Ephesians 1:15-23

 15For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your
love for all the saints, 16I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering
you in my prayers. 17I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may
know him better. 18I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened
in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of
his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19and his incomparably great power for
us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, 20which
he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his
right hand in the heavenly realms, 21far above all rule and authority, power and
dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also
in the one to come. 22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed
him to be head over everything for the church, 23which is his body, the fullness
of him who fills everything in every way.

Meditation
1. Paul is saying that we already have everything we need for living the Christian
life. We don’t have to wait for something additional to happen before we
can live joyfully and confidently.
2. Read the passage silently. Make Paul’s prayer in this passage my own. For
example, I ask you – the God of my Master, Jesus Christ, the God of glory
– to make me intelligent and discerning in knowing you personally. And so
on. Try to imagine Paul’s emotion when he wrote this passage. Then pray to
the same awesome, glorious, mighty, omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent
God according to this passage.
3. What new insight or awareness about God and myself do I get from such
prayer?

Personal Note:
I see the growth in the love for Christ for our awesome brothers and sisters in Christ.  I give thanks to God for your transformation.  I pray that your heart and mind be renewed each day to live in wisdom according to God's Word and His Spirit.  I pray that you can experience the riches and the abundance of His love.  God's awesome love in Jesus Christ is above all things and I pray that our lives can be a blessing to the world through being a faithful follower of Jesus Christ.

The new insight I received is that leading people to love God deeper, care/minister to one another, and sharing the good news to friends and family is impossible by my own strength.  It is only possible through prayer and relying on the spiritual gifts that God blesses.  I was discouraged when I am given the task to plan and implement.  With this prayer, God renewed my mind and I see that as long as I pray and abide in Him, there is fruit and peace.  I will see until the end of the year to see if the plan and the goals are met, but I trust that God is faithful.