Hope and Faith

Mark 11:24 says, “Whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them”.

>< i just realised after reading an article on why some people don't receive divine healing authoured by Michael, that faith and hope are 2 different things. Hoping for something to happen doesnt mean u have faith. Faith is knowing what u have prayed for has alreadii been answered, not "is going to be" answered later, but rather right now. Its made me realise a few things when i pray that i'm not praying with faith, rather that i am just hoping for answers.

There have been a few and i mean veri few occasions i think i may have prayed in faith because i remember having not to fight with my own doubts much at all. I remember that one week in Malaysia before i attended my uncles church for the first time. I prayed that i'd experience His prescense and or learn something or feel something tottally different and new. An what do ya know =) ! LOL He sure did answer my prayer. For the next few visits i think i grew more, n excercised faith more, as i began to ask the Lord to answer my questions i had that week the next time i went to Church. N sure enough O_< He did again. Was awesome.

But when i begin to pray for healing thats where my faith really suffers ><. I seem to doubt and can't seem to believe in an instant healing.. I'm prayin for my grand dad at the moment.. i prayed that by the end of this year he would be able to get up and walk !.. But its my doubts that put this time frame on his healing =(... of what could have been instant and right now solution. I still don't have the faith to ask the Lord to heal him and make him walk straight away. I can't pull myself around the fact that it might not happen ><. >< and i also feel lacking, because i haven't been Baptized in the Holy Spirit and recieved its empowering - i feel like i cannot do such things just yet.

But for other matters, this topic you wrote about, Michael, seems to have cleared a lot of doubt for me, thank you >=)!

(I have been baffled by what faith is for ages, like how do u measure faith how much faith do u need to heal someone... I have seen Mark 11:24 many times but onli now i'm startin to realise actualli wat it is. LOL GOSH I CAN B DENSE SUMTIMES ><. I mean T.T lol like.. how could i simply not have understood those words until now T.T. I have to know i have received. Not begin to think i may or mite not have the moment i've finished asking for it still hoping perhaps it will happen. I mean i understood the it.. but i just couldn't practice it, till today >=) after reading through some reasons why some ppl were not receiving divine healing it makes more sense now).

I'm glad i came across this during my fasting. I will apply this new knowledge and relization of what faith is to complete my 3 day fast. Now i know when i pray, i know it has been answered and that the Lord will help me accomplish this 3 day fast no matter what. I won't have to hope or worry about Him helping me, or begin to think i can't complete this fast. He has now attended to that even before i have come to see my final day of fasting XD.

No more whinging about headaches n what not LoL... no more thinking i mite not finish this fast. Cause it will happen and i will finish with the Lords help haha and alreadii i'm learning things i did not know b4 XD. Yay Praise God XD !