October Ministry Update
Hello everyone! This month has FLOWN by! But I feel like I say that every month now. I've been thinking a lot about prayer lately. I was sitting in one of the cores I help supervise and they were talking about James 1. “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1:5-6 NIV This verse led to a conversation about prayer in general, and how we approach God in prayer. They were saying that when they ask for big things, they ask with the caveat of, "But only if it's your will!" or "But if you don't want that, then it's okay." I think the attitude behind this makes sense, where we want to acknowledge God's sovereignty and that His plan is ultimately best. However, their discussion ended up coming back to the fact that
