James 5:16b The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.
Where does your attention go in a typical ministry week? Where do you begin? What gets the most attention and time? When the dust settles, how much activity can we say with certainty was powered with spiritual strength? What kind of attention is given to prayer?
While we all believe in prayer and understand its importance, we also want to do better. Prayer is something we simultaneously long for and feel guilty about.
For many in ministry, the ministry tasks and relationships take so much attention that prayer gets left behind. Perhaps that explains why the results of our activity can be so disappointing. We must find a way to give attention to prayer.
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