Episode Details

What if you could pray with boldness, knowing God always hears you? In this encouraging devotional, Sarah Frazer reflects on Mark 11:24 and reminds us that prayer isn’t about how much faith we have—it’s about who we’re putting our faith in. Whether you're praying for peace in a stressful season or asking God for a life-changing breakthrough, this Christian devotional on prayer offers a powerful perspective: God answers because He is good, not because we are perfect.

What You’ll Learn (Highlights):

• Why Mark 11:24 gives us confidence that God hears and answers our prayers

• The difference between faith in God vs. faith in outcomes

• Biblical examples that prove God’s character as a faithful responder

• Encouragement for when prayers seem unanswered or delayed

• How even “mustard seed faith” connects us to God’s unlimited power

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Full Transcript Below:

Praying with Confidence Because God Answers

By Sarah Frazer

Bible Reading:

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. Mark 11:24 (ESV)

Devotional

My children ask me all of the time for things. Most of the time they ask me for small things, like food or a drink. Sometimes they are looking for something like a specific shirt or shoes. Occasionally, especially as they have gotten older, the requests tend to be bigger. 

“Will you drive me to the movies with my friends?”

“Can you buy this for me?”

“Can I go here for my birthday?”

“Can you help me fill out this job application?”

Those requests often require more than just a few minutes of my time. As a mother, I want to answer my children’s requests, even it means I am inconvenienced. Sometimes I can, but because I am only human, sometimes I can’t accommodate them.

Aren’t you glad we have a Heavenly Father who is not limited by time, space, or ability?  God the Father never sleeps (Psalm 121) and is always listening to our prayers. (Psalm 116) Not only that, Jesus reminds us in Mark 11 that God answers our prayers. 

Jesus’ declaration in Mark 11:24 is not a new teaching of sc