How big is your faith?
1 John 5:14-15 This is the confidnece we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know he hears us — whatever we ask for — we know that we have what we ask of him.
How big is your faith? Can you really ask something of God knowing that it is his will and be confident that he will answer it. And I don’t mean the “sometimes his answer is no” excuse for when we feel like God doesn’t answer prayer. I mean knowing that God would want something, ask for it, and know without doubt that he will answer your prayer.
Today, RADLIFE.TV, held it’s first big community outreach event. The weatherman forecasted rain for the entire day. Our event started at 6 pm. At 4 pm I stood on my front porch and gazed at a dark endless sky that looked to offer nothing but rain. So we did what every good Christian does. We prayed. People began calling asking if we were canceling the event. My answer was a confident “We will have faith that it will not be raining at 6 pm. So the event will go as scheduled.” The truth is we had already purchased the food. The inflatable guy was on the way. Everything was lined up and ready to go. I really didn’t feel like canceling was an option. However, standing there looking at the sky that appeared to offer no break, I was experiencing some doubtful thinking, telling myself there was no way the rain would clear in time. I even told God that I knew I was a man of little faith begging him to push the rain back.
God knew this event needed to happen and he made the rain clear in our area. We, as a church, are passionate about reaching our community and feel that is God’s will for us. Why would that not be part of his will? My moment of weak faith did not keep God from answering this prayer. It was his will and I should have had confidence that he would answer my prayer with a resounding YES. My worry only brought worry on myself, not on God. He tells us that even faith the size of a mustard seed can do great things. We should all hope to increase our faith so our worries turn into confidence.
That was a good blog. I truly believe in prayer and faith. I’ve seen it many times myself when I said “amen” God answered. It wasn’t always the answer that I wanted but it was the answer that God felt was best for me and my situation. Sometimes I had to keep the faith for many years. I had to learn patience but God told me to wait. I love Psalms 46:10 Be still and know I am God! It told me to be patient and wait and know that God is still in control and I needed to let him DRIVE! Faith has driven me through this life. I have been through a lot and without my faith and My GOD I wouldn’t have been able to get through it. Sometimes we wonder how much we can handle but with God and people praying and interceding for us we are invincible! Step back Satan get thee behind me. If God is for me Who can be against me? NO ONE!