Our great need today is not to do more for God, it’s to get more of God. Effective ministry does not begin with the search for opportunity. It begins with the longing for rest, for intimacy, for relationship. The more intimately we know God, the more powerfully we’ll serve Him – in little ways and big ways. The size of our service doesn’t matter. Whether we serve Him as we change diapers or lead crusades, what matters is how closely we’re relating to God.Is He our “first thing”? Or are we more interested in the blessings of life and the success of our ministry? Have “second things” taken over first place in our affections? Prayer is not about getting things from God. It’s about getting God. It’s our opportunity to fall in love with Him, to hear His voice, to feel His arms around us, to go for walks together, to chat with Him by the fireplace, to see the glory of God in the face of Christ when all else is dark.
Learning to pray the PAPA Prayer:
Present Yourself to God
Attend to How You’re Thinking of God
Purge Yourself of Anything That Blocks Your Relationship with God
Approach God As the “First Thing” in Your Life
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