We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will 
through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, 
so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: 
bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might 
so that you may have great endurance and patience, 
and giving joyful thanks to the Father, 
who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people 
in the kingdom of light. 
Colossians 1:9b-12, NIV