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praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. (Ephesians 6:18-20 ESV)

Do you ever find yourself on "auto-pilot"?  I can accomplish many tasks in my day, with extreme precision, and in many cases, not even give it much thought.  Drive a car, make coffee, cook, chop vegetables, etc.  This can be true on the spiritual side also, pray, sing worship songs, read the Bible, and all on "auto-pilot".  Tonight's passage speaks directly to this, we are to "keep alert with perseverance".  This passage is directly following the explanation of the full armor of God and spiritual warfare.  We must be alert, aware of our surroundings at all times.  We must avoid distractions and tuning out, going through the motions, or "auto-pilot".  When we are not tuned in, we miss out on so much of what God is doing, we make the enemy's job easy, and we miss out on ministering to our brothers and sisters in Christ.  Let us pray for one another, that we would be alert, and that in doing so, we would grow and thrive in our relationship with Christ.