Some things don’t change. We may seek new wine skins. We may adopt new methods and tools for seeing God’s Kingdom come. We may give up worn out programs, systems, and paradigms. We may adopt the newest and most ‘in’ way of making disciples, living incarnationally, or gathering together.
But the most significant thing does not change regardless of where we are in our journey with church, life, and ministry: we love God and we spend time with Him. This is the heart, fire, fuel, and foundation that is the indisputable center of a meaningful, purposeful, God-infused life.
Our own prayer life may need to go through some retrofits of its own.
Perhaps we have become stale or neglectful.
Perhaps we need to seek new ways to connect in deeper intimacy and to intercede with more faith.
Perhaps solitude is calling or a new encounter with Scripture is needed to stir up our faith-muscle in intercession.
Perhaps the New Year will spark in us a new desire to get back to the main thing as the main thing and find ways to be near to the Father.
Let’s not replace intimacy with knowledge, or the pursuit of ministry, or good activity. In fact the former will lead to the best activity as we seek His presence to live out of and His voice as our guide. As David and Paul Watson say (Contagious Disciple Making), “A culture of prayer creates an environment and spiritual posture God can use to mobilize His people to do His will and catalyze complete social and spiritual transformation in a community.”
Perhaps this will be a year for an organic prayer movement that starts with each one of us and spreads to others until transformation, real transformation, is taking place in and around us.
Is God stirring you in this way? If so… share with us!
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5 responses to “Prayer as the Main Thing – a Potential Organic Movement”
yes, prayer and repentance is a good biblical start
I am being called to exercise my spiritual muscle through praying for miracles in all the small things that we overlook. God is opening my eyes more to this. “Pray without ceasing” is beginning to make more sense.
Great Word, Roger. Such an encouragement. Prayer is the only way I understand and commune with God and His Word. It is the only way that my heartlife is transformed by His. This is the vision that God continues to stretch in my life!
That’s exactly what God is calling me to again into a greater level of obedience. This week is our week to corporately pray and fast. Holy Spirit is stirring things up in the spirit. Today, I will declare what Jesus said,”My house shall be a house of prayer for all nations.” I’m going to put a printed copy of the list in the middle of us. We know there are still approximately 600 unengaged unreached people groups. No one is committed to reaching them! We want JESUS to come! We can boldy approach the throne!
By the way, Contagious Discipleship is amazing!! I’m studying it and talking with everyone about it and have interest stirring up in others. It’s also giving me more boldness to pray as it expands my vision.