Are you stalled...spiritually? The REVEAL Spiritual Life Survey has shown that more than one out of five people (23%) report that they are currently stalled in their spiritual growth. Though only 10% of people from St. Matthew said that they are currently stalled, are you?

The survey of people from St. Matthew showed that the top five reasons people stalled spiritually were:
- because of lack of discipline in spiritual practices;
- letting other activities take precedence;
- conflicting responsibilities;
- lack of accountability/encouragement; and
- emotional issues.

In his book, “It: How Churches and Leaders Can Get It and Keep It,” Craig Groeschel shares this illustration. Imagine if I asked you, “Could you come up with a hundred thousand dollars by the end of this week?” Chances are unless you’re megarich, you’d probably say, “Wutchu talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” In your mind, I just asked you to do the impossible. You might think, There’s no way I could come up with that kind of cash. I can barely pay my bills.

A young person asked, "If I was the last person on earth, would I be able to do anything I want?"

Actually, we don't have to be hypothetical about this because there was a time when there was only one person on earth. His name was Adam. But there was a limitation on what he could do. God knew that the fullness of life could only be experienced when God was the center of human existence. So God gave Adam a simple command regarding not eating from one tree as a tangible way in which Adam could live in humble reliance on God's will for his life.

In answer to the question, "If I could ask God anything, what would it be?", a young person in our Christian school wrote, "I would ask God if he could get my family out of paying the government money so we won't have to move and pay the government."