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What's the Difference?
What's the Difference?
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A Church That Prays | A Church Devoted to Prayer |
1. Prays about what it does. | 1. Does things by prayer. |
2. Prays at its convenience. | 2. Prays at God's command. |
3. Prays when there are problems. | 3. Prays when there are opportunities. |
4. Has guilt&md;knowing it should pray more. | 4. Has joy&md;desiring to pray more. |
5. Announces a prayer meeting&md;some in the church show up. | 5. Announces a prayer meeting&md;the church shows up. |
6. Asks God to bless what it's doing. | 6. Asks God to enable it to do what He is blessing. |
7. Thinks it is too busy to pray. | 7. Knows it is too busy not to pray. |
8. Is frustrated by financial shortfall&md;cuts back on ministry. | 8. Prays through financial shortfall&md;receives money miraculously. |
9. Fits prayer in somewhere. | 9. Gives priority to prayer. |
10. Uses God. | 10. Is used by God. |
"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." Colossians 4:2>, NIV