A prayer for faith

Today I not only want to pray, but share something as well. (By the way, thanks for the encouragement to keep writing, I have been praying just not in written blog form... lol,  but it's time to get back in the swing of this whole blog thing)

A few weeks ago I heard an ad for a scratch off ticket with a top prize of $1000 a week for the rest of your life. Now, on a personal note, I have been struggling quite a bit lately with fiances and the idea of $48,000 a year for the rest of my life without doing anything seemed pretty appealing. I thought to myself, "If I could win that, most of the major problems in my life would be solved." It wasn't but a few seconds later that I believe God nudged my heart with something to the effect of, "How can you put your faith in the belief that a scratch off ticket to solve your financial problems, and not in the belief that I can? - Don't waste your faith"

Now, it's not that I did not believe that God could solve my financial troubles, but rather I was very quick to take all my faith and put it into a solution that seemed quick and easy. The bible talks about the fact that one's faith is a gift from God; it is the evidence of things unseen. Paul expresses the importance of faith many times in his writings stating things like,"For by grace you have been saved by faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God [...]" (Ephesians 2:8 NASB)  -If you would like to read more of my writings on this particular set of scriptures, my biblical exegesis paper from college can be found at http://tinyurl.com/scrogginspaper- 

So, if this ability to believe in things not seen, in miracles, in the supernatural, is a gift from the Almighty God who spoke the universe into existence, then how foolish it is to waste it on insignificant things. 

My Prayer for Faith:

Dear Father God,

Bless me with an abundance of faith. Help me to not waste my faith on the small things that I assume would fix everything. Strengthen my faith by continuing to provide for me and answer my prayers. Help me to not only believe when I see the results of your mercy, but also when I don't. When things look bleak and I feel that my back is against a wall - in those times, Lord, remind me that you are there. Bless my endeavors and help me to dilligently seek you in all that I do. I fully trust you; my life is in your hands.

in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritūs Sancti,

Amen.