What are you praying about these days? What burden weighs heaviest on your heart? Is it the spiritual condition of a son or a daughter or a friend? The health of your marriage? The health of your body? The health of your church? What request do you long for God to answer? Now, as you pray, what do you expect? Certainly, we can expect that God hears our prayer. We can expect that God cares for us and knows our need, even before we pray. And we can expect that God will

"Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain" (1 Corinthians 15:58). These words constitute a great call to the Christians in Corinth; indeed, they are a great call on every Christian. Within this one verse, there are three things to "be" and one to "know". First, be steadfast. In other words, be settled, be firm, and stay steady. Don't waver. Don't be fickle. Don't