What else?

The view I wish I had from my window..

The sun's white hot rays blaze through my windows, with pinpoint precision, straight into my eyes. It's 7:45 AM. I roll to the other side of my bed to escape the heat and the light, perfectly incapable of falling back asleep once I am awake. Welcome to my mornings. I have painfully regretted not putting my blinds back up, after I painted and had my room redone 2 years ago.

Following my rude awakening, I head into a slow prayer, doing my best to start my day off with my mind set on God. Often times I think about myself. I pray trying to focus on the supremacy and wonder of God then quickly move into my concerns, my needs, myself. I'll pray for the people on my heart then ask myself, "What else?" I always feel like there is more I should be bringing to prayer.

Colossians has taught me many things, instructing me on two things I seem to forget to pray about:

"16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." (Colossians 3:16-17)

Pray with gratitude in your heart, always giving thanks to God for the cross of Christ. "By the grace of God I am what I am." I am a Christian by the grace of God alone. The fact that I believe in Him and desire Him is a wonder and a gift.

"2 Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. 3 At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— 4 that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak." (Colossians 4:2-4)

Pray for the spreading of the gospel. We often like to focus on the areas we need to work on in order to be "ready to put the glory of God and the gospel on display", or to live lives worthy of the calling we have received. However, it is also just as important to remember to pray fervently for the harvest, and for us to be ready and free to share and display the gospel at any time, from day to day.

There are so many things we can pray for, when you want to remember some of the most important things to keep in mind, it always helps to go back to the Word.