Lowering The Bar For Prayer S8e19 1thes5:17

This might be a little heretical, but I think it is helpful to think about LOWERING the bar for prayer. We get our undies in a crumple about composing complex prayers overing confusing situations, and might tend to just not do it.  1 Thess encourages us to JUST DO IT.  Specifically, "I mention you before God...", or "I remember you before God..."  He'll figure out the rest.  I think God would rather have us mentioning everybody and everything before Him vs. waiting til I have time to compose a masterpiece of prayer before Him.  Let's just take a spiritual chill-pill and just start MENTIONING before Him the people and situations that are on our hearts. "I will pray for you" = "I will mention you before God".  "I am praying for you" = "I remember you before God."

Also, let's fight for joy.  The Thessalonians have a lot to NOT be joyful about.  Circumstances for them are bad.  Maybe yours are too.  Take heart! The answer is not to WAIT until the circumstances are better, but to rejoice anyway. Rejoice now. Rejoice always.

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