Plan of Action

DEVOTION
1 THESSALONIANS
PLAN OF ACTION
1 Thess 3:7-10
Therefore, brothers, in all our distress and persecution we were encouraged about you because of your faith. 8 For now we really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord. 9 How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have in the presence of our God because of you? 10 Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
NIV
I have experienced some distress and some persecution over the years but I think I was fairly self absorbed as well and was not thinking about the faith of fellow believers I may have had an impact. That is pretty sad. I wonder if any of those who impacted my faith ever spent time thanking God for me. Maybe they did, I will never know, but I am certainly admonished here as to a change which is needed in my time alone in his presence. There are names I need to speak and be thankful for no matter what situation I may personally be in at any given time. For as I remember them I know who is still standing firm in the Lord. I know they have even though they have and are going through some very troubled times in their life. I do thank God for them. I am not quite sure how I can most earnestly pray night and day that I may see them again to encourage them in their faith. I am always aware of my God, and am always in his presence solely because he is omni presence, not because I am always spiritually standing before him. I am aware of his presence and as such I do believe I am able to always be in a state of communication with him. But I do not think I spend all that time thanking him for those individuals. I do need time seeking his direct for my life as well, although I think that is pretty well determined. Yet I do want to be open to any and all of his workings in my life. I guess it is simply always being aware and being sensitive to the Holy Spirit as he brings individuals to my mind I would then be able to thank him for their steadfastness in the faith. That is my plan of action, my desire.