June 25, 2026

Bold Prayers

Bold prayers call us higher. There is nothing wrong with safe prayers, prayers to cover family, friends, the hurting and the world. Bold prayers can be dangerous. Examples: “Lord, please change me!” and, “Here I am, Lord, send me!” It’s dangerous to ask God to send you out on Missions. He just might do it.

Ask God how you can impact His goals and desires. Take a hard look at your prayer list. Be willing to change a laundry list of selfish prayers. For example, if a prayer list has 32 prayers for family and friends and focuses on ordinary requests like a cupcake or new stir fry pan, but only one prayer for the wars of the world, it could use a makeover. Try to view the needs as God does. He is likely more attuned to wars than cupcakes. “Lord, please let that light stay green,” is an illustration of the commonplace day to day prayer trap.

Sometimes I hear from God clearly. I love His voice. When I don’t hear from Him, I can fear He is far away. I long to hear Him daily. He is my rock, my hope, my Father, my everything. I passionately long for more of Him!

My arena of fear has always been my office, my computer, my writing. God gives me so many ideas for books. He has shown me what I could have written if I’d been more disciplined. I begin to worry my writing gift is gone, or the books won’t sell, or I don’t have proper credentials, or I’m not in touch with younger generations or, I can no longer do it. Old fears love to generate new fears. I have always been more afraid of success than failure.

When writing, we often change a major detail in a character. This requires taking the story apart, rooting out the words that no longer fit and then putting the story back together again. That is a lot like salvation where we empty ourselves, losing everything to gain God’s favor and His wisdom. It is the only way to grow in Christ the way we so long to grow.

I will stick with dangerous prayers. I want to follow every step of Jesus’ walk, His talk, His love, His sacrifice, His desire for us to truly care for others more than we care for ourselves.

I believe I am called to reach women. Single women, old women, single mothers, divorced women and women with great talents they do not yet trust. Many women have handed over their gifts in order to make room for younger women. Other women have walked away from church because they find interpretation of the Bible a bit sexist.

God loves His women and we have a major place in church and in the end time harvest. We all have a lot to do. My battle every day is to get up from my recliner and get to my computer to write. He has given me dozens of messages and still I doubt I am up to this task!

Feeling called, directed and loved is the joy of following Jesus. Knowing we are here for such a time as this. Knowing martyrdom is not dead, knowing these times are closing in on the end times, knowing we may be called to be more faithful and heroic than we ever imagined. Knowing we love God enough to be a remnant He needs for such a time as this.

Lord, I am amazed how You use me. How You know my thoughts and my concerns, my empathy and my weaknesses. I appreciate that Your call fits me perfectly and I can easily see how You saw me long before I was born. Help me to always listen, understand the mission and obey swiftly. Thank You for loving me.

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11