I give praise to You, My Lord, for it is You who aids me in expanding my faith and honors me as I walk in it. You have said to me, “I swear by Myself that because you have believed in me, you shall request what you need and it shall be done as you asked.” Because of my reliance on You, I believe that You will not withhold any good thing from me. Surely You will bless me as I remain faithful to You and adhere to Your truths. The things You have promised in Your Word will come to fruition if I will trust You. When I bring my problems, struggles and concerns to You, I know that You will hear my pleas and send forth Your power to deliver me. When my faith is weakened through testing and trials, send forth the Holy Spirit to comfort and guide me. When I waver in the face of hardships, steady me and stretch forth Your hand so I can come to You.
I know that without faith it is impossible to please You nor do I have a bridge to Your help. Whenever my faith is tried, I must learn to lean on You rather than take on the task alone. I know that my testing and trials are meant to cause me to turn to You. By faith, I’ve come to understand Your will and Your ways … by faith, I am convicted of my sins and pointed toward repentance and renewal … by faith, I am strengthened for the challenges of each new day … and, by faith, I am able to mature and walk in the might of Your power. Because I have chosen to build my life on the Rock of My Salvation, I am able to deflect the fiery darts of my enemies and withstand the storms in my life. In my times of weakness, let Your glory shine upon me to guide me through my difficulties. Through faith, open my eyes to see the gateways to prosperity, health and wisdom that are available to me as Your child.
You have instructed me in Your Word to walk by faith and not by sight. That is very hard to do, so help me submit to the guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit rather than act by what my natural inclinations tell me are real. For I have come to understand that behind the dimensions of time and space in which I live, there are forces of good/evil, kingdoms/dominions, light/darkness that I do not see but impact my life … regardless of whether I want them to or not. I need You to show me how to plug in to the good and avoid the bad. I know that within me You have placed “the measure of faith” and it’s my choices that allow it to mature and grow or wither and die. Like the seeds in the Parable of the Sower, I want to cultivate my faith in good soil so that I can produce good fruit. Help me in my quest to live and walk by faith. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
II Corinthians 5:7 For we walk by faith, not by sight.