John 20:29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed” (NIV).
BELIEVING PRECEDE SEEING
Sometime ago, I taught on the subject of faith in church. I told my listeners the reason the prayers of some believers are not answered.
One reason among several others is because they have reversed the bible pattern of faith. They hold on to the popular mantra of: Seeing is believing.
In the kingdom of God, it is what you believe you will see not the other way round. Now, that's not easy for the flesh. The human mind loves to see evidence(s) but in the kingdom, believing the written word of God is what guarantees what we'll see.
Mark11:24 says, "Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them".
Now, this scripture doesn't make sense to the human mind but that's God's wisdom in getting our request answered.
God did not put our 'receiving' in the future, our receiving should be in the present and past even If we do not see it at the moment. Our receiving is not tied to how we feel or what we see but our believe and absolute trust in God's word. Halleluyah!!!
We receive the answers to our prayers by faith before we see the answer. That is simply what bible faith is.
A believer should not find it hard to believe. The moment you start doubting God's word and his ability to do what He said he would do, you have wasted your prayer effort.
Sometimes, I see people who love to go round asking for prayers on the same issue. Several evangelists have laid hands on them yet there's no result. Many of them want instant manifestation before believing their prayers are answered instead of believing instantly that they have received answers before seeing manifestation.
The absence of instant result or physical manifestation doesn't determine the efficacy of your faith or prayers.
Your faith should stand on the truth revealed in God's word that you have received what you prayed for. It is until after you receive the answers by faith that you will see it.
CONFESSION: I am a believer. I believe God's word and stand on it regardless of physical result in the name of Jesus Christ.
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