{"id":3173,"date":"2021-01-27T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=3173"},"modified":"2021-01-15T18:20:21","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T23:20:21","slug":"doubt-will-make-you-lose-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/01\/27\/doubt-will-make-you-lose-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Doubt Will Make You Lose Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading:<\/strong> <\/strong>Genesis 47 GW<\/a>; Matthew 21 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust God will answer your prayers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today\u2019s verse isn\u2019t about manipulating God to do your will.\u00a0 Instead, Jesus is telling us God does hear our prayers, He will answer.\u00a0 The longer you walk with Christ, the more you know, God\u2019s answers typically aren\u2019t what you expect.\u00a0 God gives three general replies: yes, no, and not yet.\u00a0 Don\u2019t assume you know the answer, wait, and see.\u00a0 Placing your faith in God means trusting God\u2019s transforming work in you.\u00a0 As we lift our prayers to Him, God transforms us with His answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God is anxiously waiting for you to lift your requests to Him. When we boost our wants and desires to God, He directs our paths.   He can\u2019t wait to work in your life.  When you pray, don\u2019t doubt.  Instead, wait and watch.  As you do, God will build your faith with what He does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faith transforms us.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butterflies are an example of God\u2019s transformation.  When they nestle into their self-spun silky cocoons, they trust the process.  Radical change occurs inside before they emerge as a vibrant butterfly bringing beauty into the world.  But the conversion takes 2-3 weeks to appear.  All good things come in their own time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prayer is like spinning a silken cocoon for your requests.  God gently hears the appeal, then begins the transformation for whatever His intention is.  He\u2019ll take your offerings and create something beautiful from them.  His timing may take weeks, even years.  God is never late in His reply.  Just like the caterpillar transforms effortlessly into a winged creature, the less we doubt, the easier the transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trust God hears every prayer you send.  Allow Him to transform you.  While you wait and watch, rest in the knowledge, God is working for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, how grateful we are You listen to every word we say.  Forgive us for doubting, instead strengthen our faith.  Transform us into beautiful butterflies as we trust You more.  As we shed our cocoons and fly into the world, let a trail of love follow us.  Only with You can we find and fulfill our purpose.  Each of us has a role to play in the ever-changing world.  Through prayer, let us find our way. We are trusting Your transformation for our hearts.  IJNIP. Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How has God transformed you through prayer?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Genesis 47 GW; Matthew 21 GW Trust God will answer your prayers. Today\u2019s verse isn\u2019t about manipulating God to do your will.\u00a0 Instead, Jesus is telling us God does hear our prayers, He will answer.\u00a0 The longer you walk with Christ, the more you know, God\u2019s answers typically aren\u2019t what… Continue reading Doubt Will Make You Lose Faith<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3173"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3176,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3173\/revisions\/3176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}