Strengthened With All Power

Colossians 1:9-14

This passage contains Paul's prayer requests for the church at Colossae. The idea of continually praying, without stopping is key to this passage. I see it in the verb tense that Paul uses as well. He is informing the Colossians that he has been, still is and will not stop praying for them.
This passage is immediately connected to the previous paragraphs. Paul indicates that there is a reason that he is praying for them: because of the reports he has heard about their faith, the spread of the gospel in their community and their love.
The structure of Paul's prayer is a bit confusing:
Main Request: God would fill them with the knowledge of his will
Sub requests: live a life worthy of the Lord, bear fruit, grow in knowledge of God, be strengthened by his glorious might (with the result of having great endurance and patience) and give thanks to the Father.
The main request is clear - that they would know what God wants them to do and they would be obedient to that knowledge. Everything else, including being strengthened, flows from being obedient to what they know of God's will.
So, for me going down to LA, I need to pray this same prayer: God, make it clear to me what you want me to do and then let me be obedient to do that. In other places in Scripture this is referred to as faithfulness and it is the greatest and highest compliment Christ will bestow on his servants: "Well done, good and faithful servant." May I be found faithful to the will of God.