Doubt or Unbelief!
We learn in Mark 11:23-24 & Hebrews 11:6 that the first thing we have to do to effectively exercise our faith is to believe the Word of God in our heart without any doubt, believe that God exists and believe the He rewards those who dilligently seek Him. You may have some doubt in your mind, because that's where the enemy can and does attack us with deceptions, lies and false doctrine. But for your faith to be effective you have to have the Word of God settled in your heart as the truth, the final authority and absolute rule of conduct for your life as my Pastor likes to say.
Now getting the Word of God settled in your heart requires spending time in the Word, meditating on it, studying it with the help of other resources such as a concordance, dictionary, different versions of the Bible, other people who may have already caught the revelation you are seeking, and of course God, asking Him to open up the scriptures and guide your understanding as to what they mean and how to apply them in your life. But when you do these things, the sureness in your heart about the Word will overide the doubt and unbelief that may be in your mind. Then, your faith will be strong, effective and work for you as God intended.
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