Everything you need to live an abundant life comes from the Lord. At least that’s what Jesus said – “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly” (John 10:10). So how then, can you have an abundant life without continual communication with the Lord? The answer is, “You can’t.” Have you ever thought, how many things we think have to be modified by the adjective, ““abundant” in order to be meaningful, and successful? Abundant money. Abundant time. Abundant health. Abundant friendships. Abundant resources. Abundant information. What about this for a formula: Abundant prayer leads to an abundant life!
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Very much agreed, Dan, though I suspect that the abundance of life that comes from abundant prayer may not be the same as the world's definition of abundant life. I think that in this verse Jesus was not referring so much to "quantity" as to "quality" of life. Certainly God does choose to bless some believers with an abundance of the world's goods so that they can steward them for his honor. Others he chooses to bless with an abundance of faith, or an abundance of peace, etc.
I do definitely agree that abundant prayer does lead to abundant life - not in a formulaic way, but just because that's how God chooses to work.