Give a lot of time and effort to prayer. Always be watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2 NIRV 

God finds the way to reach us. He orchestrates the rhythm of our days and teaches how to be grateful. He helps us feel His presence of peace and fills us with thanksgiving, as we recognize the offering of His mighty love. 

Sometimes, we forget to pray to the One who guides us through our days and fills us with the power of His strength. We forget how much we are loved and need to be reminded to prayerfully welcome the One who wants to have a living relationship with us. 

Christ prepares us for the circumstances in our days. He teaches us to trust. When the timing is right, He places thankfulness in our hearts. He creates a melody of hope and readies us to make a joyful noise. He gives reason to respond to His greatness and shows us how to glorify God. 

When He has fine-tuned our lives, God will blend our thankfulness with His gift of His amazing grace. He will allow us to witness the offering of mercy and love. As we prayerfully praise Him for ALL things, He will reward our faithfulness. He will help us become stronger than before. God will ALWAYS welcome the prayers of our praise. 

Dear God, thank you for Your presence in our lives. Forgive us when we allow our praise to be silenced. YOU are deserving of ALL of our love. We will trust You with ALL of our hearts and find reason to simply say, "thank you". And we will prayerfully welcome another day of opportunity to recognize how lucky we are to be loved by You. Amen