In yesterday’s sermon, the passage (Nehemiah 4) challenged us to be a people of prayer. Indeed, it is true that we cannot advance in the Christian life if we are not people of prayer! But putting this into practice is often a difficult task – the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Rebecca VanDoodewaard has some helpful tips as we seek to be people of prayer: http://thechristianpundit.org/2013/06/19/time-to-pray/