A prayer for trust to step out in faith, written by Debbie Prisbilski.

Read by Alyssa Forsberg.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lead not on your own understanding.

Proverbs 3, 5 through 6

We all want God to answer our prayers.

We believe in the power of prayer, but when it comes down to our own individual lives and problems,

we often don't have the faith to believe that God will answer. Unbelief and independence

trap us. But God wants to enlarge our territory and bless us with increase because his nature is to

bless. Our lack of faith and our fear of stepping out independence on him are what get in the way.

The truth is that the things we do for God should be outside of our own abilities.

They should be evidence that we are trusting in his supernatural ability.

When we back away from dependence, we are not living by faith.

We need to be willing to attempt things big enough that unless God steps in,

we are sure to fail. Faith is like jumping out of an airplane at 15,000 feet. If God doesn't

catch you, you will fall and crash. But how do you know unless you jump? This is the kind of faith

and dependence he is looking for in our lives.

Remember the prayer of Jabez in 1st Chronicles 410?

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel.

Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory.

Let your hand be with me and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.

And God granted his request. Jabez cried out to God to enlarge his territory and bless him.

He cried out for God's hand to be with him. Jabez was greatly blessed by God because he didn't

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