Welcome to the In Touch podcast with Charles Stanley for Thursday, March 19th.

When things don't work out as we expect, we begin to wonder where God is.

Today's podcast addresses those nagging fears and looks at the consequences of doubting God in part two of when our faith waivers.

By faith, we're saved. By faith, we experience forgiveness for our sins. By faith, we have a personal relationship with God. By faith, our prayers

are answered. By faith, we experience peace. By faith, we experience the power of the Holy Spirit in our life. And by faith,

we face death fearlessly. And by faith, we have the assurance of our salvation. And so,

therefore, when you and I come to him and we doubt him and we waver in our faith, we wonder oftentimes, why is it God doesn't answer our prayer?

Why is it we don't receive the things we're asking for?

Could it be that instead of having faith, we have hope so's, and maybe so's?

And I think so rather than I'm confident and sure that God is hearing and answering my prayer.

Now, there's some things we need not waver about.

There's some things that are just absolutely dead certain.

In Mark 11, listen to what he says.

Whatsoever things you desire when you pray.

Watch this now.

Here's what he says.

Believe that you have already received them, past tense, and it will be granted to you.

You say, well, now what I meant? That must be a mistake. No, it's not a mistake.

Listen, whatsoever things you desire when you pray, he says, when you pray, believe that you have received them

already. That's the tense of the verb. You have already received them. And what you believe is

already yours will be granted to you. That is perfect faith. The Bible talks about little faith,

great faith. Jesus said, you of little faith. And he talks about great faith. great faith. Jesus said, why are you of little faith? And he talks

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