They Key to Remain Strong against Pressure

Our Impact / 21 July 2017

Kalangan Sendiri

They Key to Remain Strong against Pressure

Lusiana Official Writer
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It’s no longer a secret at this point that pretty celebrities who often take selfie photos and post them on their social media accounts are getting contacted by major phone manufacturers to become their brand ambassadors. Besides considering the professionalism of the celebrities in their career, other important factor is the follower count in their social media accounts such as Instagram, Facebook, and Path. The phone manufacturers expect that employing marketing strategy using celebrities as their brand ambassadors can make their products go viral among netizens, and in turn attract more buyers.

But the manufacturers are not the only one who have to think hard in order to compete in the market of communication devices. Phone distributors are also facing tough competition. The increasing number of phone outlets is a challenge that a phone store owner has to face in order to survive the business. This is also what Asri feels, as the owner of a certain phone store in West Java region. “In 2010, I decided to return to Indonesia and begin selling phones, but I was unable to attract customers.” Said this man from Kalimantan who confessed that he met Jesus during his travel to Taiwan. Seeing how his business had rough times taking off, his relatives and friends often told him to seek supernatural “help” to improve his business. “I was ridiculed and mocked from time to time, even brought to places that can help me to draw customers to my place. But I refused, I wanted to rely only on God,” said Asri.

He remained firm and determined with his principle, even during the turbulent economy. “When my shop had no visitors, I couldn’t even afford a TV. I had to borrow money from my friend to buy a TV, and that was how I discovered Solusi program,” said Asri explaining the beginning of his encounter with Solusi. According to him, the TV program is really good as it helped motivating him when he nearly caved in to pressure. One day, after watching the program, he took down the number to their counseling center. Ever since then, Asri has consulted the counseling center on many personal issues, including finding the right romantic partner for him. “I had been calling CBN Counseling Center before it was known as Sahabat 24 to consult about finding my partner. At that time I was really close with someone. We had different religious views, but I wanted someone who shares the same faith as me. So I took a bold move like Abraham did, and I broke up with her,” he added.

It was not easy for Asri to commit what he has decided. Because of that, he keeps on praying to God so that he could remain strong and can later on meet the right partner. God would later answer his prayer as he would be introduced by a friend to a woman. “She would later become my wife, a very wise and far more spiritually mature person that I am, and she makes a lot of input. It was right then that I felt really blessed by CBN and wanted to support their ministry. Although I couldn’t give much, I always make an effort to give and contribute,” he said concluding his testimony. Asri has experienced for himself the constant companion from God in the lives of his family, how he could be blessed with two children and how his phone shop can survive until today.

Yes, Asri is one of CBN partners who feels really blessed by Solusi program and Sahabat 24 counseling ministry. What about you? Do you also feel blessed by Solusi and Sahabat 24? If yes, please support us in our effort to serve and inspire many other people out there. Never feel desperate and give in to pressure that comes to our lives, because God never promised us that the sky would always be blue or that the flowers would always bloom. Instead, he promised us the strength to pull through hardships. Reflecting on Asri’s testimony, CBN Partners are not those whose lives are free from trouble, instead these are people who come out on top from their struggless as winners.

You can join Bapak Asri and many other CBN partners by filling in this form below or sending us a message in this format JC # Full Name # Email to 081.5965.5960. The next step is to make donation to support our cause and confirm it to us, so that we can send you a special thank-you gift right at your address as a token of appreciation for your support.

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