Element Winter Retreat! Dec 28th-30th

Hey Everyone! Just wanted to let you know about our retreat this year; it will rock!

It's December 28th at 7pm lasting until the 30th, ended near noon.

We will have Nick Joyce and Benji Smith from the band Our Hearts Hero who rock, and have a sweet Christmas album out right now.

We also will have a Missionary, who is 24, coming to speak (still working out the details) that will be an awesome thing to hear.

Fun, Games, Connecting, Building lasting Friendships, and growing in God will all take place. Awesome.
 

Check out our facebook event page or look me up for an invite !

Prayer. Do we really know what it means and how to utilize it?

I wrote this in my song writing book some time ago. I'm not sure when and I don't remember writing it, but it really hit me when I read it while I was down in Guatemala. I read it to my Sunday School class a few weeks ago and wanted the rest of you too read it also.

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Prayer.

How do I pray?
How often do I pray?
How sincere are my prayers?
Prayer isn't just muttering words and wishes.
It's talking to God Himself!
Communication with the creator of everything!

I take this for granted....

I have the chance to have a conversation with the most powerful being ever, and I choose short courtesies and minute long exchanges.

I have the opportunity to touch Heaven's floor, the face of God Himself and I pass it up.

What is prayer?

Praying is praising...thanking....interceding.....lifting others up.....supporting things important to us......asking for help......guidance....forgiveness.....is part my decision making process.....is silence....is belief......is having a friendship.

Can I do all of that in 5 minutes? How about 10?

Reality check. I talked to my friend on the phone last month for 284 minutes.

How long did I talk to my creator?

I say I don't have time.....Lies!

I create excuses not too....

I fool myself.....

Satan need not waste his time on me. Why should he make an effort to trip me up when I'm already on my face?

I could go on, but I'm going to go talk to my friend, my savior, my creator, God.
Before I go..... I'm curious...How do you pray?
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Read that, re-read it. We're going to be doing a series on "Spiritual Maturity" in the Element Sunday School class. Prayer is one part of that. Come and be a part of it!