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When we are small we take baby steps – only stretching ourselves to the degree that we can without falling. There are steps in the Christian life too – and what matters is that we make them instead of standing still.
Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "The just shall live by faith." NKJV
We progress from faith to faith. We start with the measure of faith given to us (Rom 12:3) and we add to that by hearing the Word again and again.
Rom 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. NKJV
Many years ago I heard a man with a well known healing emphasis to his ministry say that he started out by praying for people with colds – as they always got better in three days anyway! That same day I witnessed some amazing physical healings as he prayed for sick people. He had progressed in his faith – and we need to as well.
To progress from faith to faith, we must at least start by believing God today and praying and acting on our faith. Don't wait until you get cancer to believe that God heals the sick – it may be too late!
The gospel is the power of God – it will save your spouse, your child, your neighbour. It will save the hardest nut in the street! Start believing today that your prayers are heard by God – because they are! Then pray, see the difference and pray for something bigger.
Take baby steps, and soon you will be walking with a greater confidence as you trust God for the impossible.
Luke 1:37 For nothing is impossible with God." NIV