“And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.” — James 5:15 (NKJV)
A trend I’ve noticed among many believers is that they sometimes pray by sight instead of by faith. You might wonder what that means. It’s simple: when believers pray, they’re meant to focus entirely on God, the one who holds the answers they seek, without worrying about how those answers will come. But often, believers pray with their focus on what they can see, rather than on God’s power to do the impossible.
Consider this example: if you’re praying to God for a job in a place where opportunities are limited, your faith should be fixed on God’s ability to provide—not on the scarcity of jobs around you. Yet many pray while also focusing on the lack of opportunities, wondering where or how a job could appear. Because their minds are more centered on the visible limitations than on God’s limitless provision, they unwittingly undermine their prayers.
Beloved, if you desire results, you must lift your eyes from the current conditions and center them on God’s kingdom and His power. Remember, you pray to God because He is the all-sufficient source. Nothing is scarce with Him! He’s able to turn a desert into a lush forest, and if what you desire is limited around you, He can bring it in abundance from elsewhere. Embrace this truth in your prayer life and let it stir you to pray boldly in faith, not in worry or according to sight. As James 5:15 reminds us, “…the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up…” Did you see that? Prayers rooted in faith, not sight, are what unlock the answers we seek. Hallelujah!
Today’s Rhema
When you pray, do it in faith and not by sight!
Confession for the Day
Father, I am grateful for this eye-opening message. I choose today to make the necessary adjustments, and as I do this, I am receiving speedy answers to my prayers in the name of Jesus. Amen!
