Shake the Walls now!

Yesterday was a great Sunday, I want to really send a thanks out
to the worship team for adjusting at the last minute to our typical
Sunday services. I pray that you were as blessed as I was from a
little departure from the "normal" Sunday format. I really believe
that we often miss the blessings of God because of our neglect of
prayer. In James 4:1-3, James writes,

"What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from
your desires that battle within you?
You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you
cannot have what you want.
You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask
God. When you ask, you do not receive,
because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you
get on your pleasures."

Prayer is not a way of getting what we desire, but a means to
align ourselves with what God desires. As I challenged myself and all
of you yesterday, please set a alarm at noon or some other convenient
time to stop and spend five minutes in prayer with God. It is
necessary for spiritual growth to develop habits that help you
fellowship with God in a very personal way, that is why I suggest a
daily time in His Word, if you don't know where to start try the
gospel of John or the book of James. Some of you might be drawn to
David's prayers in the book of Psalms. I'll be praying that God with
give you the commitment and resolve to develop these healthy habits.

Please drop me a quick email if you would like
(bethalto.pastor@gmail.com) to share how God is working in your life.
(Let me know if it is alright to share your testimony with others).