Prayerfully Re-Center Around God
Colossians 1:9-12
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience…
~ Apostle Paul,
Pondering Point
Before we make this our prayer today, let’s Review, Repent if necessary, and Return as necessary:
Review the Week
Am I putting myself in position to learn God’s will through the wisdom and understanding that the Holy Spirit gives? Have I been living a life worthy of God and seeking to please him? Have I, by God’s power, been practicing great endurance and patience?
Repent (if necessary)
Repent (if necessary) of missing out on lost opportunities to grow in knowledge of God, for a loss of endurance and patience; over operating for God in your own strength and wisdom rather than letting His Spirit fill you to use His strength and wisdom.
Return (as necessary)
Come to the Lord for fulfillment of this prayer by seeking to be filled with knowledge of God’s will through the Spirit. Then anticipate living a life worthy of the Lord in every way.
Prayer
Now let’s bring Apostle Paul’s prayer as a blessing to our own lives:
Lord God, fill me – no, not just me, fill us with the knowledge of Your will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Holy Spirit gives, so that we may live lives worthy of You Lord and please You in every way. Let us bear fruit in every good work, growing in our knowledge of You God, and let us be strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might so that we may have great endurance and patience. I give You joyful thanks Father, for You have qualified us to share in the inheritance of Your holy people in the kingdom of light. Amen!