Prayer and Fasting | Day 17
January 18, 2023

21 Days of Prayer and Fasting

Day 17 | January 18th

Greetings.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. —James 1:1-8

He wants you to come to Him when you have a need and trust Him to provide the wisdom and guidance you need when you need it. He wants you to pray in faith. So, what does it mean to pray in faith?

Praying in faith is the prayer of a person who is completely convinced of the power,
presence, knowledge, love, grace, mercy and faithfulness of God. Praying in faith is
having faith in God. You are completely dependent on Him. You are trusting Him to
provide the answer and the guidance. God knows what you need, He knows what you need to do, and He knows what you don’t need to do. Praying in faith is praying in dependence on God to answer, relying on God to show the way, and counting on God to provide the wisdom you need to make the right decision. “Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.” James gives us a great picture of wavering in our faith toward God. The picture is a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. So, if we follow his logic and study the waves of the sea, we will understand what doubt in God does to a person. “Being double-minded”, trying to be dedicated to two masters at the same time God and yourself and or God and the world. There is a part of you that wants to do what God wants you to do and there is a part of you that wants to do what you want to do. This why we need to take our self’s off his throne and allow him to sit rightfully on it then your prayer life will change.

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