...Have faith in God… ~Mark 11:22 (NIV)
“There are no bonds faith cannot break, no
fetters it cannot sever, no dungeon it cannot open, no disease it cannot heal,
no victory it cannot win.” - Oral Roberts
One of the most important elements of prayer is faith. In
Mark chapter 11, Jesus told His disciples to pray in faith. The writer of
Hebrews told us it’s impossible to please God without faith. In writing to the
Romans, Paul instructed that the just shall live by faith. So why is faith so
important?
Here is a brief overview of what faith is and why it is
essential to our lives:
* Faith is the currency of the Kingdom of heaven.
* Faith is trusting God when there is no one else to
trust.
* Faith is relying upon God in the midst of trouble.
* Faith is having confidence in God’s promises.
* Faith sees the invisible and believes the impossible.
* Faith is a conviction that no matter what the
circumstances look
like, God will fulfill His Word.
* Faith is knowing beyond a shadow of a doubt that God
will heal,
protect, deliver, and provide for you.
* Faith is believing in God more than you believe in your
problem.
Faith in God is the powerhouse behind all answered
prayer.
As F.F. Bosworth said, “Faith does not wait for the walls
to fall down; faith shouts them down.” Faith receives the answer before the
answer is even visible to the human eye.
Faith in God is a black and white issue and leaves no
room for gray in trusting God’s promises. Faith believes God regardless of what
outward circumstances look like. Faith simply takes God at His Word.
T.L. Osborn explained it this way: “Faith is believing
that God will do what you know He said in His Word that He would do... There
are just two platforms on which to stand: One is belief; the other, unbelief.
Either the Word of God is true, or it is not. God will either do what He has
promised, or He will not. His promises are either reliable, or they are not.”
So as you pray, be sure to pray in faith, trusting God
implicitly with your requests. Leave no room for doubt; simply take God at His
Word and believe you receive. When you pray in faith, your prayers will be
answered!
( Sources : ‘THE
POWER OF PRAYER’ BY DANIEL KING)
