Colossians 4 v 2 - 6 - Talking to and about God

v2

Keep praying

Keep Alert

keep praying, keeping alert and thanking god.
Okay so first part, prayer. We should be praying a lot, so we're in daily conversations with God. i struggle with this a lot, so i've tried setting specific prayers times, in the morning and evening, and then whenever i find something to pray for, i do it straight away. that's another thing, promising you'll pray for something and forgetting. if you promise to pray, do it straight away. by praying, you'll feel stronger and closer to God, through good times, and through bad times, whatever the occasion.

keeping alert, this could be for a number of things. keeping alert for the needs of others, when you know someone just needs a hug, or a helping hand, whether a Christian or non Christian. keeping alert for JC opportunities, when you get the chance to tell people about JC and how amazing he is, and how much you love him. my commentary says keep watching of satan, but you can't really. you'll never know when the devil will attack. but keeping alert for bad habits we do, and how to stop them. 

finally, thanking God. Paul mentions this a lot, so i really think it's a very important thing to do. SOOO often, I forget. like my clarinet exam, it was all going horribly wrong, but the exam was okay and I passed it but i completely forgot about thanking God. I mean, how bad is that?! The israelites did, loads people have done it in the bible, and in modern times now. that's why it needs to be highlighted. thank God for anything and everything :)

Keep thanking God

v3
Paul asked the people of Colosse to pray for them that God will give opportunities to talk about JC and they would pray about the secret of God, made known about Christ. We need to do that today, in our world. Pray that there will be an opportunity to talk about Jesus, but for the will and the courage in order to do so. Sometimes there is the chance, but we wimp out. Don't do that, pray for courage and strength, and just go for it. 

DON'T use Christianese

v4
Paul asks them to pray in a way that's clear as he should. So I guess maybe this is about, say you were talking to kids about Jesus, using words like redemption, kids won't understand. and to non christians, don't speak in christianese, they just won't understand. don't dumb down christianity, but find better and more appropriate words to say


v5
I LOVE THIS VERSE. should have found it earlier. Act in an appropriate way with non believers, making the most of opportunities. Okay, so firstly, actingn in an appropriate way with non believers. So, being a good Christian witness. Acting appropriately, isn't getting drunk. People look to you to see Christianity, not Jesus. Yes it's pressure, yes it's hard but we're chosen. This also means that maybe if you're having a problem with alcohol or something, go to your Christian friends for help, non Christians may not understand it as much. Use opportunities again, just like we've said.  


v6

Do it!

when you talk, you should be kind and pleasant, so you can answer everyone in the way you should. So, there's different ways to witness to different people who are in different circumstances and are at different places in their faith journey. so speak in the right way to the people. don't speak harshly either, people won't want to talk to you about Jesus!






So. that's my challenge for today, talk about Jesus and talk to Jesus with every moment you can :)