by Frank Kelly

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus

1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18

I look at every year I try to figure out innovative ways, get me in the words every day, you know, and I think it's so important that we feed the Holy Spirit like we feed our bodies with physical food. We need to feed our spirit with spiritual food. So whether you're listening to it, reading it or whatever, and I know I get two devotionals sent to me daily one through our church called "Worship Fully", one through daily hope "Rick Warren" and I love it. You know, I need to get into a season of more Bible study, a couple of small groups of men, a CEO group with men studying God's word as it relates to business. But the scripture that just for today, popped in my heart that I just love is 1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18. And the apostle Paul wrote, you know, rejoice, always pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances. For this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. And, you know, so often we wonder what God's will is, I wonder what God's will is. And this is one of the only scriptures I believe in the Bible says this is God's will for you. Rejoice, always pray without ceasing. Give thanks in all circumstances. Don't say give thanks for all circumstances. Give thanks in all circumstances. 

How do you pray without ceasing? That's the first thing my dad taught me after I committed my life to Christ is “Hey Frankie, praise him every spare minute. You can do it under your breath when you're walking, when you're going to practice.”

And you know, I like that first because it reminds me of what is true and I need to apply it to my life daily like I'm encouraging others to do. So that's the scripture that's on my heart that I wanted to share.