Believing Prayer

"Jesus said to him, "Go your way; your son lives." The man
believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he started off."
(John 4:50).
"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."
(Mark 11:24).

When there is a matter that requires definite prayer, pray till
you believe God, until with unfeigned lips you can thank Him
for the answer. If the answer still tarries outwardly, do not
pray for it in such a way that it is evident that you are not
definitely believing for it. Such a prayer in place of being a
help will be a hindrance; and when you are finished praying,
you will find that your faith has weakened or has entirely
gone. The urgency that you felt to offer this kind of prayer is
clearly from self and Satan. It may not be wrong to mention
the matter in question to the Lord again, if He is keeping
you waiting, but be sure you do so in such a way that it
implies faith. Do not pray yourself out of faith. You may tell
Him that you are waiting and that you are still believing Him
and therefore praise Him for the answer. There is nothing
that so fully clinches faith as to be so sure of the answer that
you can thank God for it. Prayers that pray us out of faith
deny both God's promise in His Word and also His whisper
"Yes," that He gave us in our hearts.
Such prayers are but the expression of the unrest of one's
heart, and unrest implies unbelief in reference to the answer
to prayer. "For we which have believed do enter into rest"
(Heb. 4:3). This prayer that prays ourselves out of faith
frequently arises from centering our thoughts on the difficulty
rather than on God's promise. Abraham "considered not his
own body," "he staggered not at the promise of God"
(Rom. 4:19, 20). May we watch and pray that we enter
not into temptation of praying ourselves out of faith.
--C. H. P.

Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason,
but a taking God at His Word.
--Evans

The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith,
and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
--George Mueller

You will never learn faith in comfortable surroundings. God
gives us the promises in a quiet hour; God seals our
covenants with great and gracious words, then He steps
back and waits to see how much we believe; then He lets
the tempter come, and the test seems to contradict all that
He has spoken. It is then that faith wins its crown. That is
the time to look up through the storm, and among the
trembling, frightened seamen cry, "I believe God that it shall
be even as it was told me."

"Believe and trust; through stars and suns,
Through life and death, through soul and sense,
His wise, paternal purpose runs;
The darkness of His Providence
Is starlit with Divine intents."

From Harvey W.

John Trevino

Amen!!!! Amen!!! Brother. Thank you, this messege is so strong that when I read it I could feel Gods presence. I have beeen praying for my financial and relationship problems recently and I know that God will do something about it. Thank you and God Bless!!!

Tutu

A great message we need to hear and respond to. Faith can move mountains and all things are possible with God.