Bold

I have often thought about this idea of being Bold. I hear it a lot in Church. You need to be Bold, your faith should be Bold, I am praying for a Boldness. Most of the time I am agreeing with it. I should be more Bold, or are we really missing the point?

I was showering today (sorry about the visual) and for some reason I started thinking about when Jesus prayed for God to take away HIS death. It reads in Mark 14:36 "Abba, Father, he said (Jesus), everything is possible for you. Take this cup (Jesus death) from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will." I immediately thought "That was kind Bold."

Think about that for a moment. Jesus was asking to be saved from HIS purpose.... I immediately heard God say to me "Andy, will you be Bold for what I am calling you to do?" I of course said yes... He then said "You will need to be Bold, because it will not come easy." I said I know... Then Jesus said to me "Then ask." I said I do. Jesus said "no you don't, you only say if it is your will. I want you to ask as Jesus asked." I didn't know what HE meant at first then it hit me... God wants me to ask Boldly for what I want and HE will do his will regardless, but HE wants me to ask Boldly and with confidence. Wow! That is a big eye opener for me. It may not be for you, but it is for me.

So my question is how Bold are you in your requests from God? How Boldly do you pray? I think we miss what God wants us to be Bold about. Now I believe the things that were mentioned earlier in this blog, but I think this is an area that we often miss it.

God, I pray that we are confident in what you are calling us to and that we will be able to pray out of a Boldness and realize that your will is going to be done regardless. We do not need to pray for your will to be done, we just have to recognized that it is being done, Amen.