Theology Blog

Recently one of my friends encouraged me to pray more boldly. Rarely do I offer bold prayers. I am not sure why this is the case as I believe both in God and prayer deeply. Perhaps it’s a lack of trust, a feeling of guilt, a fear of unanswered prayer. Maybe its none of the above. Its quite possible that I forget that God welcomes our bold prayers. The power of God is able to answer both the simple and the bold prayers. The growth for us is not found in whether or not God answers our prayers the way we would like, its found in the willingness to trust and submit to the sovereign God and to follow him with passion and boldness.

Its been said that prayer does not change thing, it changes us. Perhaps in praying boldly we are able to live our faith as well as our daily lives more boldly for Jesus Christ. The scripture is filled with stories of ordinary people, prophets, disciples and others who prayed boldly. These are people that we admire and see as leaders and models of faith. Praying boldly is not that difficult and yet it is also a great challenge. After this conversation with a friend I have recognized that one of the things lacking in my passionate relationship with Jesus is boldness in my prayer. Bold prayer is more than a personal or spiritual act; it’s a theological one. Pray bolding trusting that God is ready and waiting for the prayers he has created in our hearts.