Prayers : Part 18

We continue our discussion on the prayer of faith, otherwise known as the petition prayer. This is the most commonly thought-of prayer as well as the most personal prayer. It is a straightforward endeavor between you and your Heavenly Father. There are no strings attached or mystery to this prayer. However, the enemy will try to confuse the clarity. What we face on a daily basis will to determine what we need to pray.

Mark 11:24 – play close attention to God’s Word because it is a writing to its people. Anyone can become a child of God, but until you are born again, you cannot expect to receive from the Word and have it personally relevant to your life. Jesus is talking directly to you.

Mark 9:23 -- Keep faith as your proof (evidence). Just like baking a cake, you have to use the right ingredient in the right order to obtain the right result! Everybody can faith their way through situations. Faith springs out of thinking, but faith and thinking are not the same thing.

“Miracle” is a word for power that you and I don’t have in and of ourselves. Bottom line: a miracle is unbelievable power manifested that is beyond us. Jesus is not the only person that walked on water. Peter walked on water, stepping out on faith. In the boat he used his rational mind to step out on faith. But he became distracted and the faith drained out of him. The truth is, if you can faith, all things are possible to you! You will put yourself in the position of sinking or swimming based on the power of God within you.

Hebrews 11:1 -- Bible faith is defined as action based on what a person believes. Faith and belief are not the same. Faith corresponds to what you believe.

James 2:14-22; Proverb 13:12; 19 – our works spring out of our faith. Using the analogy of an empty chair – you have no evidence just by looking at a chair that it will support your weight. It is not until you “experience” or sit in the chair that you know (experience) that the chair will support you.