6月19日
标 题：祷告却不相信
经 节：听得是彼得的声音，就欢喜的顾不得开门，跑进去告诉众人说：“彼得站在门外。”他们说：“你是疯了！”使女极力地说：“真是他！”他们说：“必是他的天使！”（使徒行传十二章14～15节）
你可以用理智祷告，却心里怀疑。有时候在这种情况，神照样会回答你的祷告，就像当初彼得被下监，等著被处刑一样。耶路撒冷的信徒没有能力去解救他，他们只能祷告。当神释放彼得时，他们的反应显露出他们怀疑的心态。即使彼得正站在门外敲门，他们仍极力争辩，认为彼得决不可能被释放的！
人是否可能作个没有信心的“祷告者”呢？你是有一个假像，以为自己求告神就等于有信心，相信祂的能力会供应你的需要？你的信心是否非常软弱，以至于十分讶异神对自己祷告的回应？作为神的儿女，你一定要期盼神会回答你的祷告。你是否求神成全某事，却不愿为了你所祷告的内容，来调整自己的生活？如果你祷告求灵性复兴，你是如何预备自己面对复兴的来临？如果你祷告求赦免，你是否仍然生在罪恶感之中？如果你已经祈求神供应你的需要，你是否还担心忧虑？
求神加添你的信心，然后开始让自己的生活，反映出你对祂全然的信任。因着祂的恩典，即使你缺乏信心，神仍可能选择要回应你的要求。但如此一来，你就错失信心祷告的喜乐。
Praying but Not
Believing
When she
recognized Peter’s voice, because of her gladness she did not open the gate,
but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. But they said to
her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was
so. So they said, “It is his angel.” (Acts 12:14-15)
You can say prayers in your mind but doubt in your heart. At times God
will answer such prayers as He did when Peter was in prison, scheduled for
execution. The believers in Jerusalem were powerless to free him, so they
prayed. When God released Peter, their reaction revealed the doubt in their
hearts. They argued that Peter could not possibly be free, even as he stood
outside knocking on the door!
Is it possible to be a “person of prayer” and yet not have faith? Is it
possible to fool yourself into believing that because you ask God for help, you
have faith in His ability to meet your needs? Is your faith so weak that you
are surprised when God answers your prayer? As a child of God, you ought to
expect God to answer your prayers. Do you ask God to do something without
adjusting your life to what you are praying? If you are praying for revival,
how are you preparing for its coming? If you are praying for forgiveness, are
you still living with guilt? If you have asked God to provide for your needs,
do you remain worried and anxious?
Ask God to increase your faith and then begin living a life that
reflects absolute trust in Him. Out of His grace, God may choose to respond to
your requests despite your lack of faith, but you will miss the joy of praying
in faith.
