Praying in Faith

For a while now I have sensed that I should start praying in faith. I was not sure what it meant to have faith, none the less pray in faith.
What is faith?

Faith is trusting that God hears my prayers and that what I ask shall be done in His name.

Faith is believing that God has the power to give me what I need.
Faith is knowing that all things are possible through Him who strengthens me.
Faith is resting assured that God is taking care of me, if I allow Him to be Lord of my life.
Faith is taking my burdens to the cross and expecting Him to deal with it and believing the results are of and from Him.

Mark 11:20-24
20 And as they were passing by in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots up. 21 And being reminded, Peter *said to Him, "Rabbi, behold, the fig tree which You cursed has withered." 22 And Jesus *answered saying to them, "Have faith in God. 23 "Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it shall be granted him. 24 "Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted you."

He sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for me. The least I can do is rest assured that my life is in His hands.

When we give a problem to the Lord, we must relinquish the grip and hold of that problem completely if we want God to take proper care of that problem. It’s like a story I once heard:
When a child has a broken toy, he takes it to his dad (or mom) and asks them to fix it. Unless that child gives the toy to his parent completely, the parent cannot fix that toy. Imagine giving a broken shoe to a cobbler, asking him to fix it for you, yet you hold on to that broken shoe. How is the cobbler going to fix it?
The same it is with our problems and burdens. Unless we completely give it unto Him, we cannot expect it to be dealt with. We must allow God to be God. Too often we interfere with God and His work, yet we expect optimal results when we pray.

I am now learning to pray in faith. I am learning to trust in God completely and to give Him my troubles and burdens completely for Him to fix for me. Just like Proverbs 3:5-6 remind us “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths.”

The truth about God’s word is that it does not lie. The problem with us is, we want to be God instead of learning to become like Him.

I will learn to start praying in faith, speaking in faith and living in faith. In the name of Jesus! For God is faithful!

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Proverbs 2

The Pursuit of Wisdom Brings Security
1 My son, if you will receive my wordsAnd treasure my commandments within you, 2 Make your ear attentive to wisdom,Incline your heart to understanding; 3 For if you cry for discernment,Lift your voice for understanding; 4 If you seek her as silverAnd search for her as for hidden treasures; 5 Then you will discern the fear of the LORDAnd discover the knowledge of God. 6 For the LORD gives wisdom;From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. 7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;He is a shield to those who walk in integrity, 8 Guarding the paths of justice,And He preserves the way of His godly ones. 9 Then you will discern righteousness and justiceAnd equity and every good course. 10 For wisdom will enter your heartAnd knowledge will be pleasant to your soul; 11 Discretion will guard you,Understanding will watch over you, 12 To deliver you from the way of evil,From the man who speaks perverse things; 13 From those who leave the paths of uprightnessTo walk in the ways of darkness; 14 Who delight in doing evilAnd rejoice in the perversity of evil; 15 Whose paths are crooked,And who are devious in their ways; 16 To deliver you from the strange woman,From the adulteress who flatters with her words; 17 That leaves the companion of her youthAnd forgets the covenant of her God; 18 For her house sinks down to deathAnd her tracks lead to the dead; 19 None who go to her return again,Nor do they reach the paths of life. 20 So you will walk in the way of good menAnd keep to the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright will live in the landAnd the blameless will remain in it; 22 But the wicked will be cut off from the landAnd the treacherous will be uprooted from it.