Dr. Moody Stuart, a great praying man of a past generation, once drew up a set of rules to guide him in his prayers. Among these rules is this one:"Pray till you pray."

...many of us close the meeting before the service is over.

The difference between praying till you quit and praying till you pray is illustrated by the American evangelist John Wesley Lee. He often likened a season of prayer to a church service, and insisted that many of us close the meeting before the service is over. He confessed that once he arose too soon from a prayer session and started down the street to take care of some pressing business. He had only gone a short distance when an inner voice reproached him. "Son," the voice seemed to say, "did you not pronounce the benediction before the meeting was ended?" He understood, and at once hurried back to the place of prayer where he tarried till the burden lifted and the blessing came down. Read more...

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Failure is either your friend or your enemy - and you choose which it is.

If you play a dirge every time you fail, then failure will remain your enemy. But if you determine to learn from your failures, you actually benefit from them - and that makes failure your friend.

William Bolitho said, "The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on our gains. Any fool can do that.

The really important thing is to profit from your losses.

That requires intelligence; and makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool."

Anyone can make failure their friend by maintaining a teachable attitude and using a strategy for learning from their mistakes. To turn your losses into profits, ask the following questions every time you face adversity:

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It is very easy just to say:

• "I can`t do it"
• It is impossible
• It is too hard
• I don't have the money
• I am too tired
• I don`t have the necessary experience

A very used and religious way of saying it:

• God can do it (But I can`t)
• It is only possible for God (I have given up)
• For God nothing is too hard (but it is for me)
• God has all the resources (but I don`t)
• God must give strength (because mine is finish)

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How can the Bible Teacher do better Bible Teaching? Unlock the answer in this article of John O`Brian. It makes no difference if the aim of the education is scientific truth or Bible Teaching. How adults achieve the education is what interests us here.  

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