Like all Iranian Christians, Hosseini knew the risks involved with his underground activities, according to a report by Open Doors.

"Why didn't I stop my work for the Church after I was first arrested?" Hosseini asked. "I don't really know. There was no logical explanation, but we felt that the Lord wanted us to continue. We knew this would mean we could get arrested at any moment."

In prison, Hosseini learned to pick up his cross daily. "I Corinthians 1:29 says that 'God did all this to keep anyone from bragging to Him," he said. "It's all about God, not about me."

For most of his prison term, he was in a block with murderers, robbers and drug dealers. "I felt a deep fear inside of me," he told a ministry partner with Open Doors. "And often, even though the Lord was close, I was sad about my situation. My hands were tied, my voice wouldn't be heard by human beings."

"IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU"

When his circumstances appeared hopeless and desperate, he turned to God in prayer.

"I prayed; that was all I could do," he said. "At first, they were prayers of repentance. I thought God was punishing me for my mistakes by putting me in prison." That was the moment, he says, he realized he was "nothing."

"Then the Lord spoke to me. He said: 'Stop being selfish Mojtaba, it's not about you; it's about Me. Look around you.'"

He began to look at the desperate people around him with a new set of eyes, as God sees them.

"I saw poor people, people who had committed the worst crimes. People that felt so alone."

Suddenly, Hosseini felt prompted by the Holy Spirit to share God's Word with the prisoners around him: "God spoke again to me, saying, 'It is time that you share Me with them. They need Me.'"

Then Hosseini received a valuable insight from God: "It's funny how God works sometimes... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here.

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