I once met a paster that told me that in order to succeed in ministry, get a good job and have the wife of my dreams (I dream big you know) I needed to pray for at least two hours every day.

Fortunatly I knew this to be a standard cultic line used by so-called men of holiness to show you how incapable you are of meeting God's standards. (like I need telling.)

That's what the law was for. (Jesus was a way to cover the difference dispite our slimy suckiness).

If Jesus had behaved like that Peter would have been doomed.

But it get's me thinking: what on earth would you say in your two hour monolouge at the almighty?

I can't possibly think of a more total way to be mean to God - bore Him to death with repitition. If I was God I'd want to smite such people just to get five minuets peace.

Why is it that "big men" of the church feel the need to lay such heavy tasks on younger christian?

The only thing that puzzled me even then was "ministry" and Job? What was he expecting me to do - run six churches and hold down a Job as coder for IBM?

I think I'll just do the stuff God passes my way and ignore the rest if it's all the same to every one else.