I had always thought of faith as something I muster out of my own strength. God recently challenged me on this through an RC Sproul podcast. So, I began praying, asking God to give me faith. God's word supports this approach. "Jesus is the author and perfecter of faith." Hebrews 12:2 Jesus said, "Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." John 15:4 So, in this case the fruit of faith does not come from myself alone, but from Jesus who is the vine. This past week, I prayed daily that God would give me more faith. I noticed a pronounced difference. I had challenges this week... challenges that in the weeks and months past had had derailed my sense of peace. In that loss of peace I even questioned if God was really there. This week seemed different. Storms came up, but I remained at peace that God was with me and that there was nothing to fear. I