Day 6: Raising the Sails
“The prayer of faith will save the sick…” — James 5:15
There’s a difference between praying hopefully and praying in faith. Faith doesn’t wait for the wind—it raises the sails first. There is a story about the famous missionary Hudson Taylor. His was on a ship with no wind and was drifting toward danger. The captain asked him to pray. His response was, "first raise the sails." The captain argued there was no wind, why would they raise the sails? Hudson told him if he was going to pray, he would have faith God would send the wind.
Prayer of faith expects God to move. It aligns actions with belief. Hudson Taylor understood this. Faith acts before the evidence appears.
Sometimes we pray but never prepare for an answer. We say we believe, but our actions say otherwise. Faith-filled prayer positions us to receive what God is already ready to release.
What step of faith do you need to take today? Raise the sails—even if you don’t feel the wind yet.
Journal
What would acting in faith look like in your current situation?
There’s a difference between praying hopefully and praying in faith. Faith doesn’t wait for the wind—it raises the sails first. There is a story about the famous missionary Hudson Taylor. His was on a ship with no wind and was drifting toward danger. The captain asked him to pray. His response was, "first raise the sails." The captain argued there was no wind, why would they raise the sails? Hudson told him if he was going to pray, he would have faith God would send the wind.
Prayer of faith expects God to move. It aligns actions with belief. Hudson Taylor understood this. Faith acts before the evidence appears.
Sometimes we pray but never prepare for an answer. We say we believe, but our actions say otherwise. Faith-filled prayer positions us to receive what God is already ready to release.
What step of faith do you need to take today? Raise the sails—even if you don’t feel the wind yet.
Journal
What would acting in faith look like in your current situation?
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