Always, Without Ceasing

1Thessalonians 5:19
Rejoice always...
Pray without ceasing...
In everything give thanks...
For this is GOD's WILL in Christ Jesus.

We are always asking, praying, searching...what is God's will for my life. We focus on the actions, the direction, the performance of our life... God's will is clear. In this passage it is three steps.

1. Rejoice all the time, when it is good, when it is bad, when it is ugly...Rejoice! Not for the pain, but that you are a child of the King. Rejoice for the fact that you are cleansed forgiven and set free. Rejoice that you have the power of the Holy Spirit within you. Rejoice that God has a perfect plan for your life. Rejoice that if we come to God and call out to Him, he will show us great and mighty things. Rejoice not about your circumstances, but about your position!!!!! That is something to shout about!

2. Pray, and don't stop. Pray when you are in the shower, at a stop light, getting ready to make a phone call. It is mindful connection throughout the day with the Lord that is with you constantly. Heart connect, mind connect, soul connect throughout your day...Jesus is within a breath's distance...don't take His presence for granted...acknowledge and benefit from the fellowship...it is SWEET!

3. In everything give thanks... In the midst of the mundane, find something to be thankful for. In the midst of peril, strife, stress, or hardship...thank God in the midst, thank Him for who He is, that He has you, that He won't leave you, that His answer is on the way, and that He see's you...but thank Him in the moment. Thank Him in the midst of joy, sweetness, peace, and contentment. Don't leave Him out of the moments your heart needs to be polite...in James it tells us that EVERY good and perfect gift comes down from the Father of the heavenly lights.
EVERY good thing...thank Him IN the midst of whatever you are in. For He is the greatest gift we have and He is with us always.

This is the mysterious "God's Will"... rejoice, pray, thanks...what would our days be like if we truly lived according to His will!