What Is The Will Of God?
In order to establish firmly one’s faith, it is important, first
and foremost, to determine whether what you are asking
for has been promised by God. To be sure of this point, the
first thing to do is search the scriptures to learn God’s will,
(Ephesians 5:17, II Timothy 3:14-17).
The Bible is literally full of promises. If you need anything,
simply study the Bible to see if it is promised. If it is, you
can then go to God in faith, knowing that He will NOT
break His promises to you. Remember, He promises to
supply every need if you will seek the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness first, which means doing that which
is right, (Matthew 6:33).
God promises that He will provide our every material
need. He is our Father. What parent wants to lie to their
children? Our God is the perfect Father, and we can take
His word and rely upon Him when we claim His promises,
(Luke 11:8-13).

Why People Lack Faith
Most people in this world today completely lack confidence
in God, even though they say they believe in Him. They
may even pray to Him, but they have no feeling or conviction
they will receive answers to their prayers. Many others
have a tendency to wait to exercise faith until they can
work up a certain positive feeling so they can believe they
will receive an answer. That, however, is not faith.
Emotional and physical reassurance have nothing to do with
faith. Simply waiting for a warm sensation or a sign from
God is not having faith.
Real faith, living faith, which comes by God’s holy spirit
working in your mind, is a simple matter of looking up
what is said in the Bible, reading God’s promises, and then
confidently asking God for those promises to be granted...
asking Him with the total assurance that your petition will
be answered.
This assurance and confidence can be hampered by our
physical surroundings. Circumstances or situations that
look impossible, that cause us to worry, can damage
our faith.
When such situations arise, think about the example of
the Apostle Peter when he walked on water (Matthew
14:27–33). In this well-known story, Peter asked Christ,
“Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the
water" (Matthew 14:28, NKJ).
When Christ did command Peter to approach Him on the
water, Peter did so in faith. Indeed, Peter did walk on the
water -- an impossible feat in our physical world. However,
after starting out in faith, Peter allowed the winds and the
stormy seas around him to cause him to doubt, and thus he
began to sink.
Christ’s question to Peter was: “O you of LITTLE faith,
why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:31, NKJ). The problem
for Peter, of course, was exactly what Christ said. Peter’s
faith was small. Peter did not have the strong faith needed
to sustain him. The faith he had was temporary, fleeting;
and his lack of faith ultimately caused him to fail.
The important lesson for us in such circumstances is that
we, too, must ask: “Why am I doubting? Is my faith small,
as Peter's was?”
What is the point, after all, of asking God, the All-Powerful
Being and Spiritual Father, the Creator of All Things, to
answer our prayers if we believe the physical circumstances
that look so bleak cannot be overcome by Him?
Remember, if you ask according to the promises that are
given in the Bible, He will not deny you. Sometimes,
however, those promises will not be fulfilled, necessarily,
in the manner or method we would expect.

God’s Gift To You!
It is important to remember that faith is a GIFT given to us by
GOD . Many professing Christians believe the rewards we
receive and the blessings God gives are from Him, but the faith
required to receive such things comes from us. That is wrong.
The truth is, we must trust God because the faith we need
comes from Him (Ephesians 2:8). Faith is not simply
believing in Jesus Christ. Real faith comes from the same
source of power that Christ used to perform miracles.
As mentioned earlier, God the Father worked miracles
through Christ by the power of His holy spirit. It is God’s
holy spirit working in us that provides the faith we
humans simply lack.
You can receive this faith by drawing close to God. This is
done by first surrendering your will to Him and learning
what His will is for you, then by replacing your desire to do
things your own way with a desire to follow Him.
Then, you must spend time praying, communicating with
God. If you do not know how to pray, find out. It is through
prayer that we begin to know God more intimately, and it is
through the process of prayer that one can build confidence
in God.
Finally, search the Bible for the many promises it contains,
looking to see whether what you are asking for is promised
there (is according to God’s will). If it is, and if you are
practicing obedience to God, then you can, through faith,
have confidence God will answer your prayer.