Pray

This morning after my run I decided to hit up Phillipians
cuz I just finished up Ephesians and well . . it was next :P

God hit me with a couple of things this morning
that kind of convicted me about my prayer life
lately I haven't been praying a ton
I have prayed when I see people are going through something on facebook
and I pray for myself, but I don't just pray for my friends or my church
or my pastor often

I mean I pray for you guys, but not often

When I read chapter 1 this morning I came across this

vrs3 I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, 4 always praying
with joy for all of you in my every prayer, 5 because of you partnership in the gospel
from the first day until now.

When I read that I immediately thought
"God how often do I give thanks for my brothers and sisters in Christ?"

I know the answer obviously
but I want to do this more often now

I think that we all should
I think it's vital that we not only thank God for the people
He's placed in our lives, but that we also pray for them
and encourage them

verse 6 I am sure of this that He who started a good work
 in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus

that kind of encouragement
it encourages me that since God has pointed this out to me
it's something He plans to work on in me

Just as He's pointed out things in the past
that He has worked on
things that He is working on

So there was conviction and comfort
Just like a loving God to point out what's wrong in love
and begin working on it as I trust Him