The Bible is filled with examples of the requirement by God, of the believer, to believe God, in order to see. When I say see, I mean to both see with my eyes and my understanding. They are related , one to the other. I have noticed that God does just what I have faith enough to believe He will do. This is not only a principle in the little things of faith, but in the biggest also.
Now I am not talking about the name it claim it false doctrine, the believe it achieve it nonsense. But what I am saying is that believers who see miracles, works of God, answered prayer, etc. have first believed God would do it.
I have seen so many who admittedly have tiny faith… faith, but tiny faith. They really don’t believe God for much. They are earth bound, and do not receive much at all from Him. And its all because they don’t believe He will do anything. Remember the man who asked for healing for his son who said, “I do believe, help my unbelief”. This was a response to Jesus saying to the man, “if you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes”. The man received his request. God is so generous and good and delights to bless His children. The man’s words were, “If You can do anything have compassion on us.” Jesus used the man’s own words and gave them right back to him. “If you can believe, you have it…” Amazing.
Now I have walked long enough with the Lord to see with my own eyes that this is true. I have known it in trials and in the easy times. Its the same principle either way. God requires faith to receive from Him. But the sweetness is that He even gives faith to the one with small faith.
Believe God for the outrageous. Ask Him. The lovely part about it is this: If I am walking with Him, in His will and as a doer of His word and not ill motivated, but purely motivated for my requests, then they are His will and I will receive them!!
If you are a believer who is not seeing prayers answered my first admonition to myself and to others would be to check and see if I am in His will, obedient in all my ways and motives. If I am, then Ill receive what I ask, and if I don’t then He has a better plan and I can rest waiting for His will to prevail. Its all good!
If you believe God today, good! Now increase more and more. If you struggle believing God, turn your thoughts to making sure you know His word well and do it. Then watch Him work in your life. I think the obstacle to so many is that they just do not know His word, so they don’t really know His will. Start there. With all they getting get understanding! You will see that you will grow in faith and will learn to believe Him. He is truth.
God bless you today as you increase more and more in faith and in the knowledge of God. Seek first to become of doer of the word!
Help my unbelief! (Mark 9:23-24)
With all thy getting (Proverbs 4:7)