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Whole-Hearted Faith

1 Corinthians 2:5

I did this so that your faith would be in God’s power, not in the wisdom of a man.

Jehoash king of Israel visited Elisha. Elisha knew that the king was about to face the Syrians. Elisha asked him to take a bow and some arrows, face the east window, and shoot his arrows toward the east, where Syria was located. The arrows represented Israel's victory over Syria. 

Once done, Elisha asked him to take the arrows again and hit them to the ground. He hit the ground  three times only and it made Elisha angry. Elisha said Jehoash should have hit five or six times so that he would strike the Syrians five or six times and destroy them.

Due to this, King Jehoash would only manage to strike Syria three times. It demonstrated that Jehoash had half-hearted faith in God. Had he used this opportunity to practice a whole-hearted faith, he would have conquered Syria completely. 

Just like Jehoash, God also gives you many arrows of help when problems arise. Through the Holy Spirit and His word, God will guide you on how to have a powerful prayer. Don’t just pray three times and stop. Keep praying with a whole-hearted faith until you gain complete victory over your problems.

Prayer

Dear God, give me faith to believe in You wholeheartedly and have zero doubt in Your power. Amen.