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Word of the Day: Colossians 1:9

Walk with Jesus

9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. 11 We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, 12 always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. 13 For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, 14 who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Colossians 1:9–14 (New Living Translation)

Have you ever wanted to pray for your wife, your husband, a friend, a family member, your children, etc., but can't find the right words, or not sure what to pray? That is a concern we have all felt at one time or another. It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking that our prayers should be in a certain format or we should say certain words. Once we start thinking that way the obvious next course of action is actually no action, we don't pray. Whenever you feel that way I would like to encourage you to pray scripture. As I was reading in Colossians, chapter 1, verses 9-14, it seemed a great place to start. My prayer for my wife would go something like this:

"Father I pray for Diana, that You would give her complete knowledge of Your will and spiritual wisdom and understanding. I pray the way she lives will always honor and please the Lord, and her life will produce every kind of good fruit, all the while, growing as she learns to know You better and better. I also pray that Diana will be strengthened with all Your glorious power so she will have all the endurance and patience she needs. May she be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. You have enabled Diana to share in the inheritance that belongs to Your people, who live in the light. For You have rescued her from the kingdom of darkness and transferred her into the Kingdom of Your dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins. Thank you Father, Amen."

Imagine what it would be like if we prayed like this every day for a person or if we prayed this "without ceasing" for someone. I firmly believe our marriage relationships could be enriched, our family relationships could be healed, our friendships could go to a different level, and our priorities could be different. Please try praying scripture if you haven't before.

Dedicated to Prayer
Dave
Heb 4:16