What it Mean to Believe with the Heart !

WHAT it MEANS to BELIEVE WITH the HEART: "For truly I say unto you whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore, I say unto you, whatever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you received them, and you shall have them." (Mark 11:23--24) When I understood it, I immediately said, "Why, Lord, I see what I've got to do. I must believe while I am still hurting and lying flat on my back, that the illness is healed. Notice I said "is healed," not "going to be healed." Many people would say, "I believe God is going to heal me." But that is not New Testament believeing. I know, because I had stayed in that position for a year believing that and never got anything but more pain and sickness. Notice that the Word says, "believe that you receive them, and you shall have them." You believe it first, and then you will have it. Someone said, "I don't understand it." You can't understand it with your head. Remember the methods of God are spiritually discerned. The things of the spirit of God are foolishness unto the natural mind and the Bible years of the Spirit of God. In fact, it is a Spirit and truth ! The Scriptures are spiritually discerned. You have to understand it with your spirit. The moment I understood this verse, I began to act on the Word. There is always some way you can act on the Word. In other words, become a doer of the Word and not just a hearer ! . . ." Believe [first] that you receive them [the desire], and you shall have them the desire] " (Mark 11:24). The amplified Bible's translation read. "For this reason I am telling you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe-- trust and be confident--- that it is granted to you, and you will [get it]." When are you going to get it ? After you trust and all confident it is granted to you. Too many want to get it first and then they will believe they have it. But Jesus said that you have to believe you've got it, and then you will have it. You believe it with your heart, not with your head. And to believe with the heart means to believe with the spirit. How is it that our spirit obtains faith which our intellect cannot obtain ? The answer is through the Word of God. (Matthew 4:4) says, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." Jesus is speaking here of spiritual food. He is using a natural, human term to convey a spiritual thought. And you shouldn't wait for Sunday after Sunday to eat spiritual food. Our spirits become filled with assurance and confidence as we meditate in the Word. The Word is spiritual food; it is faith food. The word That is the food that builds the spirit of man. The Word of God is the food that makes the spirit of man strong and gives it quiet assurance.