What does it really mean to pray boldly? And what happens when prayer becomes more than a routine and begins to look like a genuine conversation and partnership with God?

In this special bonus episode of the Bold as a Lion Prayer Podcast, Pastor Danny Pankey sits down with Cassie Dunn and Lorrie Merritt for an honest and encouraging conversation about bold prayer, creative prayer, persistence, friendship, and learning to seek the heart of God.

Cassie shares part of her personal journey through a breast cancer diagnosis, chemotherapy, and the powerful role prayer has played throughout that season. Rather than searching for the perfect prayer formula, she describes learning to approach God from a place of victory, trusting Him even when circumstances and emotions tell a different story.

The conversation also explores what it means to pray with “shameless audacity”—asking God for things that seem impossible, continuing to pray when the answer doesn't come immediately, and refusing to give up simply because circumstances haven't changed yet.

Lorrie shares the importance of standing on God's Word, remaining consistent in His promises, and being willing to ask a different question in prayer: instead of only asking God to address what's on our hearts, what if we stopped and asked, “God, what's on Your heart today?”

You'll also hear practical ideas for breaking out of routine and praying creatively - changing locations, walking while praying, singing prayers, praying Scripture, and finding ways to refocus your attention completely on God.

And throughout the conversation is an important reminder: we were never meant to walk the life of prayer alone. God places people around us who can pray with us, encourage us, strengthen us, and sometimes remind us of what we believe when we're struggling to remember it ourselves.

The episode concludes with Cassie, Lorrie, and Pastor Danny praying specifically for everyone who will hear this conversation - that you would know God's presence, pursue His heart, and discover both the simplicity and power of talking with your Father.

If your prayer life has become routine, if you're waiting on an answer that hasn't come yet, or if you simply want to go deeper in prayer, this episode will encourage you to keep asking, keep believing, keep seeking God's heart, and keep praying boldly.

“The wicked flee when no man pursues: but the righteous are bold as a lion,” Proverbs 28:1

Pastor Danny – revdpankey@sbcglobal.net

Tom – tom@sharpeningmen.org