Text: ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭4:2‬ ‭
“ Be earnest and unwearied and steadfast in your prayer [life], being [both] alert and intent in [your praying] with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 AMPC

As we enter into the second half of this month, we are moving towards the end of this year.

This time last year was very traumatic for me. I just wanted to crawl into a hole and hide.
But God helped me to stay focused on Him and His covenantal promises.

Retrospectively, God brought me through the fire 🔥 and through the waters of afflictions, and planted my feet on solid ground.

If you can only stop and think retrospectively, you will also realize how much God helped you through some tough deals.

Irrespective of where you are at this year, it has been better than where you were at last year.

Let’s praise God who has shown us mercy, wiped away our tears, and restored to us the years we lost due to foolishness, sickness, etc.

Even if you are facing divorce, impending gloomy prognosis, etc. Let your praises reach out to God.

Remember that there is always what appears to be chaos in the midst of change.

Let us Pray:

Dear Father God, what can we offer to you who created the heavens and the earth, and who owns the cattle on a thousand fields, as well as the diamonds, silver and gold, but the fruits of our lips?

We are grateful for the fullness of your love ❤️ and the life that you have given us.

Thank you for the salvation of our Souls and for Jesus Christ through Whom You made this possible.

Thank you for converting all our challenges to channels of blessings and for shutting doors that would have made us and kept us miserable.

Thank you Father for keeping mean and wicked persons away from us, and connecting us to people whose lifestyles glorify You.

If we have a thousand tongues individually, it would still be insufficient to praise You.

Thank you for breaking dependency (on people, places and things), and replacing it with self-worth, spiritual growth and freedom.

Thank you for destroying the yokes that kept us bound to the known, the comfortable and the usual. You set us free to soar with wings as an eagle and to renew strength and age.

You blessed our foods and drinks, and took away sicknesses from us, despite all the sicknesses producing substances in them.

Who can compare to You? You are faithful, gracious, merciful and never rewards us evil for good.

Thank You for being my God and Father. I am so emotional as I look back in gratitude. Without your love, faithfulness, grace, and mercies, where will I be today?

Thank you Father, in Jesus name I have praised.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, TheSpiritualWarrior, Dec. 16th 2023.