Prayer
To pray successfully is the first lesson the preacher must learn if he
is to preach fruitfully; yet prayer is the hardest thing he will ever
be called upon to do and, being human, it is the one act he will be
tempted to do less frequently than any other. God Tells the Man Who Cares, page 69
Prayer: The Top Side of Our SoulsAnd Jesus answered and said to her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her." --Luke 10:41-42...every real Christian, however practical, is in some degree a mystic, his mysticism lying on the upper side of his life. He prays, meditates on spiritual things and communes with God and the invisible world. Also, every Christian, however he may be dedicated
to the holy art of prayer and worship, must of necessity descend to work and eat and sleep and pay his taxes and get on somehow with the hard world around him. And if he follows on to know the Lord he must serve in every useful way outlined for him in the Scriptures
of truth. To be a Christian it is necessary that he serve his generation as well as his God.The big problem is to keep the two elements of the Christian life in proper balance. Martha and Mary are sisters and we need both.... Today the Christian emphasis falls heavily on the "active" life.... The current vogue favors "Christian action." The favorite brand of Christianity is that sparked by the man in a hurry, hard hitting, aggressive and ready with the neat quip.
We are neglecting the top side of our souls. The light in the tower burns dimly while we hurry about the grounds below, making a great racket and giving the impression of wonderful devotion to our task. The Price of Neglect, 45-47."Lord, help me to keep the proper balance. Help me especially to
cultivate the top side of my soul. Amen."
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