The prayer of faith is generally short, and always to the point. It takes the soul and places it before God, in its real state and true character. It pleads with Him for what is really needed, what must be had. The believer often needs deliverance, and faith cries to God for it. His language is, “O Lord, I beseech Thee, deliver my soul from doubts and fears, which continually beset me; from a spirit of bondage, which would daily entangle me; from Satan who worries, harasses, and hinders me; from the sin which so easily besets me; from men who would injure or mislead me; from my own feelings, which daily burden me.” Thus the Lord is acknowledged as the great Deliverer; our own inability is practically confessed; it is evident our trials and troubles are sanctified; the legitimate tendency of grace is discovered by the earnestness, simplicity, importunity, and success of our prayers. Be this our daily cry until deliverance be no longer needed; for our God says, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver thee.”

Oh, for that tenderness of heart
Which bows before the Lord,
Acknowledges how just Thou art,
And trembles at Thy word!
Saviour, to me in pity give
The pledge Thou wilt at last receive.

Regardless of how powerful the foe, or how fierce the fight, or  how frail the flesh, or how great the fear, we can rest on this promise. It is as He said in Deut. 33:25,”as thy days, so shall thy strength be“. We can entertain great expectations because we rely on His strong arm. We can rest in peace because He supplieth every need. We can rejoice in every trial, because He gives songs in the night. We can resist every temptation because the One who conquered death, hell, and the grave is with us.

They reject the commands of the Bible, resent the counsel of others, and refuse the cries of loved ones warning them of danger. Rather than allowing the Bible to be the deciding factor they hang on to popular positions, pleasurable practices and personal preferences — although it puts them in harms way. Even after you disprove, from the Bible, their claim that, “I’m not doing anything wrong” they continue on their same course. That proves that for them it was never a question of being right or wrong. They are determined to do as they please regardless of what God says, or what others think, or how they are personally affected. For them it is all about what they want rather than what is right or wrong, good or bad, helpful or harmful.

We all have times when, just about the time we think we have our act together, or resolve to do better, or think we have learned our lesson, we are put to the test and we fail. For example. Knowing Romans 8:28 is true doesn’t mean I will allow it to comfort me when things get up-close and personal. Believing God won’t put more on me than I’m able to bear doesn’t mean I won’t collapse under the load. Knowing God answers prayer doesn’t mean I will pray. Knowing Christ will return doesn’t mean I am looking for Him. Singing “Victory in Jesus” doesn’t mean I’m never defeated.