Quote from the book, Husbands & Fathers. You may have heard of a man known as “Praying Hyde.” He was an outstanding missionary in the Punjab in India in the last century when India was still under British rule. Hyde’s ministry was prayer; everything else was secondary. Early on he came across an Indian evangelist whom he considered ineffective and cold. As he began to pray about this man, he said, “Lord, You know how—” He was going to say, “—how cold Brother So-and-So is.” But the Holy Spirit stopped him with Proverbs 30:10: Don’t accuse God’s servant to his Master. So Brother Hyde changed his approach. He began to think of everything good in that man’s life and to thank God for him. Within a few months that man became outstandingly successful as an evangelist. What changed him? Not being accused in prayer, but being the object of thanksgiving. I would say to husbands and fathers: Take much more time thanking God for your family, because in so doing you create an atmosphere around them that makes it easy for them to succeed.
Posted on: Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:00:00 +0000
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