Two Pillars

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Imagine your life with God like walking across a suspension bridge. This bridge stretches between your current life and the full, rich life God is calling you into—a life of growth, peace, and ultimately, eternity with Him. Holding that bridge up are two massive support pillars: one is Prayer, the other is Scripture. Without both, the bridge doesn’t hold.

Prayer is where you spend time with God. It’s the daily, real-time conversation where you share your heart—your frustrations, dreams, fears, gratitude—and listen for His guidance. It’s how you actually walk with Him, how your relationship moves from theory to something lived and real. Scripture is where God speaks back with clarity and authority. His Word gives shape to your faith, shows you what’s true, and keeps your relationship grounded in reality, not just emotion.

Here’s the thing: your relationship with God is exactly that—a relationship. And like any relationship, it only grows through time spent together. Prayer and Scripture are how you practice that relationship every day. Without time in prayer, your faith becomes distant and dry. Without Scripture, your faith becomes untethered, easily swayed by feelings or trends.

And here’s the warning: when churches—or individuals—start to lean on one of these pillars and let the other slide, the whole thing starts to crack. Some get swept up in prayer and emotional experiences but don’t stay rooted in the Word. Their bridge wobbles because it’s built more on feelings than on truth. Others invest in deep Bible study and sound teaching but let prayer drift to the sidelines. Their faith starts to feel more like a study project than a living relationship. The bridge might look sturdy, but without personal time spent with God, it’s lifeless and brittle.

The bottom line? If you want a faith that’s alive and strong, you need both pillars fully in place. It’s not enough to know about God or to feel close to Him once in a while—you have to invest time with Him. That’s where relationship happens: in the daily rhythm of prayer and Scripture, where your heart is both poured out and filled up again.

For you, and for churches too, this is non-negotiable. When we commit to both prayer and the Word, we build something that lasts. We grow in a way that can weather anything—and we actually walk with God, not just talk about Him.