Are You Ready for Adventure?

March 4, 2026

1 John 5:14

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us”

“You cannot estimate prayer power. Prayer is as vast as God because He is behind it. Prayer is as mighty as God because He has committed Himself to answer it”                                                     (Leonard Ravenhill)

If Lent is about growing closer to God, as we suggested yesterday, then prayer has to be one of the core practices that gets us there. But let’s be honest, building a steady, meaningful prayer life isn’t always easy. Even when we want to pray, many of us find it hard to stay consistent or even know where to start.

Matthew 6:8 tells us that God already knows what we need before we ask. So why pray at all? Because prayer isn’t just about asking for things, it’s about relationship. It’s an ongoing conversation with God that invites Him into every part of our lives. And yes, prayer can feel vulnerable, because it asks us to trust God’s goodness and to surrender to what He knows is best. At its heart, prayer is simply our heart lining up with God’s heart.

Prayer shows up in our words, our thoughts, and even our actions. Whether we’re praying out of need, gratitude, sorrow, repentance, or hope, Scripture reminds us that God hears us: “If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us” (1 John 5:14).

Over time, I’ve realized that a “strong prayer life” isn’t some finish line we cross. It’s more like a lifelong adventure, an ongoing discovery of who God is and how He loves us. That means we’re always learning, always growing, always being shaped. Even the apostles were students of prayer, and out of their hunger to learn, Jesus gave them the beautiful prayer we call the Lord’s Prayer, the “Our Father”:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. 

Your kingdom come, 

your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. 

Give us today our daily bread. 

And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

For yours is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

As you continue to walk through this Lenten season and reflect on Jesus’ journey to the cross, open up that conversation with God. Start fresh, start small, or start again—but step into the adventure of prayer.

Questions to sit with:

What holds you back from praying in a deeper, more personal way?

What barriers or hesitations show up when you try to pray?

Invite God into those places. Ask Him to gently break down whatever walls are there.

Let's Pray

God, As we walk through this Lenten season, keep us close, keep us listening, and keep us growing.

We come to You, grateful that You invite us into conversation. Draw our hearts back to You again and again. Teach us to trust Your goodness, to rest in Your presence, and to welcome Your voice in the quiet places of our lives. Where there are barriers, soften them. Where there is hesitation, meet us with gentleness. Amen.