George Müller talked to God about everything and expected God to answer every prayer.

During his lifetime (1805-1898), Müller cared for more than 10,000 orphans as the director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England, and provided Christian education to over 120,000 children in the 117 schools he established.

Yet despite these wonderful achievements and the many lives he touched, he is best known as a man of great faith and prayer. His uncomplicated trust in God for every daily provision continues to inspire people around the world today.

Remarking on his prayer life, Müller once said:

“The most important part of prayer is the fifteen minutes after saying ‘Amen.’”

For many, ‘amen’ marks the end of prayer time.

Not for Müller.

For him, prayer was all about relationship—and ‘amen’ simply signified the transition into his listening time with God.

Some of us give God our shopping list of requests for the day, ask for His blessing, say ‘amen’, and then jump up to rush into the day.

Many never consider or expect that God could even speak to them.

Do we perhaps miss out on the best part?

Isn’t it during the sacred time of listening that God whispers those quiet reassurances of His presence, confirms His word in our hearts, and often gives us the timely revelation word we need?

These were the precious moments of prayer that were most important to George Müller. For he had experienced the sweetness of fellowship with his Lord that only comes through daily dialogue.

All relationship develops trust, and grows closer, sweeter, through communication.

How God longs for us to hear His voice . . .

Are we listening?

Copyright © 2018 Cheryl Elton

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George Müller is a true hero . . .

May we all have the kind of simple trust in God his life depicted!
 
Best known as a man of great faith and prayer—who talked to God about everything, and expected God to answer every prayer—his uncomplicated trust for every daily provision is inspiring.
 
Müller’s greatest passion was to show with open proofs that God could be trusted with the practical matters of life.
 
His life served as a testament that God hears and answers prayer. 
 
During his lifetime (1805-1898), George Müller cared for more than 10,000 orphans as the director of the Ashley Down orphanage in Bristol, England. He also provided Christian education to over 120,000 children in the 117 schools he established.
 
During his 66 years in ministry he not only pastored the same church, but also prayed in millions of dollars for the orphans.
 
Yet Müller never asked anyone for money! He took no salary, had no loans and no debt, and never held a fundraiser.
 
He asked no one but God for money!    

He trusted God to work in people’s hearts to send what was needed.
 
And guess what? He did!
 
When 70, Müller fulfilled his dream of missionary work, and until age 87 travelled to 42 countries, preached on average once a day, and addressed three million people.
 
Müller quietly died in his bedroom at age 92, after holding a prayer meeting the night before.

A life well lived, wouldn’t you say?
 
“There has never been a single day I have failed to get an audience with the King,” Müller said.

Throughout his life George Müller devoted much time to prayer. Again and again he saw needs met—from basic provisions at the orphanage, to having fog lifted while at sea so he could make an appointment.

He continually sought to conduct ministry in a way that proved day by day that God is real, trustworthy, and answers prayer.

His desire was simply that all glory goes to God!

George Müller—a true hero of the faith.

Let’s strive to see his legacy live on through our lives, as we each live and carry out our personal ministries in ways that display our trust in God and glorify Him!

Copyright © 2017 Cheryl Elton

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