You will be able to pray with audacity when you have a personal, God-given vision.

Steven Furtick in Sun Stand Still defines personal vision as knowing what God wants to accomplish through your life.  He says, “It’s just about the most powerful spiritual asset you can discover.”

Audacity flows from vision.  When you know what God wants to do in your life, you will begin to glimpse how you should pray.

How can I discover a personal vision for my life?

• Ask God.  God does not want this to remain a mystery to you.  God wants to reveal his will to you.  Take that as a given.
• Do the hard work of listening.  Yes, listening is work.  It requires effort.  Too often, we ask God a question.  But we do not do what it takes to listen to God.  We do not change our pace of life.  We do not stop…or even slow down.  We do not build time for contemplation into our schedule.  We do not crack open the Bible.  God says we will find him when we seek him with all our heart (Deuteronomy. 4:29; Jeremiah 29:13).  Listening can be hard work.
• Ask other people.  Okay, maybe not just anyone.  But there are people in your life who can be trusted spiritual advisors.  People who know you and love you.  People who have seen you at work.  They know what revs your engines and what dampens your spirits.
• Look for intersections of passion and productivity.  That is your sweet spot.  How has God wired you?  What are your passions, likes, dislikes?  Where are you successful?  Philippians 2:13 says that “it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”  God gifts you to be successful in certain activities.  And God crafts your heart…your desires.  Forget the nutty idea that doing God’s will makes you miserable.  Just the opposite.  When you find your sweet spot, you will love it.  Look for places in your life where there are intersections between what you love and what you can do well.