How confident are you when you approach God in prayer? I struggle with believing that God is gracious and merciful. So sometimes I feel afraid to approach him in prayer.
The Bible teaches us that we can approach with confidence and without fear because he is gracious and merciful. God gives us what we do not deserve and he withholds what we do deserve. In his presence we are strengthened and given boldness through his grace and mercy.
Spend some time praying according to the points below:
1: Confess your lack of confidence in coming to the Lord in prayer.
2: Ask the Lord to give you greater confidence in him.
3: Thank the Lord for his grace (giving you what you do not deserve) in the cross of Christ.
4: Thank the Lord for his mercy (withholding what you actually deserve) in the cross of Christ.
5: Ask the Lord to reveal himself as the God of grace and mercy to your church family and throughout your community.