My life and thoughts.

Colossians 4

“continue” – Do I even think that I am in a place where I can continue? If I am honest with myself, can I say, truthfully, I’ve ever started?… Continue? Oh Lord… Consistency!! Teach me to pray. Make me to pray. Teach me to wait on you. Teach me to cry to you. Teach me to die. May I be brought before you, broken, repentant, humbled… Oh may I humble myself! And continue in your presence and abide in your presence. May I not leave my knees before calvary, crying “mercy” for me and a lost world. May I rejoice evermore and give thanks in all things and have a song in my heart and mouth… Because of the wretchedness of myself and the mercy and grace of the holy, righteous God! Oh may I “continue” in this place!! “Continue” in this place of communion. >> Beware of striving for something that is seemingly religious. It is communion with Christ and not 6 hours of daily prayer that is needed! But conversation does tend to get better and deeper the more we talk!

“watch” – Be alert, have your eyes open, be looking around you, Be sensitive to the Spirits leading in prayer. Be practical in seeing needs to pray for.

“thanksgiving” – God is good! He is a good king! We have everything to be thankful for! 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 / James 1:12 / James 1:2-3. Even in the hard times we have so much to thank Him for. In all our needs, concerns, problems, valleys, trials, failings… We are told to give thanks! And we can give thanks!! We can always give thanks! There is life, hope and abundance in our Saviour Jesus! Colossians 2:6-7

5-6 “walk in wisdom” / “redeeming the time” / “speech”

“walk in wisdom” – 1 John 1:7 / Galations 5:16 / Romans 8:1-5 / 1 Cor 1:30 / Ephesians 1:17 / James 1:5 – To walk in wisdom is to walk in the revelation of Jesus Christ. To walk humbly, quietly, boldly in obedience to the will of the father. / “to them who are without” – To them who are without wisdom! To them who are without Christ, without truth, without Revelation… But specifically without “wisdom”!! – The life of Christ and the leading of the holy Spirit!

“redeeming the time” – To redeem time? – To take the time. To take it back! To make use of it. To set your time free. Free for service, free for God! To the take the opportunities/((opportuniy)) to glorify God! / Walk in wisdom… making use of the only time that you have been given!!

“speech” – Conversation, conduct… Matthew 12:34-37 / “always with grace” – Every idle word, every conversation, every thought and action to be with grace and seasoned… with a pleasant and preserving flavour. Selah. > This doesn’t specify that this is conversation or interaction with anyone else! Whether alone or in company… And this can only occur through being continual in prayer and walking in wisdom.