Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. It’s a new day of a new week and there’s a little mystery to sky this the morning…I’m not sure if the sun or the rain will win or how what the temperature might be. But I know the One who scattered the stars in the sky and knows them each by name, so whatever He decides to do with this day I know it will be magnificent. I spent a long time with Him focused on a few things that I refuse to give up on and I refuse to quit praying about. I know what His Word says, I know what Promises He’s made and I KNOW what He Plans to do in my life…at least when it comes to what I’m praying about So, instead of giving up on those things in my Future because they haven’t happened yet, I push harder and I pray harder and I won’t stop until I see the End Results. I’m not begging…I’m Believing! Isn’t that the way you pray too?

It can be so easy to get so stuck in reverence-mode that we forget to be bold with the Living God. No doubt, He wants to be praised and honored and He always wants to be Front and Center in our Lives But it’s not possible to read the Word of God and still Believe that we’re supposed to be wussies when it comes to prayer AND to Faith. There’s no place for “orderly” when we go before the Throne with passion and conviction, and I believe God loves to Witness our determination, and that sometimes He wants to see if we’ll throw in the towel because He didn’t do what we wanted Him to do when we wanted Him to do it OR if we’ll just push harder and pray harder because we actually BELIEVE that He’ll hear us. There are plenty of examples of people in the Bible who were “unconventional” or “disorderly” and God honored their persistence and their Belief. One time a prostitute took a break from street-duty and crashed an “orderly” gathering just to anoint the feet of Jesus with her finest perfume, and Jesus honored her heart despite the disruption and her “place” in life. One time a few guys desperately wanted Jesus to heal their friend, and when they saw a long line leading up to the place where He was, they cut a hole in the roof of that house and they lowered their friend into the room where Jesus sat. Despite their unconventional approach and the disorderly ways, they Believed that Jesus would heal their friend and they stopped at nothing because of it. I’m sure the homeowner wanted to rip them up for cutting a hole in his roof; but Jesus honored their heart, their conviction and their Belief. So, why would He hold it against me if I’m Bold, and Persistent and I pray like a Warrior, if I Believe that He’ll do what He said He’ll do too?

There’s nothing “orderly” or “conventional” about the way I pray; at least not from where most of the world sits. But when it comes to the Living God, I think He likes it when I pray with Belief and with Conviction and I’m pretty sure He knows that I won’t stop unless He stops me. Just like the woman we read about in the book of Luke that demanded time with the judge on behalf of her family…I might be driving God crazy too, but I won’t stop either. I know from His Word that He loves my heart and He loves it when His People pray AND Believe. Sometimes when I pray I pace the floors and I shout out my heart,and sometimes I fall before Him and I weep because I’m weary from the waiting. But I pray with Belief and He knows it, and I’m celebrating my Victory even before I see it! No, there’s nothing “conventional” or “orderly” about me when it comes to my God; that’s for sure.

How about you?