Day 17 – God, I Want to be Bold and Persistent When I Pray
When Jesus was teaching His followers about prayer, He said,
I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. Luke 11:9–10
Each word more intentionally bold.
And I wonder how often I stop after an ask. How often I simply give up … when my faith falls short and trust begins to doubt.
I want to pray the way Jesus taught. I want to be bold and persistent when I go to God in prayer.
Will you pray with me..?
God, I Want to be Bold and Persistent When I Pray
Father, You call me Your child! That’s how much You love me.
I can remember how I would plead with my parents when I wanted something and I also remember how our children could beg incessantly.
And the truth is, based on my parent’s reaction and honestly, my response to my children … I wonder if we’ve all been taught to believe that bold and persistent prayers displease You.
But Jesus said…
Keep on asking. Matthew 7:7
Pray about anything. Matthew 21:22
And never give up. Luke 18:1
You told us through the apostle, John:
And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us. 1 John 5:14
And it’s that part I too often forget when I’m pleading and begging like an impatient child … You always hear me and Your will is always best!
I can ask for anything … repeatedly!
Jesus gave me an example…
He pleaded with You three times to take His suffering away and each time His prayer ended with the words, “Yet, I want Your will to be done, not mine.” Mark 14:36
And for my sake, Your will was done!
For my sake!
You love me that much!
I can trust You with my prayers!
Father, I remember how I cried out to You for years over painful circumstances when one day Your gentle reply was simply, “You have no idea how I’ve spared you.”
Forgive me!
Forgive me for failing to trust You … for foolishly believing I know what’s best.
I know what I want but You know the big picture. You see the end from the beginning and Your will is always cloaked in love.
So, I will be bold and persistent in my prayers. I will ask, seek, and knock. And I will end each prayer with the words, “Your will be done.”
Because I can trust Your love is always behind Your will, whatever You allow … whatever You give or take away.
And even when I don’t understand, I will keep praying … trusting that You hear every prayer and meet every need.
Thank you, Father, for wanting me to be bold and persistent when I pray. Amen.
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Hi, Deb! Yes, we are back from our trip, and I’m so glad to be back here at Counting My Blessings!
We do need to pray boldly as you’ve expressed so wonderfully here, but we are to always remember that God’s will, not ours, must be done. I often end my prayers in that way, and it somehow always leaves me feeling closer to the Lord.
Blessings!
This is awesome Deb! I’ve been in a state of mind where I have been going back to that girl who prayed bold prayers… before doubt and discouragement. Love this confirmation.
Hi Deb, I came upon ur blog on Pintrest n it speaks so much to me. I’m struggling wth my prayer life bad, bad I’ll pray but not b persistent n I don’t knw if I have to b in a certain poster when u pray. My job cause me not to always b in a quite place n most times I just do it in bed most times I’m sleepy. There’s so much going on in my life that I really need the lord to intervene n another thing is that do I knw that the LORD says where 2 r more r praying it’s better but most times I just do it by myself. Help me plz
Hi Karlene! I’m so glad you found us!
Rev and I were talking the other night and something we’ve found to be true of even the most intentional prayer warriors we’ve known over the years … is that they all feel they are falling short when it comes to their prayer lives. And I feel the same way. This year, I’ve been keeping a prayer journal and writing more of my prayers. I too pray in bed and occasionally I do fall to my knees to pray. I like that kneeling does help me remain humble and focused. Truthfully, I think the most important thing is that we keep praying and trust God’s love and care. Thanks so much for visiting and for joining the conversation! God bless you!
Thx fr replying, this helps