Knowing the Father: The Key to Praying with Faith

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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Live from the Overflow of Father God’s Approval
How to Pray with Greater Faith (One Master Key)

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Helen Calder is a prophetic minister and writer, and founder of Enliven Ministries. Helen has a unique gift of equipping in prophetic ministry and prayer. She is known for Enliven Blog (est. 2009), an online resource that reaches thousands of people globally.