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Unbelief and Sin

Posted by on Jul 7, 2010 in Daily Bread | 5 comments

Have you ever prayed and thought, “I want to believe God for this, but I didn’t see an answer to my other prayer.” Or, “I see God answering other people’s prayers, but not mine.” I have had these thoughts. Praying and praying but not believing God will answer me. I heard Beth Moore speak recently, and she presented this challenging thought: “All sin is rooted in unbelief.”

God revealed to me that my unbelief hinders Him from working in my life. He certainly could work, but my unbelief has made it unlikely that His power will flow in my life. You could turn the above around and say, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, if you don’t believe you have received it, it will not be yours.” That’s a sobering thought. In 1996, I was clinically depressed. I was praying for healing, but was not receiving it. Our church was having a big Christmas dinner. After the meal, the Elders asked for forgiveness for some things that had happened. I had harbored bitterness and resentment towards them for things I honestly can’t even remember now. I felt convicted to stand up and ask them for forgiveness. It was difficult, but when I sat down I clearly heard God’s voice say to me, “Now I can heal you.” I was blown away to say the least, but a short time later I was healed! Praise God! This is a clear example of my sin and unbelief hindering God’s work in my life.

How can we fight this battle of unbelief? This is what I do and have had some breakthrough in this area.

  • I continually pray for God to give me more faith.
  • I study and learn God’s word, so that I can fight the enemy with the Sword of the Spirit.
  • I pray scripture by inserting my name where it makes sense.
  • I did the Beth Moore “Believing God” bible study which helped me tremendously.

This really does work, but it takes effort. We can’t sit and simply hope that God will change us. We have to participate in this fight. This quote changed my life in regards to change…”Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.” I am a work in progress, and I can finally see the fruit of truly believing God.

Further study: Matthew 8:5-13, Matt. 9:21-23, 27-29, Matt. 17:19-21, Mark 11:21-23, Hebrews 11:1,6