Fearlessly Courageous
Desk of Dennis Piller
5 30 2035

Audio Version

God’s Grace in Prayer..It keeps us walking in it.
Prayer isn’t a task…It’s a privilege.

How can you truly be thankful without prayer? How can you offer praise to God without first entering into His presence through prayer? And how can you have a meaningful relationship with anyone—let alone the God of the universe—without communication? Prayer is the lifeblood of our relationship with God. Yet so many of us live as if it were optional. We go to church faithfully. We serve in ministries. We value Sunday services and strive to live upright lives. We wear the name “Christian” with pride. But if we are not actively praying, not truly engaging with God in regular and heartfelt conversation,
what does that say about our relationship with Him?

This isn’t meant to condemn but to awaken. Every Christian, at some point in their journey, experiences a kind of spiritual drift. We get so busy doing that we forget about being with God. We serve, we lead, we attend, we organize—but we don’t always pause to seek His heart. We assume we know what to do because we’ve done it for so long. We walk on spiritual autopilot. We’ve become “Professional Christians,” who know the language and the steps, but may be missing the intimacy. We forget that God didn’t call us merely to perform good deeds, but to walk with Him.

Prayer isn’t a task—it’s a privilege. It’s the personal, powerful, and beautiful conversation between the Creator and His creation. It’s not just about asking for things or saying the right words. It’s about connecting our hearts to the heart of our Father. We are His children, and He delights when we approach Him, not just in our moments of need, but in every moment. His grace gives us the desire and the strength to do His will, and that includes the will to pray.

Think about your earthly family for a moment. Many of us have aging parents or children who are growing up too fast. We love them, but life gets busy. There’s work, appointments, responsibilities, and we don’t call or visit as often as we should. We tell ourselves we’ll get around to it—but sometimes we don’t. And then something happens. One of them passes away. Suddenly, we’re flooded with regret. “I should’ve spent more time with them.” “I wish I had said more.” We feel the ache of lost moments.

Now, take that same feeling and apply it to your relationship with your heavenly Father. God isn’t going anywhere. His love is constant. But how often do we fail to pause, listen, speak, and simply be with Him? And what might we miss because we didn’t take the time?

As we grow in maturity, and receive more of God’s grace, we begin to see prayer differently. Not as a chore, but as a gift. Picture this: a three-year-old bursts into a boardroom, interrupting a serious meeting just to climb onto their father’s lap and give him a kiss. No one would deny that child—especially not a loving father. That’s the boldness and access we have in prayer. That’s how God invites us to come to Him. With full confidence. With childlike trust. With expectation.

His grace enables this. We don’t earn our way into His presence—it’s His gift to us. Grace means unmerited favor. Every good thing in your life—your kindness, your personality, your desire to do right, even your awareness of others’ needs—all of it is a reflection of God’s grace working in and through you. And prayer is the way we stay aligned with that grace. It’s how we keep the connection strong, the relationship growing, and the spiritual fire burning.

So what do we do with this truth?

We respond. Not with guilt, but with gratitude. We ask God for His grace—not just to understand prayer, but to desire it. We ask Him to stir our hearts, to give us the will and the joy to meet with Him regularly. We commit to being intentional with our prayer lives. Not just when we have time,
but because it IS the time that brings life to everything else.

Even now, you can stop and ask Him for that grace. “Father, help me to desire You more. Teach me to pray. Give me the grace to seek You daily.”

Let God meet you right where you are. Don’t worry about having the right words—just come. Come boldly. Come honestly. Come as His child.

Let today’s meditative scripture guide your reflection and your next step:

Hebrews 4:16
NIV: “Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.”
NLT: “So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive His mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

God is waiting—not with judgment, but with open arms. His grace makes the way.
Prayer keeps us walking in it.

Side note:
I’ll be teaching a Discovering Jesus class online this next tuesday from 7:00–8:30 PM. If you’re looking to grow your faith or know someone who is, I’d love for you to join us — or invite a friend. Here is the Link: https://meet.google.com/cfm-udos-iks

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