1 Thessalonians 1; Colossians 4; 1 Thessalonians 2

Thank you, Father, for opening my eyes and my heart to your truth and to my desperate need for salvation. Your gospel has come to me in word and power and in the presence of your Holy Spirit.

You work in my will and in my ability. I walk in faith and in the work you have for me. It is a labor love from you and through me and back to you. All my life is now lived in the patience of hope in my Lord Jesus Christ and in your sight, Heavenly Father.

I continue earnestly in prayer. I am vigilant, and I abound in thanksgiving. I walk in wisdom toward those who are outside. I make good use of the time. I speak with your grace, seasoned with salt, as I answer each one who asks the reason for the divine hope that is in me.

By your work for me and in me, Lord Jesus, I stand perfect and complete in the will of God, our father. He has called me into his kingdom for his glory, and by his grace and person in me, I walk worthy of all that call.