培养对祷告的热爱
前一阵子，当我们思想耶稣的祷告生活时，我们留意到，耶稣时常都用很多时间来祷告的；主热爱祷告，而衪希望我们对祷告也有同样的热爱。在祂的其中一个比喻中，耶稣教导我们要“常常祷告，不可灰心”(路加福音 18:1)。
对写歌罗西书的使徒保罗来说，祷告显然是至关重要的，我们可以在他写的书信中，找到有史以来其中一些最美丽的祷文。保罗的祷告非常出色，不单是因为它们的内容，也是因为他努力不懈地祷告，他“不住地”为别人祷告祈求，又为他们感谢神。
上面所说的或许能够推动你，去思想祷告在你生命中有多重要。我们有时认为祷告是一种恩赐，有些信徒比其他人有较多祷告的恩赐，有时那些以热爱祷告见称的人，甚至被人称为“祷告勇士”呢。
不错，有些人是比其他人更热衷于祷告的，然而，神希望祷告能成为每一个人生命中最重要的事，神希望我们经历到祷告的喜乐，而不会视它为一种责任。
或许其中一件我们要在祷告中记念的事项就是祷告本身。如果你求神帮助你视祷告为你生命中首要的事，你认为祂会怎样回应呢？衪当然会答应啦！
主啊，我知道祷告必然是有福的，可是我却很容易便忽略了它。求祢加增我对祷告的渴望和机会，叫我花时间与祢一起。奉耶稣名祈求，阿们。
歌罗西书 1:3-14
3 我们感谢神我们主耶稣基督的父，常常为你们祷告，
4 因听见你们在基督耶稣里的信心并向众圣徒的爱心——
5 是为那给你们存在天上的盼望。这盼望就是你们从前在福音真理的道上所听见的。
6 这福音传到你们那里，也传到普天之下，并且结果、增长，如同在你们中间，自从你们听见福音真知道神恩惠的日子一样。
7 正如你们从我们所亲爱、一同做仆人的以巴弗所学的。他为我们 做了基督忠心的执事，
8 也把你们因圣灵所存的爱心告诉了我们。
9 因此，我们自从听见的日子，也就为你们不住地祷告祈求，愿你们在一切属灵的智慧悟性上，满心知道神的旨意，
10 好叫你们行事为人对得起主，凡事蒙他喜悦，在一切善事上结果子，渐渐地多知道神；
11 照他荣耀的权能，得以在各样的力上加力，好叫你们凡事欢欢喜喜地忍耐宽容。
12 又感谢父，叫我们能与众圣徒在光明中同得基业。
13 他救了我们脱离黑暗的权势，把我们迁到他爱子的国里；
14 我们在爱子里得蒙救赎，罪过得以赦免。
Developing A Passion For Prayer
"We have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will." — Colossians 1:9
Earlier this month, as we reflected on the prayer life of Jesus, we noted how often he engaged in prayer. The Lord's passion for prayer is something he wants us to have as well. In one of his parables Jesus taught that we "should always pray and not give up" (see Luke 18:1).
Prayer was obviously a high priority for the apostle Paul, who wrote the letter to the Colossians. Some of the most beautiful prayers ever written are found in his letters. Paul's prayers are magnificent, not only because of their content but also because he was so diligent in prayer. He prayed "continually" for others and always thanked God for them.
Perhaps this leads you to consider how important prayer is in your life. Sometimes we think prayer is a gift that some believers have more than others. Sometimes people who become known for having a passion for prayer are even called "prayer warriors."
It's true that some people are simply more interested in prayer than others. But God wants prayer to be a top priority in everyone's life. God wants us to experience prayer as a delight, not a duty.
Perhaps one of the things we should pray about most is prayer itself. If you ask God to help make prayer more of a priority in your life, how do you think he will respond? Of course he will say yes!
Lord, I know that prayer is always a blessing, but it's easy for me to neglect it. Please increase my desire and my opportunities to spend time with you. In Jesus' name, Amen.
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