GOD Let Me Down. I Know I Have Faith, But Nothing Is Happening The Way I Prayed For It To Happen!

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1

So we say we have faith. What is that really? The scripture referenced above clearly states what that is, but do we REALLY know what this scripture is trying to get across to us. So let’s break it down. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for” So what are you hoping for RIGHT NOW? What was that last prayer to GOD? You know... that thing you have wanted to happen in your life, or it could be that thing for someone else close to you. We say we have faith and we refer to a scripture that talks about just having "the faith of a mustard seed to move a mountain"... so when that mountain does not move the way you think a mountain should move... you begin to question your faith. Have you ever REALLY asked yourself is there REALLY a GOD when things did not turn out the way you wanted them too? You may not have said that publicly, but in your mind... did the thought ever occur? Your mind tried to get you to go to a place where you saw this life as self-directed by you with no possibility of a Supernatural GOD in the spirit realm. But I bet YOU wouldn’t let yourself go there. In the second you thought it… something inside you made you cast that out of your head. What was that? Was it you in the flesh or was it your spirit? Since some people can only believe what they see… they will likely answer it this way --- “It was me and that’s because while GOD has not done this for me the way I want it done for me… I am still going to believe in HIM. That’s why I KNOW I AM GOING TO HEAVEN…BECAUSE I DID THIS… I AM RIGHTEOUS.” The limitations of your mind have limited you from the possibility that something occurred inside you that YOU did not see. There was clear evidence of something occurring to get you to back off of the assertion (in your head) that there is no GOD, but because the evidence was not visual… your mind would not allow you to understand that.

That’s exactly what happens as we pray for something. We pray for our or someone’s healing from an illness, we pray for a financial blessing, we pray for GOD’s protection over our lives and the lives of others we care so deeply about. We pray for that next job that we interviewed for yesterday. We pray for a marriage to be restored. We pray for a mate. We pray for so many things, not realizing that we may only talk to GOD when we need something and beyond that… “I’m just too busy.” How would you feel if someone you had given your all too only talked to you when he/she needed you to do something that benefited the person requesting the favor? How would you feel if you constantly provided for someone before that person ever knew there was a real need in their life? And then when the need occurred it was already met… and they kept on going with no thanks and appreciation for how deeply your love is by the fact that you have been looking out for him/her even when they didn’t know how to look out for themselves? So here’s the deal, GOD has feelings too? We were made in HIS image and just like you have feelings... so does GOD. So faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. When you pray for something, GOD will work on your behalf in a way that deals with all the core issues that caused the problem in the first place. You may be praying for that new job and you need it because…just maybe... you made some decisions outside the will of GOD that forced you to begin looking for something that pays more. Perhaps you are trying to leave the job you are at because you have created an environment for yourself there that you can’t handle any more and you blame everyone else. Perhaps you were laid-off from a job…. And you are suffering financially. Perhaps GOD is trying to show you that HE has always had you...NOT YOU. SO when the prayer is NOT answered immediately the way you want it answered, the evidence of things unseen means HE is trying to show you YOU the way HE sees you. And your prayer will be answered when you come to understand that HE is trying to FIX you first. The fix is in knowing that no matter how WE may think something should turn out... GOD knows what’s best for us… and in the end...It’s our true BELIEF in the evidence of things unseen that will determine just how much faith we really have. And it’s only then when that person with the faith of a mustard seed will move that mountain, and it is in that moment your mind has been delivered from the limitations of just believing what the eyes can see. Now you are seeing what others don’t in the spiritual realm. That gives you the peace you hear so much about. When you get that… your prayers in EVERY situation will have been answered. It’s the PEACE of the GREAT COMFORTER your prayers are really asking for and you didn’t know it before.

It is the peace that surpasses ALL understanding!