Posted by spriggy on July 22, 2005, at 21:22:48
In reply to Re: Having Faith, do have to be FULL of it?, posted by rjlockhart98 on July 19, 2005, at 23:30:15
I don't know Matt... I sometimes ask this same question.
Jesus said it only takes faith as small as a mustard seed and yet I know I have at least that much, but still sometimes I don't see (in the physical realm) my prayers always answered either.
I have an autistic son. He is 10 years old, his speech is minimal- around the age of a 2 year old, he is still in diapers, I still bathe him, brush his teeth, dress him, etc..
I pray every single day for God to supernaturally heal him. I have no doubt God is able to do that if He chose to. So sometimes I think where true faith comes in is when we ask for things (like healing) and even though we don't see God answer our specific request, we continue to trust Him and have faith that He is good despite us not seeing a miracle.
I think it takes an even greater faith to believe when we don't see His miraculous hand at work, than it does for Him to speak and work a miracle.
Regardless, He is the God of both. He's the God of the miracle and the God that sustains us when He doesn't work a miracle.
It takes faith to believe in both. :)
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