Trust Him - Dare to Pray Bold Prayers

I am someone that loves to take on a project or challenge. I enjoy leveling up in all aspects of my life. My first instinct has always been to do it on my own. Without asking anyone for help. I was conditioned to that way of thinking as a child. Sometimes I might aim for a bigger goal, but my targets never included anything far out of my reach. Never a real pie in the sky kind of dream.

I told myself it was because I was a realist. But now, I know the truth. I was afraid to trust anyone to help me. Even God. Some important people in my life had let me down, and over time a stronghold developed within me that made me believe that if I asked for help or depended on someone else, my goals were no longer mine. I would lose control. And being out of control is painful, so I chose to play safe and play small.

I achieved many things I set out to do and spent much time being pretty proud of myself. Never once did I consider that there could be more with the help of the Lord. I thanked God often for all I had, and I would occasionally come to him in prayer to ask for help in things that were obviously out of my reach—looking for miracles in healing or changes of heart in people. But for my own life, I missed many opportunities to have the Lord work through me because I chose to do everything without His help.

One morning I came across this verse.

"So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most." -Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)

We get to receive the gracious gifts of grace and mercy from our Lord. These precious gifts are given to help us. Help us when? When we “come boldly to the throne.” And then that last part…” when we need it most.”

Well, who decides when we need it most? I always thought that was on me. I decided when to ask based on if I was willing to give up control rather than always asking and allowing Him to be in control.

But guess what?

He knows when we need it most. Not me. He is the one in control. Not me. When we come boldly in prayer with our requests, big or small, He will decide to help when we need it most and work through us to do the impossible that only God can do. I suppose I am saying we all should dream bigger and be more spiritually daring in our prayers to ask for help.

I am ready to trust Him now and dare to pray those bold prayers all the time and see which ones are the ones that He has decided are right for His plan for me. How about you?