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Conversation with God (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18)

Scripture of the Day: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 

 I have written on these verses before, but they were brought to the forefront of my mind last night at a bible study. 

 In those three little verses, basically God's will for every person is laid out. Be happy...joyous even. Pray to the Lord your God all the time. Be thankful every day of your life. 

 I will focus on the prayer topic because it is a hard one for me to do...and it shouldn't be! Friend, do you struggle as I do to keep an open dialogue with God throughout the day? Praying continually does not mean you need to be formally praying all the time, it means your mind is always in some kind of conversation with God. A good friend of mine pointed that out prayer is a conversation and for some reason that is beginning to work wonders in my mind! 

 When you go about your day, a little shout out in your head for any reason can work like that! For example, "Thank you God for the curiosity of my child." "Help me find x...." "Please be with so and so for ____" "Thank you for the rolie polies of the world." "God, this is hard, please help me through ____ because I don't know what I'm doing!" "God, please protect the person for whom I am hearing a siren right now." "Please help my husband have a great day at work!" "God, I would love to be thankful for this moment that just passed, but am having a hard time doing so. Please put thankfulness for everything on my heart." 

 God can also take our questions. Pray for wisdom but also understanding. He knows when we really want to ask "why?" Sometimes you will get an answer, but sometimes you won't. And when you don't, you are living in faith..which is a beautiful thing - a very hard thing, but a beautiful one! 

 Let us try to find God in every part of our day. I think when we make an honest effort to do that, the praying conversation will be a logical outcome! And I also wonder if a result of this praying continually will be an increased ability to be thankful for everything because you and God are closer to being on the same page! Join me in prayer:

 Heavenly Father God, help us see you in everything. Help us talk to you about the good things and the bad things; the small things and the huge things. You made this world and yet you love for us to talk to you about our own small portion of it! Thank you for that. There are people who talk to you like a friend and oh, how I would like to be one of those people! God, please help my heart stay in the right place by filling me with the Holy Spirit. Help my mind seek you first throughout my day. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.

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