“Our church was about a year old in 1981 when I went to New Orleans to hear Paul Yonggi Cho, pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, Korea, the largest church in the world. The Lord helped me get in to see him, and we met in a small back room of the church hosting the seminar. I knew we had only a minute and my one-liner had better be good, so I blurted out something like, “Dr. Cho, how did you build such a great church?” He smiled back at me and, with no hesitation, replied, “I pray, and I obey.” And then he laughed. I chuckled with him, but inside I was rehearsing his words. That's the key, I muttered to myself. That's it right there. Pray and obey, Larry. Pray and obey. I will never forget his words. You see, there are a lot of people who want to obey, but they do not pray. And there are some people who pray, but do not have the courage to obey. But prayer and obedience must go hand if we are to move into the power and anointing of the Spirit of God. I'm convinced that the disciples weren't much different from you and me. Like us, they had to beat their brains out against one brick wall after another before they came to Jesus and said, “Lord, teach us to pray.” _ “Could You Not Tarry one hour? Learning the Joy of Prayer”, 1987 book by Larry Lea. #larrylea