To this end we also pray always for you, that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith, with power;
By the grace of God, the Thessalonians were able to learn of Him. The prayer is that they will now be able to continue growing in faith and complete their work of faith, and thereby please God. Similarly, speaking to the church at Rome, Paul says, "And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another" (Romans 15:14).