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I saw that if we do not feel immediate answers to our prayers, we
should hold fast our faith, not allowing distrust to come in, for that will
separate us from God. If our faith wavers, we shall receive nothing
from Him. Our confidence in God should be strong; and when we
need it most, the blessing will fall upon us like a shower of rain.
When the servants of God pray for His Spirit and blessing, it
sometimes comes immediately; but it is not always then bestowed.
At such times, faint not. Let your faith hold fast the promise that it
will come. Let your trust be fully in God, and often that blessing will
come when you need it most, and you will unexpectedly receive help
from God when you are presenting the truth to unbelievers, and will
be enabled to speak the word with clearness and power.
It was represented to me like children asking a blessing of their
earthly parents who love them. They ask something that the parent
knows will hurt them; the parent gives them the things that will be
good and healthful for them, in the place of that which they desired. I
saw that every prayer which is sent up in faith from an honest heart will
be heard of God and answered, and the one that sent up the petition
will have the blessing when he needs it most, and it will often exceed
his expectations. Not a prayer of a true saint is lost if sent up in faith
from an honest heart.
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