A question of faith.

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Marcylene

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And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Matthew 17:20

Why does some prayer seemingly go unanswered even when I think I am praying in faith?
 
the question is does anyone have the faith of a mustard seed?

God's timing is not your timing Isiah tells us that God's ways are higher than our way's.
 
LoJ, are you insinuating that Faith is so difficult to attain, that one has very little hope of gaining enough to compare to a mustard seed?
 
Faith is tough to keep when God brings trials... but if you keep your faith you will leanr why the trial happened and what good came from it.
 
A mustard seed is so small.
I love the LORD with all my heart. I know He can do anything. I hope it is not prideful to say, I feel that knowing He can do anything is more than a mustard seed of faith. I do not question Him, I am questioning myself and my own understanding of this verse.
 
Marcy, I will ask you, since you started this thread.

Are you meaning to say that Faith is this difficult to come by? That all this Faith that you have accumulated in your life still doesn't add up to that of a mustard seed?
 
i ask because, We are told that if we have the faith of a mustard seed we can move mountains.

When was the last time you saw someone moving a mountain?

I do not doubt faith is hard to come by, its authenic real faith that i doubt we have that adds up to a mustard seed.
 
many people have faith because they have seen God work in their lives and they trust the past experiences. I.E. Aunt Sue is sick, we prayed for her in the past and she got better, lets do it again. Does it always mean that Aunt sue will feel better? No, You are basing your prayer on what has happened in the past.

While some would say authentic faith, needs no precident, nor past to trust in God. they Just do it. This one time in my Life, i know. I have never done anything like it, nor would it be something i usually do. But i was the one being called to do it. Everywhere i turned and looked it pointed me back to it. So i took a leap of faith, and just did it. it was not me working, rather God working through me.
 
Perhaps that is where I am going wrong.  I am thinking a mustard seed is not much to ask.  I feel my faith exceeds that.  I know God answers no, and wait.  I do not expect, nor would I want, to get a yes for everything I pray.  To explain: regardless of trial and the pain it may cause...when I pray in Jesus' name, I trust that He will answer in any way He chooses in His perfect will.  While I know He can move a mountain without so much as my meager, mustard seed of faith, prayer, I do not expect He would answer if I were doing it for prideful show.  I wonder when I pray for the mountains in my brothers' life, rather they are Spiritual, physical, or whatever the case may be, is my prayer sufficient for my brother?  The verse I mentioned goes on:  
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.   Matthew 17: 21  
Therefore, could the answer be when the mustard seed is not cutting it, is this is the logical next step? Or, am I truly praying with lack of faith, that cannot come near being the size of a mustard seed?
 
God is so good to me!  I am attending a ladies Bible study.  It is a nine week course and was actually copyrighted in 2002.  You will never believe what she was speaking on
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That was a miracle for me! Just what I needed to hear arriving to me in a round about way!
She was saying that God's Word is alive and active. You inhale it, you exhale it! (I love Beth Moore, this good ole' country girl, I can understand:) ye shall say to the mountain! She was basically speaking on knowing and speaking the Word of God. To know it, makes us Armed and Dangerous
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lol I want to be able to destroy and conquer that ole' slew footed enemy!
Thanx to all for your input, I preciate' cha'
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May the LORD make us all mountain movers! Ohh, almost forgot, when the LORD does not see fit to move that mountain for you, she said to climb it! Just get it under your feet! Sounds Romans 8:28 to me:)
Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Romans 8:37
 
well, remember god will answer your prayers if they fit in HIS plan. but even if he doesn't answer your prayer, remember he is ALWAYS IN CONTROL! but that does not mean everything he LETS happen is good.
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anyway, i got me music albums!!! DC Talk - intermission, sanctus real - fight the tide, and falling up - crashings!!!!!!!
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good good music especially dctalk! buy intermission!!!
 
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