1 Thessalonians 5:17

1 Thessalonians 5:17 – “pray without ceasing”

I try my best to stand by this belief during times of growth: improvement comes from being the person you want to be, when you don’t want to be them. If we choose to be that person only half the time, then at best we will only be half of that person.

The same goes for our prayer lives. We seek for God to help us grow, but we often only communicate with Him half of the time. Some people feel naturally inclined to go to the Lord when they feel as if they owe Him for the good things that He’s been doing in it recently. Others only go to Him when they feel that they have nowhere else to go. Regardless, this is no way for us to live a life that is conducive to the Holy Spirit. 

In order to grow as followers of Christ, we need to stay in touch with Him. Praying when our hearts overflow with thanks. Praying when they feel defective or empty. Praying when we are unsure how we feel. Never pausing, never ceasing. Otherwise, we can only be a fraction of the person that we want to be.

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