15 For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love[f] toward all the saints, 16 I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might 20 that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. 22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1
The Apostle Paul was a master of run-on sentences. This paragraph is made up of only two sentences. He seems to have finally had to come up for air to finish the last two lines. What begins this overflowing of words? His thanksgiving. Whenever he thought of these believers in prayer, his heart and mind would move to meditating on the Word of God and Spirit of God working in their lives to become more like Christ, Who would then been the focus of His thoughts, and Christ is a endless source of rejoicing and thanksgiving. Giving thanks is like pulling your thumb out of the dam - it all just gushes out. Try it. Try just giving God thanks in prayer for someone or something and see the chain reaction it sets off. Start giving thanks to God for Christ - all He is and all He as done. It will be more than a mood-changer; it will keep you going.
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