God does not ask us to have more faith, He simply asks that we acknowledge Jesus as the object of our faith. "There is no more basic attitude of the spiritual life than to walk with God in trust, which means recognizing what God is capable of doing while accepting what he delivers" (Darrell Bock). In Luke 17.5,6 when the apostles ask for Jesus to increase their faith, Jesus does not tell them how, give them a twelve step program or give them some action steps to find purpose in their lives. He tells them that the issue is not the amount of the faith (because faith as small as a mustard seed is quite sufficient), rather, He simply asks that they place their trust squarely on Him.
There may be situations where we want to ask for more faith to get through. Check your motive. CH Spurgeon said, "remember, that we have no more faith at any time than we have in the hour of trial. All that will not bear to be tested is mere carnal confidence. Fair-weather faith is no faith". When asking for more faith are we really asking for our situation to change? Do we want more confidence in our own flesh because we are not living in the reality that Jesus is enough? Is Jesus not the author and perfecter and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12.1,2)? We may want more faith but God wants us to want more of Him!
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