Today’s Verse
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6
From “Can” to “Will”
There’s a massive difference between believing God can do something and believing God will. One acknowledges His power from a safe distance. The other requires you to actually stake your life on His faithfulness.
Most of us (my self included) live in the “can” category. We believe God can heal, can provide, can intervene, can change impossible situations. We see the miracles in Scripture, we hear the testimonies, we theologically affirm His power. But when it comes to our specific circumstance, our personal need, our urgent prayer, we hedge. “God can… if He wants to. God can… but maybe He won’t for me.”
This is where faith gets tested. Because believing God will, not just that He can, requires trust in His character, not just acknowledgment of His capability. It means taking Him at His word. Trusting His promises. Counting on His faithfulness even when circumstances haven’t changed yet.
James wrote about this in James 1:6. He said when you ask God for something, “you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.” Notice he didn’t say, “believe God is powerful.” He said believe. Period. Believe God will answer. Believe He’s faithful. Believe His promises are true for you, not just true in general.
This doesn’t mean God becomes a vending machine who gives us whatever we want. It means we trust His character enough to believe that what He’s promised, He will perform. That He’s not just capable, He’s committed. Not just powerful, He’s personal.
Today, examine your faith. Are you living in “can” or “will”? Move from possibility to expectation. God will be faithful. Because that’s who He is.
Today’s Prayer
Lord, faith is not believing You can, it’s believing You will, and that shift changes everything about how I pray, how I wait, and how I trust.
It’s easy to acknowledge Your power in theory, to agree You’re capable of anything, but stepping into confidence that You will act on my behalf requires deeper trust.
Teach me that faith isn’t just intellectual agreement about Your ability but confident expectation that You’ll act, that what You’ve promised You’ll perform.
Believing that You can keeps me at a safe distance, acknowledging power without requiring trust, but believing You will means I’m actually counting on You to come through.
Help me move from theoretical faith to active trust, from “God could if He wanted” to “God will because He’s faithful,” from possibility to certainty.
Remind me that when I pray believing You will, not just that You can, my prayers change, my waiting has hope, my spirit has peace even before I see the answer.
Give me faith that expects You to move, that trusts Your promises enough to live like they’re already true, that believes not just in Your power but in Your personal commitment to me.
Let me live today with faith that believes You will, trusting not just what You’re capable of but what You’ve committed to, confident that what You promise, You perform.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.