Unbelief

While doing my devotion, I came across a verse that made me stop and think. Matthew 21:22 says- And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. What a promise to cling to! How many times have I prayed for something with little thought as to whether God would answer it? It's like we make a wish list and do our part in reciting it to God with little belief that He would answer it. I can remember a certain situation that I have prayed over, but if someone was to ask me, I would always answer " I doubt that is ever going to happen." That is nothing but unbelief. Why do I have no problem believing that God created the heaven and earth in 6 days, but think He can't handle my problems? I have not one ounce of unbelief when it comes to believing that Jesus was born of a virgin. I don't doubt one bit that God parted the Red Sea or that God made a whale to swallow up Jonah for three days only to spit him back out. The stories that make some people scoff at, I have no problem believing in faith. Why then do I have unbelief in my own life? If God says it, we can claim it. The key word is that verse is believing. Now, I know we can't expect God to answer our prayers when we ask amiss, but if I am asking for something that I know is God's will, then I am sometimes my own hindrance. I lack in the believing part. I am the one that limits God. We seem to have this idea of who God is, but our perception and His reality are not the same.


It is one thing to believe in God. There is so much overwhelming evidence that proves God existence. Just look at all the beautiful wonders of the world to or the way our bodies are designed. Even demons believe in God - but believing in Him is the difference. I think if God can keep the earth rotating around the sun every single day, I can trust him with my little life.


Lord, I believe; help thou my unbelief.
Mark 9:24