Colossians 4:2

"It is interesting to remark how large a portion of Sacred Writ is occupied with the subject of prayer, either in furnishing examples, enforcing..."

Inspirational illustration of Colossians 4:2 -- Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. NLT

Isn't time to do this with everything else going on? Thanksgiving is something that is needed, commanded, and celebrated: so let's give thanks.

"Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart. Pray for us, too, that God will give us many opportunities to speak about his..."

So can we learn to be more thankful? Rick Brown gives us insights on abstract prayers and the Rabbi's teaching that would help us be more thankful.

What's the greatest answer to our prayers? Thanksgiving is the great blessing in prayer that we must always participate in.

God is faithful to us through all the seasons of our lives. He isn't a fair-weather God. Phil Ware invites us to share in prayer in all the seasons of life and especially know we have an all-season God who longs to hear our prayers, especially prayers for a change in our world's messes.

Will you be ready when your moment comes? The national cheerleading championship reminds Tom about how so much of life comes down to that one crucial moment and how we perform it and he asks us if we are ready for our moment.

Got anybody praying for you? Everyone needs someone praying for them; this prayer is for you and we pray without ceasing!

"Dear Father, grantor of wisdom, Help me conduct myself wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let my speech always be gracious,..."

"Dear Father, who answers our prayers, Help me to be steadfast in my praying to you, even to stay awake that I may pray! Fill my life with..."

I get done only what I pray for! Phil Ware shares some practical ideas on how to stay on mission even while practicing social distancing.

The prayers of the Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team pray that you have a blessed Thanksgiving! The Heartlight.org and VerseoftheDay.com team gives thanks for you and prays you have a blessed Thanksgiving.

If we are not careful, the challenges of the moment can wilt the joy right out of our Thanksgiving. Phil Ware reminds us that no matter how difficult our circumstances, because of Jesus we have reason to give thanks!

Are you sharing the message? We need to be sharing the gospel of Christ, God's mystery.

How do we keep our concerns for the future and our hardships from the last two years of Covid 19 from stealing the joy of our Thanksgiving? Phil Ware reminds us to keep thanksgiving a part of our daily lives even though we face challenging times, difficult circumstances, and discouraging realities.

Give thanks for this? Phil Ware finishes his November series of giving thanks and focuses on our mission or call from God.

Will you believe that giving thanks is an effective stress reduction strategy even during the stress of Thanksgiving during a pandemic? Muriel Larson, an experienced online coach and counselor, shares this clear strategy to help us deal with the stress and pressure of the holidays found throughout the Scriptures: Give thanks!

Don't sit there waiting for the right horse to come along! If we wait too long for the right opportunity to come along, we'll miss our chance to serve, bless, and help!

What happens the other 51 weeks of the year? Phil Ware begins a 4 part November series on giving thanks just in time for the Thanksgiving season.

Did we miss our chance to make a difference? The start of the New Year offers us a new start to do it better.

Do you really believe this is a stress reduction strategy? We can find many reasons to give thanks even in difficult times.

When Luke summarized the heart of the early church, he chose to highlight one particular word — Phil Ware continues his series on prayer this week, focused on the early church's devotion to prayer that they learned from Jesus.

I feel like I am launching my prayers upward, as if I was shooting bbs toward heaven, only to have them hit a metal ceiling and fall at my feet, mocking me with their ineffectiveness! Phil Ware provides a host of resources on prayer and how to grow our prayer lives.

Where does your private path lead? Danny Sims talks about having a well worn path to the place of prayer because we are so close to God!

Are all your activities getting in the way of your life? Jane Vincenzi reminds us that our lives can get so cluttered with activity that we miss God and lose out on real life.

"Dear Child of Grace, You have been blessed with grace because of the Father's love (John 3:16-18; Colossians 1:12-14). That grace was embodied by My...."

What are you doing to empower God's word? Prayer empowers God's people and God's message.

How do we keep the concerns from stealing our thanksgiving? Phil Ware talks about how to keep thanksgiving a part of our daily lives even though we face challenging times.