It takes intentionality to bring things under and into the kingdom of God.

"In our eagerness to see good happen, Christians often jump straight into praying, without first pausing and aligning ourselves with Jesus – like a trombone player who simply starts playing her part without waiting for the conductor or an athlete who skipped all his normal stretches and warm-ups and tries to hurl himself into the game from a cold start. This might be the number one error made by earnest folk. Remember – there is a way things work. We are in collision of kingdoms, and the it takes intentionality to bring things under and into the kingdom of God."

John Eldredge, "Moving Mountains", p. 97

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