Why Pray

Why do you pray? It's an interesting question for me right now because I'm reading a book called "Why Pray". It's a 40 day devotional type book about prayer of course. I've been meeting with four other men weekly now for a month. When I asked then to be committed to this 40 days of prayer/fasting I had no idea what was going to occur. More on this later, but here are some questions that I've been pondering.

Why Pray? What leads you to want to pray? What are your motives in praying? Do you expect an answer? Whom are you praying to? How long are you willing to pray? How is fasting related to praying? Or is it? Do you pray standing up, sitting down, on your knees? Do you walk when you pray? Do you have a prayer "closet"? A favorite place you go to pray? When you do pray are you always asking for something? Do you balance praying with praise, adoration, thankfulness?

I find that early mornings are the best time for me, (my family knows this all to well) I enjoy going on early morning walks to pray. Music is a part of my praying because it's helps me bring praise to God, it also helps me focus. I like to talk out loud to God, it's as if he's right there with me....well I know he is, it's just my way of communicating to him.

Let me know what you think about prayer.

Blessings, Pastor Jim

Being Serious....

Greetings,

Well as most of you know I've been "preaching" a series on the book Crazy Love. Last Sunday I finished the series and I thought I would bring you all up to date on how things went over the last ten weeks.

1. God is amazingly faithful. :) 2. When we are obedient to his word, his calling, the leading of the Holy Spirit, God will always show up and do what he needs to do in the hearts of believers. This is a good thing. 3. It's been a great joy to witness, the people at the church respond to what God had put on my heart. To actually hear people say, God is moving in my heart, I can't believe I've never thought or heard of this before, wow! Pastor thanks for sharing your heart.

I'm more than humbled by those and other comments. To be a part of what God is, has and will continue to do blows me away. To think that I'm doing what God wants me to do, that he is using me in this way, well let's just say I'm honored!

Thank you church family for allowing me to lead you. To share with you. To cry with you. To follow God with you. I'm having a fantastic time, and I'm looking forward to being involved in what God has for all of us as we continue to be used by him for his glory.

Pastor Jim