The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray.
Youth ministers lead harried lives.
It's Monday morning. That pile of papers on your desk needs to be filed. But first you've got to respond to 15 e-mails and 10 phone calls, find a new host home for your discipleship group, decide on your next series for Wednesday night, replace that Sunday School teacher who just moved out of State, and oh yeah, prepare for that staff meeting that starts in thirty minutes and goes all morning. And sometimes I wonder if Satan smiles. But during over 30 years of youth ministry, I've learned that intense prayer, more than hot programs or hot talks, makes the eternal difference in students' lives.