How Daring Are Your Prayers?

Investigate my life, O God,
    find out everything about me;
Cross-examine and test me,
    get a clear picture of what I’m about;
See for yourself whether I’ve done anything wrong—
    then guide me on the road to eternal life.

Psalm 139:23-24

"Take care when you dare to share in prayer, your soul He will dare into it to stare to find all that you have hidden there.  That which He finds, He will share with care to you. Thus, take care when you dare to share." - Anonymous

How daring are you in your prayers?  I admit that I have fallen into a rut of "comfort prayers" that have no power or oomph.  But God has been teaching me, if you want TRUE results, my prayers must be BOLD and DARING!  Because we are talking with the Creator of everything, who is capable of amazing things.  Want to see true miracles, pray BOLDLY for them!

John Wesley was crossing the ocean when the winds began pushing the ship off course. Wesley had been in his cabin reading when he felt the winds pushing the ship. He got up, went to his knees and prayed, "Almighty and everlasting God, Thou hast sway everywhere, and all things serve the purpose of Thy will, Thou holdest the winds in Thy fists and sittest upon the water floods, and reignest a King for ever. Command these winds and these waves that they obey Thee, and take us speedily and safely to the haven whither we would go." He then got up, got back in his chair and started reading again.  His traveling companion noted, “So fully did he expect to be heard that he took it for granted that he was heard.”

Wesley didn't wonder IF God would move, he KNEW God would move. As soon as He finished his prayer, the winds died down and they were back on course. John Wesley had NO doubts when he prayed. 

There is a caution we must take if we are to pray daringly...God will answer!  When we pray, as David did, for God to search us and show us anything displeasing to Him, God will show you.  When He does, what will your response be?  Are we daring enough to, then, ask God to wash us and cleanse us and remove from us the temptation to fall back into our rut of comfort?

I issue this challenge to each of us: Instead of watching all that our eyes see and getting upset stop, drop and BOLDLY pray. Then don't trust your eyes or the news...trust that God is handling everything!