• 帖撒罗尼迦前书 5:16-18

要常常喜乐，不住地祷告，凡事谢恩，因为这是上帝在基督耶稣里向你们所定的旨意。

• 腓立比书 4:4

你们要靠主常常喜乐。我再说，你们要喜乐。

• 诗篇 32:11

义人哪，你们应当靠耶和华欢喜快乐，心里正直的人哪，你们都当欢呼。

在帖撒罗尼迦前书5:16-18，“不住地祷告”夹在“常常喜乐”与“凡事谢恩”中间，这点值得注意。我们的祷告是不是经常夹在“抱怨”与“沮丧”中间，只因为祷告还未得到回应？我们感到心烦意乱，就因为事情没有按照我们期望的时间实现。其实我们应该为上帝已经给我们成就的事喜乐和谢恩——这不但是态度上，更是视角上的重大转变，因为我们这么做，是在承认上帝是我们的供应者。祷告会改变我们看待一切的视角，进而改变我们的生命。

• 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

• Philippians 4:4

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.

• Psalm 32:11

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous, and shout for joy, all you upright in heart!

It’s great how praying continually is coupled here between rejoicing always and giving thanks in all circumstances. How often are our prayers coupled with complaining and depression because they haven’t been answered yet? We get upset because things aren't working in the timing we thought they would. Instead, we should rejoice and give thanks for those things God has already done for us – this is a powerful change in attitude and view of God as our provider. Prayer changes our perspective which changes our life.

今早花五到十分钟，为上帝所赐你的一切事物、人际关系，以及祂亲手为你提供的各种环境，向祂献上感恩并为之喜乐。

Take 5-10 minutes this morning to simply rejoice by thanking God for all the things God has blessed you with, all the relationships He’s blessed you with, and all of the circumstances that He’s had a hand in providing for you.