Faith In Him

Have you ever had a time when it felt hard to pray? First, the greatest killer of prayer is a loss of hope. In Romans 4, Paul explains that we are descendants of Abraham and heirs of the promises made to him if we share in the faith of Abraham. Paul gives us a description of God that changes everything: “Him whom [Abraham] believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.”

God “gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist.” God has the power to give your spirit the life and hope that may now be lacking in you. He calls it into being out of nothing.

We all have dead spaces in our lives. But God is the God who gives life where it does not now exist. This is who God is, and that is what He does. But He doesn’t always do it immediately. Do you have the faith to trust Him while you wait, as Abraham waited?

“Without becoming weak in faith, Abraham contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was also able to perform.” (Romans 4:18–21)

Just as impossible as the birth of Isaac seemed to Abraham, it is very likely that an end to your hopelessness through prayer can seem impossible to you.

So, we must be like Abraham. Don’t try to focus all your faith on the situation changing. Instead, focus your faith on God, who is trustworthy, powerful, and gives life to the dead. Meditate on who He is.

Don’t worry if you don’t believe you’ll ever have hope again. Just start by believing the truth about God.

Like Abraham, “in hope against hope,” put your faith in Him who is able to call into being that which does not exist.