"Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;"
Colossians 4:2
This verse is almost deceptively short I think, since it is asking us not only to pray, but to continue, to watch, to be thankful, and back to the beginning, to do all of these things with prayer. Kind of like "oray always," which is so much bigger than just two words. :)
Prayer is one of the most important things that we can do. It is how that we can know that God is there for ourselves. It is a step towards humility, recognizing that God is there and that we need him in our lives. Even when we're already promised to follow God, entering a covenant with him through baptism and recieving the Holy Ghost, we still need prayer to help us connect and get back on the same page with God. It is a daily, often hourly or even minute by minute, thing depending on our circumstances and need... and there are very few circumstances where praying more would not help. I was going to say none, but I suppose we could use it to avoid real life and wait for God to act rather than taking any actions ourselves, which would be detrimental, but would also surely indicate that we weren't really listening to what God had to say.
Today, let's pray, and watch, and be thankful. Let's make sure that we are listening to the Spirit's promptings in our lives and following the promptings to do good, to uplift others, and to make the world a better place... and as we are determined to continue, learning little by little to listen better and follow better, we'll get closer to God and understand more about him, and he will help us get closer and closer to our best selves.
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