Blog 16 You do not have because you do not ask ~ James 1:5

This is a shorter blog post because I am short on time today but I am thankful for what the Lord has taught me this past week. The title of this blog has to do with what I have been thinking about in the last couple days. I do not value prayer very much in my life and I know that this needs to change. James says that we do not have because we do not ask and that if we ask God will give liberally (provided it is according to His will). He only gives us good things and He daily loads us with benefits. Prayer is a powerful thing and I want to become disciplined in it because I know that prayer helps men and women know God more. If my life is not characterized by prayer then it is a good indicator that I do not know God very well. No wonder the disciples said, "Lord, teach us how to pray." They knew how important (and how difficult) it was. If Christ prayed so often to His Father, so also should I.

I have one more week to go and I hope to finish strong. Graduation is on May 7th and my return flight to Japan is May 10th. There are lots of little things to do but I am excited to be returning to Japan very soon. Thank you for your prayers!



Top 10 of the week:

1. Finished reading the Gospel of Matthew
   
2. Finished Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets on audio
3. Spent time with the Tuttle family (missionaries to Peru) since they were visiting Dubuque
4. Played racquetball with Dale
5. Meal with Polings and sharing stories with my fellow Eled Seniors
6. Learned how to embed a Youtube video into a blog!
7. Watched Apollo 13 for the first time
8. My students at Carver received the responses from students in Mexico to the letters they wrote!
9. Met a university student that has parents at Yokosuka Naval Base
10. Attended a teaching conference at Clarke College
    

Please Pray...

• that I will finish this last week strong
  
• Graduation is May 7th
• I am still looking for a ride to Chicago (my return flight to Japan is May 10th)
  
• that I will commit myself to prayer
  

Praises!

• I received a $20 gift card from Emmaus for making an institution improvement suggestion
• I will be able to be paid for having tutored during student teaching
• I was able to get outside and run today!