Faith fosters every virtue; unbelief murders every one. Thousands of prayers have been strangled in their infancy by unbelief.
Charles Spurgeon

Acts 11:16-17 (NASB)
16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how He used to say, ‘John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 Therefore if God gave to them the same gift as He gave to us also after believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could stand in God’s way?”

Mark 11:22-24 (NASB)
22 And Jesus *answered saying to them, “Have faith in God.
23 Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him.
24 Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you.

Prayer is so amazing, so powerful, so intimate, but it requires something that only God can provide – faith. There are those that can pray with passion and eloquence, but if they don’t believe already that it will be answered, then it will be left unanswered.

So, if you doubt, if you have a bit of uncertainty, first pray for faith. Asking for faith is a prayer that God will always answer. It is His will that we grow in faith. It is His desire that we draw closer in likeness to His son. So, pray for faith.

And then always remember that God promises an answer. He doesn’t say that it will always be answered immediately, but it will be answered. It will be answered in a way that glorifies Him and brings us joy. Pray for faith – then pray with faith.

Father, You are the creator of all things, even our faith. I pray that my faith would grow each day in a way that glorifies You. And that I would use that faith to pray in faith that Your will be done here on earth, just as it is in heaven. All glory to Jesus, my Lord and Savior. Amen.

Always praying for faith and the glory of God,