CAN YOU PRAY IF YOU ARE NOT SURE YOU BELIEVE? A common struggle for any believer is that against doubt. Dark nights when you feel alone. Struggles that seems to have no end. Delayed answered to prayer. All these work to foster little nagging doubts that assail your brain. Is God really there, after all, and does He really care about the situation you are in? Even if you have been a praying a person, doubt can creep into your thinking in either case, you need to address your doubt. ANSWER God invites anyone who feels he lacks faith to pray the words of one father in the bible. The father desperately needed Jesus to heal his child, but he was honest enough to admit his doubt. "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief (Mark 9:24)" That kind of raw honesty knocks the stigma away from doubt and put it squarely where God can deal with it. If you pray with a sincere heart, God hears and accept even prayers that you voice with doubt. God is pleased even though you pray with uncertainty. Having faith is a gift, and if you lack faith God still knows what you need and will help. He will strengthen you as you struggle to trust Him. The important thing is this, do not stop praying even if you struggle with doubt. Be honest. Tell God exactly where your faith is right now, and ask Him to reveal any misconception you might have. He is faithful to show you when the time is right, when and where you began believing that God is not absolutely trustworthy He is completely able to change your thinking and give you strong faith. He hears you and will do it. Just keep going to Him in prayer. WORTH THINKING ABOUT ***THE BEST REMEDY FOR UNBELIEF IS PRAYER. ASK GOD TO GIVE YOU UNDERSTANDING AND INSIGHT. HE WILL MAKE THINGS CLEAR TO YOU. ***FAITH COMES WITH PRACTICE IN BELIEVING. ONE STEP AT A TIME, YOU WILL BELIEVE GOD FOR MORE AND MORE. EACH TIME A PRAYER IS ANSWERED YOUR FAITH BUILDS. ****LISTEN TO THINGS THAT BUILD YOUR FAITH. READ THINGS THAT BUILD YOUR FAITH. DO THING THAT BUILD YOUR FAITH. KEEP YOUR MIND FOCUS ON GOD AND NOT ON THE PROBLEMS IN YOUR LIFE. "FAITH IS NOT BELIEVING IN MY OWN UNSHAKABLE BELIEF. FAITH IS BELIEVING AN UNSHAKEABLE GOD WHEN EVERYTHING IN ME TREMBLES AND QUAKES."---BETH MOORE
Posted on: Tue, 06 Aug 2013 02:25:03 +0000
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