored an "A" in that course. It was a slim "A" but it was a distinction anyway. An insider among staff told me that this corrupt don marked me down but the aspect of the other professor pushed me into distinction. I can't explain how it happened because the corrupt lecturer was the major handler of that course so he had upper hand in alloting marks.
Prayer can change bad narratives.