One day while I was praying, I asked God, ‘Teach me about faith.’ Instantly a picture came to my mind’s eye.
I saw a little boy standing in front of a shop window—it was a bakery, or candy store, and the window was filled with row upon row of good things to eat.
Looking at this child, I knew he had one small coin in his back pocket. I could feel the strength of his desire for the delicious food in the shop window, and the limitation that one small coin represented.
The Unexpected Key to Faith
Immediately the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, ‘Same boy, same amount of money in his pocket, but his father owns the store.’ Suddenly my perspective changed. It was no longer about how much money the boy had, or how much pocket money he earned.
- He could go behind the counter, get up on his Daddy’s knees, and ask for whatever he wanted. He had access to everything in that store through his relationship with his father
And that is the key to praying with faith! Jesus taught us to begin prayer with the words, ‘Our Father’ (Matt 6:9).
- Your relationship with God as your Father is the starting point for prayer that releases Heaven on earth and enables God’s will to be accomplished.
Knowing your Father’s Attitude is a Key to Faith
‘Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!’ (Matt 7:9-11)
The key to praying with faith is not only knowing that God is your Father. It also means having an understanding of your father’s attitude towards you.
- God’s attitude is His stance, manner, and expression
- It is how He feels about, responds and acts towards you
When you catch a hold of your Father’s attitude towards you—when you realize that He is smiling at you and looking at you with love and approval—then you can have security and boldness as you approach His throne.
Perceiving God’s Love and Approval
It’s not about whether you deserve it, do enough, or earn it.
Neither is it about being “good enough”!
But it’s all about what Jesus has done.
This is the life Jesus paid the price for: Heaven is open and you can enter boldly, with faith!
As the writer of the Hebrews puts it, you ‘have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus’ (Heb 10:19).
The Holy Spirit is Healing Your Heart
Paul wrote, ‘For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:14-15)
Sometimes, we recognize that our experience of God is less than it could be. Our hearts need to align with God’s Word.
Today, if you need a greater revelation of God’s Fatherhood, receive the ministry and touch of the Holy Spirit. He is bringing healing to your heart.
You don’t have to be like the little boy standing outside the shop window. When your Father is in the picture, everything changes. It changes the way you pray, think, speak, and act. Your Father owns the store and you are His beloved child.
This is the key to praying with faith.
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I did pray like that and I ask him to help me but no response i following every thing in the book but still no response I gave food for poor people no response is there something i done wrong?
Believing with you Khokela and Abraham…
May ‘The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.’ (Ps 23:1) be your testimony
good day,
I am working but all i get is an intern salary. All that am trusting in God is a financial breakthrough, not being financially independent is frustrating. i pray that God may enlarge my territory from this month. Amen.
Amen to that, Lebohang
My pray is our father Lord Jesus Christ should give me wisdom,knowledge and understanding to do the work He have asked me to do in this world.
Amen, a prayer God loves to answer, Bright (King Solomon)
Thank you, Helen, for yet another confirmation! God has been teaching me this lesson for awhile.
My mom owned a bookstore for 10 years. (The way we got the loan was a miracle/gift from God: our demographic owns less than .07% of the businesses in the area, but the sister of the woman I tutored in Accounting approved our bank loan.) We both love books, so it was great to have access to whatever book I wanted for free.
When I became a manager of my mom’s bookstore (after years of rejecting the position), the store policy for employees was that they could borrow any book for as long as they want if they just ask for it. One employee still stole from us. I noticed because we have the same taste in books (the philosophy/religion/non-fiction section!). By the end of her internship, she returned the stolen book…and received a gift certificate.
On her last day, she hosted an open mic party (which we conceptualized during her interview). She wrote and read a poem about hearing God’s voice. Her father is a priest who ran the Catholic school that she just graduated from. He stopped by the party to thank me and shake my hand.
When I was a child, I used to steal from that same store because my mom’s favorite word was “no”. I quickly learned to stop asking for what I want because I won’t get it (she had a lack/poverty mindset), that if I wanted something, I should just take it. I didn’t know that one day the entire store would be my inheritance.
Faith and grace are challenging lessons to learn and teach.
1 Corinthians 13:11 NLT
When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.
Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT
God saved you by His grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things He planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 4:28 NLT
If you are a thief, quit stealing. Instead, use your hands for good hard work, and then give generously to others in need.
Psalms 37:4-5 NLT
Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust Him, and He will help you.
Philippians 4:19 NLT
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from His glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.
James 1:5 NLT, 9-10 NCV, 17-18 NLT
If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
Believers who are poor should take pride that God has made them spiritually rich. Those who are rich should take pride that God has shown them that they are spiritually poor. The rich will die like a wild flower in the grass.
Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow. He chose to give birth to us by giving us His true word. And we, out of all creation, became His prized possession.
Wow Jara, that’s awesome, what a powerful testimony of coming into your inheritance
Thank you, Helen. God is good and faithful to deliver us into His promises!
Dear ma,
Thank you for the message.
I would like you to relate with me more on, FAITH WITH RESPECT TO ANSWERING THE CALL OF GOD, please. This is my area of utmost and urgent need now.
Thank you.
I am 43 and I am believing my Father for my divine mate and a new business.