1 Thessalonians 5:17

What does this verse mean to you? I have noticed over the past several weeks that my knowledge of God in my life is growing quite a bit, but my prayer life is suffering just as much as it ever did. I have been studying up on worship. Worship is not just something that we do on Sunday morning, worship is a lifestyle. It is the lifestyle that I want to achieve. My goal is to be able to be aware of Gods presents all the time 24/7. I read in a devotion a few days ago that when you try to pray for any extended amount of time, it is easy for your mind to wander, therefore you loose focus, and the prayer is no good. So what I have been putting into practice is praying lots of times each day for short periods of time. So my prayer is broken up during the whole day. This has been a really cool experience for a few different reasons. First, I am praying throughout the day, therefore, I am aware of Gods presents throughout the entire day. Because I am aware of Gods presence throughout the day, I find that I am finding other things to pray for through out the day. I was at McDonalds today, and being aware of Gods presence at that time, I said a prayer for the cashier, and while I was at it, I said a quick prayer for the whole staff. This is just one example of many. So now I am looking for things to pray for through out the day, and am actually getting excited about it, keeping me all the more aware of Gods awesome presence. It is very cool to see how God is working in my life. I am still a work in progress, and I am still struggling, but I am really excited about my new prayer life.