When Jerry Jenkins was working with Billy Graham in the writing of Graham's autobiography Just As I Am, Jenkins asked Graham about his spiritual disciplines. He said, "...you're seen as almost the Protestant Pope. Surely there are secrets, hints you can offer laypeople on how to maintain their walk with God."
Graham demurred, insisting that he is no authority. Jenkins asked Graham to explain, at least, how he maintains his own spiritual disciplines.
Graham answered, "There's no secret to that. God doesn't hide the key from us. The Bible says to pray without ceasing and to search the Scriptures. And I do that."
Graham went on to say that he has a habit of leaving his Bible open somewhere where he will notice it during the day. He said, "I pick it up at odd moments and read a verse or two or a chapter or two or for an hour or two. And this is not for study or sermon preparation. This is just for my own spiritual nourishment." [Adapted from Jerry Jenkins, Writing for the Soul]
Bible reading and prayer: these are the habits that have sustained one of the greatest Christian leaders of history. We will never outgrow or "out-succeed" the need for these basic disciplines. This is why Peter said, "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby." (1 Peter 2:2)
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Welcome back Del. Praying for you and your family.
It seems that anything we go through.. Finance, Faith, People, or any other issue's. At the end of the day we only have God's Word to turn too. It covers everything. Although I know we need to live by faith, man... I need God to stir me up and others. I need to be able to physically touch Him, or Him me. I need this life changing experience. I need this Hope. I need the Holy Ghost to fall upon me. I do believe I already have all this in me, yet at times I find myself questioning is it enough. I understand by Faith. But on the way to work, sometimes listening to the Word of God, the horrorable (did I spell that right), feeling comes over me, is God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost real? And, when I think of that possibility, I feel physically ill, and heartbroken. So I say to God, I need to know. Help me. I then look around at the sky, trees, sun, moon, and stars, all of life and realize this all testifies of Him. Then still in the car on the way to work I praise and worship Him. Knowing I've been through this ride before, and probably will take it again.
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