Driven By Prayer
Volume 001, Issue 001 October 2024
INTRODUCTION TO BERNIE’S “DRIVEN BY PRAYER”
the stillness of the early morning. I sometimes begin quietly in my mind or softly aloud, thanking God for the many blessings He's bestowed on me. Even in moments of trials, there are always things to be thankful for; I don't have to look very far. The seconds quickly turn into minutes; these days, those minutes are hours, but it all started with deciding to swing my legs out of bed and get up. With the daily battles and struggles we all face, some even seeming herculean, I believe the first action of every day must, without question, be prayer! It is the most important action of our entire day. We must be Driven By Prayer! Prayer instantly places us in God’s holy presence and sets us up to handle any challenges that may come our way. For me, this has become a non-negotiable. I have to spend time with Jesus! My heart yearns for Him. Several years after starting Bernie Moore Ministries International, our global evangelism ministry, I found myself in an extended prayer time one morning. We'd been conducting our global Jesus Festivals for several years when I realized that we saw people come to Jesus for an average ministry cost of one dollar,
sometimes even less, per soul. Of course, this was shocking, in a good way! My sincere goal was always to make every dollar stretch as far as possible to reach more people. So, when I realized that for every dollar a donor gave, a soul was being saved, I paused with great excitement. Unfortunately, that excitement didn’t last long. The joy quickly turned into a holy frustration. I began to think to myself, "This is just simple math. Based on these numbers, if we had one million dollars, we could win one million souls for the Lord." Again, I paused, thinking, how could I only now be realizing this? Honestly, that particular morning while in prayer, my disappointment grew. This greatly perturbed me. I cried out in prayer, saying, "Lord, please give us one million dollars, and we will reach and win one million souls. Every penny would go toward our Jesus Festivals all over Africa, Asia, and the rest of the world!" As moments passed, I became more passionate about my pleas to the Lord, continuing to ask, begging Him to send us the funds so that we could turn them into one million lost, hurting, and broken souls won to Jesus. After several minutes of lingering in prayer over this, I finally quieted down. (My wife
Is it worth it? I’m not sure, to be honest.” I slowly open my eyes, only to realize it's still dark. It's cold, I'm exhausted, and I don't want to get out of bed. As the minutes tick on, I continue negotiating in my head, trying hard to devise every excuse I possibly can, telling myself I could use one more hour of sleep. Life is coming at me with fury: finances, family, marriage, friends, ministry, travel, health, and more. I can't catch a break. It seems like everyone needs something from me, and yet, who can I turn to for comfort? Then, a soft, gentle voice whispers a familiar Scripture: "The spirit is indeed willing, but the flesh is weak." Knowing what I have to do, I talk myself out of bed. First, coffee! Next, my home office, where I sit in
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