PRAYERFUL

“We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,”

Colossians 1:3

Paul was under house arrest when he wrote to the Christians in Collosae. What does he mean when he said, “praying always for you”? I don’t believe Paul woke in the mornings, said, “Bless all those you love, Lord,” and went about his day with a furrowed brow and a worrisome gnawing in his stomach. “Praying always for you” does not mean Paul literally verbalized prayer every moment of his day. Rather, he is stating that he lived in a state of communing with God. He managed his stress by going to God in prayer. In prayer, he voiced his concerns to the Father. In addition, he listened to God. Does “unmanaged stress” or “prayerful” better describe us?

Lord, Thank You that with my citizenship in heaven comes the open door to go to You in prayer. I pray that in 2014 “prayerful” increasingly describes me. 

from If God is In Control, Why Am I a Basket Case?