Candy Bars

This idea of faith versus belief is really shaking me up.

My Daddy told me this weekend that faith is a battle of the mind. Satan fights us in our thoughts, doubts, fears, concerns, or whatever your weakness is in your mind first. He creates the doubt (or whatever particular emotion you struggle with) which in turn decreases, or erases all together, your faith.

If this is true, think how radically this effects our prayer life. If there is doubt that your healing is part of God's will then you start to pray things like, "God, if its your will, please heal me." I am not saying there is anything wrong with praying statements like this, but I am asking where is the faith that God steps into humanity and alters things that seem imminent to us? Where is the faith that God is who He claims to be in Scripture? Where is the faith that our prayers are every bit as powerful and effective as those Jesus Himself offered up while on this earth?

Today in our staff meeting I was sharing that God was challenging me with this idea of faith versus belief. Our worship minister said, you know there is something to boldly asking God for the same thing, over and over and over again. It's kind of like when your child keeps asking you for a candy bar, and they ask for the entire thirty minutes you are in Wal-mart and you know that they really have faith that if they keep asking you are willing and able to give them what their heart desires.

Whoa.

What does my prayer life say to my Father?