"The little estimate we put on prayer is evidence from the little time we give it." - E.M. Bounds
Work your fingers to the bone and what do you get? Bony fingers! Bony fingers! The words of Hoyt Axton's 1974 song are not too far off the mark -- if God is not in the work!
"You never stop learning, perfecting, refining--molding your skills." Those words came from Bill Walsh, a man who won three NFL Superbowl's with the San Francisco 49ers. They apply to pro football players, pastors, and potters!
If you are facing tough times, you need to spend a minute with Paul.
Paul learned one of the great paradoxes of the Christian life: There is an upside to down times!