During my prayer time this afternoon I asked God for certain blessings that I desire to see in my life. I ended my prayer with the words "I release my faith." As I said those words an image of a fisherman casting his line appeared in my mind and everything became so clear...
Imagine yourself as a fisherman standing at the edge of a river that you know is FULL of fish. You say, "I sure would like to catch a lot of fish today," then you just stand there. What do you think would happen? More than likely nothing. This same premise holds true when it comes to prayer. When we pray we must release our faith in the fact that God is willing and able to bring that thing we desire to pass. Just as a fisherman has to cast his line in order to catch a fish we must release our faith in order to hook into the blessing and reel it in from the spiritual realm into the natural realm!
How do we release our faith?
1) Embrace peace. Have faith in God's ability and thoroughly pray about your situation or need and then give it to Him completely. That means you aren't worried or anxious about it and when it comes to mind you thank God that He is working to bring it to pass. You should have peace because the concern is no longer yours. It's God's. (See Philippians 4:6,7 and 1 Peter 5:7)
2) Embrace positive speaking. Proverbs 18:21 says that the power of life and death is in the tongue. If you want to see blessings made manifest in your life then you should only speak positive confessions regarding your prayers. Many people are blocking or hindering their own prayers by what they say. Refuse to be double-minded (James 1:6). If you go to God in faith don't use your mouth in doubt by saying, "It will never happen" or "My situation is never going to change." Speak words of life instead.
3) Embrace patience. Most of us want our blessing yesterday! If we truly want what God has for us we must be patient enough to wait for His timing. No matter how long it takes keep believing and trusting that His timing is perfect. God is omniscient. He knows all and there may be a reason why He is making you wait. Just trust Him! Psalm 84:11 says "no good thing will He withold from those who walk uprightly." If he hasn't given it to you yet it might not be good for you right now.
4) Embrace the power to ignore what you see. According to 2 Corinthians 5:7 we walk by faith and not by sight. That means turning a blind eye to everything that contradicts with what God has promised in His Word. Your bank account may be low, but you should look at it and say "my God shall supply all my needs according to His riches in glory (Phillipians 4:19)." People may be persecuting you on your job but you should still believe that "when a man's ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him (Proverbs 16:7)." There may be pain in your body but know that "by His stripes you are healed (1 Peter 2:24)." Glory to God! No matter what you see, believe the Word of God and just watch it come to pass!
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