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EPISODE · Feb 26, 2026 · 37 MIN

Rivers, Not Reservoirs: Prayer, Character and the Flow of God’s Power

from The Formation Space · host The Formation Space

What if prayer isn’t about getting answers, but about becoming trustworthy with power?Building on our conversation about ruling and reigning with Christ, we unpack what Dallas Willard meant when he described prayer as a power sharing arrangement. If God intends to partner with us in His kingdom work, then character is not optional. It matters. A lot.We explore why character is what you do automatically, how formation is happening every day whether you notice it or not, and why spiritual power looks very different from control. Along the way, we banter about ice baths in freezing weather 🧊, revisit Elijah’s seven year drought, and wrestle with what it means to become the kind of person God can actually trust with influence.Because the point is not having power. It is becoming the kind of person who can be trusted with it.

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