 WHEN THEY CALL ON ME, I WILL ANSWER. PSALM 91:15 |
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| Bill Hybels, Pastor of one of America?s largest churches, writes: ?Prayer has not always been my strong suit. For many years, I knew more about prayer than I ever practiced. I have a racehorse temperament and the tugs of self-sufficiency are very real to me. I didn?t want to get off the fast-track long enough to find out what prayer was all about, but the Holy Spirit gave me a leading so direct that I couldn?t ignore it. My instructions were to explore, study, and practice prayer until I finally understood it. I obeyed that leading. I read 15 or 20 major books on prayer. I studied almost every passage on prayer in the Bible. And then I did something absolutely radical: I prayed! ?It has been 20 years since I began taking time to pray. My prayer life has been transformed. The greatest fulfilment hasn?t been the list of miraculous answers to prayer I?ve received, although that has been wonderful; the greatest thrill has been the difference in my relationship with God. When I started to pray I didn?t know what was going to happen. God and I used to be rather casually related to one another. We didn?t get together and talk very much. Now, however, we get together a lot, not talking on the run, but carrying on substantial, soul-searching conversations every morning for a good chunk of time. I feel as if I?ve gotten to know God a lot better ? since I started praying.? Want to know God better? Get praying! |
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