Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. - Philippians 1:3 (NLT)
We’ve all heard the phrase pray without ceasing. It’s one of those things, like remembering to floss every day, that is easier said than done. God wants to be in constant contact with us - and while we’d love that, too, it’s often hard to keep God in mind while taking out the trash or cramming for finals or putting the kids to bed. Our minds get caught up in the tasks before us and suddenly it’s 10 o’clock at night and we realize we haven’t prayed all day.
When Paul wrote this letter to the Philippians, he was serving time in a prison in Rome. Undoubtedly he had a lot on his mind - How are the guards going to treat me today? Am I going to make it out of here alive? But Paul knew how to pray without ceasing: Every time he thought about his friends in Philippi, he praised God for them. He didn’t wait for his designated hour of prayer time, he thanked God for them the very moment they came into his mind.
The rest of this week, as people pop in and out of your thoughts, say a prayer for them. It could be that they need your prayers at that exact moment.
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