I hope this is not offensive to others. It is not intended that way. Today was a special day having the privilege of ministering in three Korean church services today. The times were 8:00am, 11:00am and then 8:00pm. Growing up our home church used to "take prayer requests" in nearly every service. This session could take from 5-15 minutes. The problem was that we only spend 3 minutes in prayer. I know that length of time is not representative of the effectiveness of a prayer. There are some very brief prayers recorded in the Bible.
My point is that most of us spend a lot of time talking about our problems, needs and situations in the world. We do it in person, by the phone, in email, in chat rooms and etc. It seems it is possible to talk "about" God without spending much time talking "to" God.
The evening prayer service was great. We had very good Korean food followed by a lot of good conversation. Then the food was put away and we got into the "prayer service". Some time was spent in singing, but about 90 minutes were spent in prayer - directed and intense prayers. The pastor only took about 5-7 minutes for a sermon and about another 10 minutes for testimonies. I had preached about Seed Time and Harvest earlier in the day. It seemed that a significant amount of time was spent tonight in "Sowing in Prayer". The pastor taught how that there are "prayer vials or bowls" in Heaven and that they are filled by our prayers. When they are full angels mix incense and fire from the Altar of God and then miracles and answers are realized in the earth.
One writer stated, "What goes up must come down". This can be applied to our prayers that are offered in faith according to the Word and Will of God.
It was a blessed day. It was a privilege to be among good Christian people who really love God. So, I am thinking that in the future, I will try to spend more time in prayer and less time talking about problems and situations that need to be solved.
May God bless you as you pray!
Dan Corbett
"Reaching One Among Millions"
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