Believe You Have Received What You Have Prayed For

[24] “Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” – Mark 11:24 (NKJV)

Today’s devotional anchor scripture is a lesson to all Christians who don’t know how to balance faith and patience in prayer. When Jesus cursed the fig tree, everything was fine on the tree. Jesus didn’t care about when the tree would wither because He knew He spoke by power. The next day, when He passed by that same route with His disciples, Peter remembered Jesus that the fig tree had withered. From Peter’s tone according to the Bible verse, he was surprised. But to me, what surprised me more was how Peter remembered Jesus, not Jesus Himself checking up on the fig tree. What can we learn from this as ministers?

As a minister, when you pray about something or for someone, don’t concern yourself with the time the Lord does His work or be overly expectant to see immediate changes, except for healing (according to your faith). Just do God’s work and move on. The Lord will manifest Himself in His own time.

But we live in a world where many developments, especially in technology, are making people impatient to get their requests granted. Think about when you uninstalled that banking app because of a slow network or lost your peace of mind because you didn’t get an immediate notification that you sent money to another person. You see, all these things are subtle ways the devil is using to root out patience in people, especially God’s children.

However, as a child of God, you cannot carry that impatient lifestyle over to God. If He was obliged to do whatever we want immediately, it would have violated His Word that says, “Love is patient” (see 1 Corinthians 13:4). You cannot control God; He is your Lord. Believe you’ve received what you have prayed for and continue serving Him. He makes all things beautiful in its time (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

You’re a blessing.

Prayer:

Lord, I refuse to carry the spirit of impatience into my fellowship with You. I believe that You hear me when I pray, and You will grant my requests in Your own time. Amen!

Devotional Code: KGD – 2024 – 132