Have you any rivers that seem uncrossable? And have you any mountain that you can’t tunnel through? God specializes in things that seem impossible and He’ll do what no other power, but Holy Ghost power can do.
40 Days of Prayer and Fasting
DAY 13: Mountain Moving Faith
Are you ready to move mountains? I hear you asking the question, “Can we really take Jesus seriously that we can tell mountains to move from here to there or to be cast into the sea and it will happen?” The answer is yes, but the real question is what are the mountains that Jesus is talking about and are you willing to do the work?
DAY 12: Mustard Seed Faith
Your heart is what makes the difference, when it comes to belief. Listen to what Jesus says in Mark 11:22-24, “So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. 23 For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. 24 Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.”
DAY 11: Overcoming Unbelief
How do you overcome unbelief? On this journey there has to come a point when you make the decision to go all in, because that’s the only way. Our story now transitions to the gospel of Matthew, where Jesus gives a full answer as to why the disciples were not able heal the boy. Jesus says, “Because you have so little faith.”
DAY 10: Lord I believe; help my unbelief!
Have you ever wrestled with the question, “Do I have enough faith for my prayers to be answered?” In wrestling with that question, the Lord began to show me that I was now the father in our Biblical story. The statement “Lord I believe; help my unbelief”, is a glimpse into the heart, soul, and mind of every person of prayer at one point or another in our lives as a result of: Faith Fatigue, Faith Frustration, and Feeling like our Faith has Fallen short and Failed us.
DAY 9: If You Can Believe
Do we have the power to affect change in other people’s lives through our belief? According to our Biblical story, the answer is a resounding—YES! Think about the implications of that revelation for a moment, through belief and prayer, not only can we impact situations in our lives, but we have the spiritual capacity and Biblical authority to make a difference in the lives of people we care about— if we can believe!
DAY 8: If I can do anything, have compassion
I know God has a sense of humor. When I was going through my experience, for the first time I had to tell people no and take a leave of absence from a lot of positions, people, and responsibilities in my life. I did it reluctantly, but I just didn’t have the mental capacity or bandwidth to do what I had done almost effortlessly in the past.
DAY 7: Uprooting Challenges
In August, Tropical Storm Isaias ripped through New York City leaving a trail of toppled trees in its path. I remember once perfectly manicured lawns, now a mangled mess, and sidewalks now viciously ripped apart. That vivid picture of uprooted trees came back to me as I went through my journey of that final spirit crying out and then coming out.
DAY 6: Handling Habits
Scripture: Mark 9:17-26 Key Verses: 20 Then they brought him to Him. And when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed, foaming at the mouth. 21 So He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And often he …
DAY 5: Taking Back Control
The Bible says in James 1:8 that a double-minded person is unstable in all their ways. I believe that being double-minded is a spiritual sickness that is the manifestation of a spiritual heart problem. The Greek word for the heart is the cardia (from which we get cardiac, like cardiac arrest), but essentially it is the meeting place of the will and the emotions.