Prayers to Grow in Faith
(and the scriptures they are based on)
1) Faith comes from Jesus
Thank you Jesus that my faith comes from You. You are the author and perfecter of my faith and you began a good work in me and You will complete it. By faith in Your name I can be strengthened. You are at work in me giving me the desire and the power to do what pleases You. Thank you that my faith can rest on Your power not on my abilities.
Acts 3:16
By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has given this complete healing to him, as you can all see.
Hebrews 12:2
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for
the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Philippians 2:13
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
1 Corinthians 2:5
so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power.
Philippians 1:6
I am convinced and confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will [continue to] perfect and complete it until the day of Christ Jesus [the time of His return].
2) Faith comes from hearing
Lord, help me to hear your message in a way that makes it come alive to me personally and to know that you are talking to me because faith comes from hearing from You.
Romans 10:17
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
3) My faith can be strenthened
Thank you God that I can be strengthened in my faith. I want to encounter You in ways that build my ability to trust you and believe that Your word is true. Please connect me with people that can strengthen and encourage my faith. Please supply what is lacking in my faith. Thank you that You are faithful and will strengthen and protect me from the evil one. Help me remember to pray in the spirit to build myself up in the most holy faith.
Acts 16:5
So the churches were strengthened in the faith and grew daily in numbers.
Colossians 2:7
rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
1 Thessalonians 3:2
We sent Timothy, who is our brother and God's fellow worker in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith.
2 Corinthians 10:15
Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our area of activity among you will greatly expand,
1 Thessalonians 3:10
Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you again and supply what is lacking in your faith.
2 Thessalonians 1:3
We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.
2 Thessalonians 3:3
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.
Jude 1:20
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.
4) I only need A Mustard Seed
Lord, thank you that I only need a mustard seed of faith to move mountains. Help me to have faith and not doubt. Forgive me for any doubt in my heart and mind. I do believe, help my unbelief.
Luke 17:6
He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you.
Matthew 21:21
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.
Matthew 17:20
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
5) Faith can be demonstrated
Lord, I pray that the things I do are because of my faith in You.
Matthew 9:2
Some men brought to him a paralytic, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven."
Acts 14:9
He listened to Paul as he was speaking. Paul looked directly at him, saw that he had faith to be healed
Romans 1:5
Through him and for his name's sake, we received grace and apostleship to call people from among all the Gentiles to the obedience that comes from faith.
6) Even if I don't have faith,
God You are faithful
Thank you that even if I don’t have faith for something, you remain faithful. In those areas of my life, help me to trust that You love me and want to help me grow in my ability to believe Your word and have faith in you.
Romans 3:3
What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God's faithfulness?
2 Timothy 2:13
if we are faithless, he will remain faithful, for he cannot disown himself.
7) Prayer to be filled with the Holy Spirit
Lord, I pray that I would be filled with Your Holy Spirit, so that the fruit of the spirit will be produced in life.
Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
Ephesians 5:18-20 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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