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It's easy for churches, even with the
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best intentions, to slowly drift. One of
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the quietest ways this happens is when
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prayer, once a vibrant necessity,
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becomes merely an option. We are called
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to be devoted, just as Acts 2:42 reminds
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us, they devoted themselves to prayer.
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When fervent prayer starts to fade,
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something else inevitably takes its
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place. human strategies, our own
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well-meaning plans begin to quietly
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overshadow God's divine guidance. We
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start leaning on our own understanding
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rather than seeking his wisdom.
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So, I wonder how central is prayer in
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your spiritual life and in our shared
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life as a church. Is it the very breath
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of our decisions or an afterthought?
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Let's commit again to making prayer the
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non-negotiable cornerstone of all we do.
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Our devotion to prayer is truly our
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devotion to God's leading.