Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Do you believe without a shadow of doubt?

My experience is that this only happens via obedience of faith. There are many things I want to happen, even some really godly things, but if it is not the will of God, the results are disappointing. Failure will cause doubt. Did I really hear God? I mention this because hearing God is the most essential issue of moving in power.

Perhaps the problem isn’t that your heart isn’t right, but rather you need to become more familiar with God’s voice. Sorry, I don’t know any better way of expressing it, He speaks the language of faith. Faith is how we hear God. Faith is how we receive His commands. Obedience of faith is how we are used of God.

Romans 16:25-27 Now to him that is of power to stablish you according to my gospel, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery, which was kept secret since the world began, But now is made manifest, and by the scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, made known to all nations for the obedience of faith: To God only wise, be glory through Jesus Christ for ever. Amen.

The whole point to this comes into focus in the knowledge that the revelation of the mystery is for obedience of faith, and to glorify Jesus Christ, not us. So many of us just want to be used of God but we get busy rather than listening carefully.

Perhaps there should be a hearing test. What do you think?

John 20:29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Thomas, doubting Thomas, was one of the twelve, walked with Jesus, heard His words and saw the miracles, and yet would not believe the report of his fellow disciples about the risen Christ.

V 25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, we have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

Nothing is so frustrating as witnessing to the lost and have them say “Prove it.” The truth is, I cannot prove it, nor is it my responsibility to prove anything. My responsibility is to live the life I have been given, to love and let love do what love does. If I were to tell that to the lost they would decry, “That proves nothing.” To that I can only answer, “OK Thomas.”

Jesus will prove Himself. Every non-believer has their own version of that Thomas declaration. “Except I shall see for myself!” Now I do not know what it is that is required to move you into the realm of belief. Even if I knew, it isn’t within my power to make it happen, because then it would be a false witness. They must see Jesus for themselves.

All I can say is what to look for when He comes. What does grace look like? What does forgiveness look like? What does compassion look like? What does mercy look like? What does truth look like?

If you look for me, you will find me. I am flawed. I am not perfect. But if you knew me when, and see me now, you still would not know what caused the change unless I told you. That just puts us back to the point of trusting my witness.

So exactly what do you need to see with your own eyes to believe?

Blessed are they who have not seen, yet believe.