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                                             WHAT’S YOUR

                       Joyce Meyer




                                           “ONE THING”?










                                     hen it comes to your relationship   You see, Christianity is not about our weekly
                                     with God, how do you rate it? Do   church attendance. Many people go to church
                             Wyou judge it by how often you go to       often and hear many sermons, but hardly put
                             church? Or how many Scripture verses you’ve   much of what they learn into action. But real
                             memorized…maybe the length of your prayer   Christianity is about having a personal, intimate
                             time? Does any of that really matter?      relationship with Christ. It’s about learning how
                                                                        to live an abundant, purposeful life.
                             Well, the answers to these questions are yes
                             and no. Yes, there’s a benefit to attending   We can go to church each week and hear a
                             church. Sure, it’s good to know the Word of   powerful, life-changing message every time,
                             God. And prayer - well, you really can’t pray   but when we hear a sermon, we need to focus
                             too much. But it doesn’t matter whether you’re   on what really touches our life in a personal
                             sitting in a pew every time the church doors   way. That’s most likely the thing God wants
                             open or even if you can quote the whole Bible.   to deal with us about. Then, we need to go
                             It doesn’t matter how long or loud you pray!    home and meditate on it, study more about
                                                                        that subject in God’s Word, and spend time
                             That may sound like a contradiction, but it’s   in prayer seeking how to apply that truth to
                             not. Yes, go to church, worship and fellowship   our life.
                             with other Christians. Certainly, we should
                             learn God’s Word and know how to apply     That’s what intimacy with God is all about.
                             it to our lives. And like I said, you simply   It’s a personal relationship with Him. It’s Him
                             cannot pray too much. But no…none of that   being involved in our lives, and it’s knowing
                             impresses God or proves anything to Him. He   He’s aware of and concerned about all the
                             is not logging your prayer hours.          details - even the seemingly insignificant or
                                                                        non-spiritual details.








                                                              "CHRISTIANITY IS ABOUT

                                                HAVING A PERSONAL, INTIMATE

                                                     RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST"
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