Shortly after I was born again and had received the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues, I moved back to my hometown of Hereford, TX. I wanted to start a prayer meeting so I could witness to my childhood friends. My new Chiropractic Office needed a sign painted on the door and I heard about a sign painter named Morris Means, who was a Christian. As he was painting my name on the door, he asked me if I prayed. Of course, I said yes, I pray. Then he asked, for how long do you pray? Oh, at least 15 minutes, I answered. Then he told me that I needed to pray more… Some more.
Whenever I needed advice, I would talk to Morris about my problems. My wife was divorcing me and would not let me see my three children. Morris’ advice to me was a question: Have you prayed? Regardless of my answer-Morris always said-well, go pray some more. He discipled me to pray to Jesus and the Holy Spirit and I noticed that my problems would be solved. Morris did not send me to a counselor nor a church leader, but directed me to the dusty prayer road outside his rural home. I had lots of time to pray so I spent hours and hours in prayer mostly in tongues.
I observed in Morris Means a life transformed by prayer. His home prayer meeting caused a revival among the high school teenagers of Hereford, TX in the early 1970’s. Then he started praying 8 hours per day for the church he was pastoring. In two years the church grew to over 400 members, all because of his fervently seeking God.
If you want to become prosperous both in business and in Christian ministry or leadership, I want to pass along the advice I still received from Morris every time I talk to him-Have you prayed today? Well, go pray some more!