A prayer for overflowing love by Lindsey Tedder, read by Leah Martin, and may the Lord

cause you to increase and overflow with love for one another, and for everyone just as we

do for you, 1st Thessalonians 312.

What do you pray for?

My hope is that I attempt to stay in a constant state of prayer.

I pray that my life is basically one big walking prayer to the Lord.

How can our lives look like one big walking prayer, you ask?

Prayer is personal, the way I pray will look far different from the way you pray, yet

our Father hears them both with love.

For me, constant prayer is turning my heart towards gratitude.

Yes, even when someone cuts me off and then flips me the bird and rush our traffic.

After my very human expression of frustration and a good, what the heck, I usually try to

say, thank you, Lord.

I try to assume there's some accident waiting for me had I'd not been slowed down by this

friendly traffic accusation.

I typically try to say, thank you whenever I want to express frustration.

Trust me, I'm not perfect, and this is not an easy task.

It's just what I've learned to do, to draw myself closer to God, and allow him room to

work in my life.

1st John 4-8 says, anyone who does not love does not know God because God is love.

I read this hand and hand with our first Thessalonians 312 scripture for today.

Paul knew that God is love.

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