A Reflection On Faith

When I want to believe in God’s power

When Jesus healed two blind men, He told them the healing was happening because of their faith. This statement is discomforting because we don’t want so much to depend on our level of faith. But it can also be liberating when we realize that sometimes the only hindrance to our prayers is our faith. All we must do is grow in faith, and then God will act.

We must ask God to increase our faith. This is how a father appealed to Jesus when his son was suffering (Mark 9:24), and Jesus honored his request. We must also base our faith in God on something other than our own experience. The Bible is the answer. Meditate on the psalms and praises of the Word. Worship God for His goodness, His love, His power, His protection, and more. Saturate your life in His praise, and God will grow huge in your own eyes. And when He is huge, huge things happen—according to your faith.

Faith is nothing in itself. It’s the object of our faith that matters. You want big faith? Worship a big God. The rest comes naturally.

He touched their eyes and said, “Because of your faith, it will happen.”

Matthew 9:29