I purposed never to do anything others could or would do when there was so much of importance to be done that others could or would not do.
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All ministers will be called upon often to pray in public. But public prayer can never be a substitute for private prayer. Private prayer is a basic feature of the Christian life and thus a key aspect of preparation for public ministry. Methodist preacher E. M. Bounds once wrote, “Some Methodist preachers pray too short in private and too long in public. As a rule, private prayers ought to be long and public ones short….” One who is not in intimate personal contact with God cannot lead God’s people into his presence.
Jesus Driven Ministry
(CROSSWAY, 2007), Page 226
We are like a seed patiently waiting in the earth waiting to come up a flower in the gardeners good time up into the real world the real waking. I suppose our whole real life looked back on from there will seem like a drowsy half waking. We are here in the land of dreams the cock-crow is coming.
Today Christians are often too quick to abandon their church, organization, small group, friend or spouse when the going gets tough. People would rather split than go through the frustrations of working through the problems. This tendency results in shallow relationships, which in turn result in minimal depth to the fruit of their labors. In fact, learning to pay the price of commitment is a key to developing deep fruit in ministry anywhere in the world.
“I have learned to kiss the wave that throws me against the Rock of Ages.”
