A Little Self-Evaluation is a Good Thing

September 10, 2005 Currently Reading And the Word Came With Power: How God Met & Changed a People Forever By Joanne Shetler see related

Amazing book! A must-read. Such an inspirational story of God's glory revealed through ordinary people and the awesome power of prayer.

I have never been "good" at prayer. I remember on a mission trip several summers ago, we were asked to spend 30 minutes each day in a "prayer chair" praying for the work that the teams were doing, the safety of the workers, the mission of the organization and that God's purposes would be completed through the missionaries and teams brought to the work site. After 5 minutes, I was done. I sat there for another 25 thinking, "how is it I can spend hours on the phone with friends from college catching up on life, but can't spend 30 minutes with God?"

Three years later, I still don't know the answer.