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b'As Christians, when we pray, we do so in faith. We can pray about anything, knowing we serve a God who loves us deeply (Hebrews 4:14-16; 1 Peter 5:7).\\nHebrews 11 speaks about faith. It talks about how faith is not knowing exactly what\\u2019s coming but instead is trusting\\u2014because Jesus has promised, through His death and resurrection, that He is working all things for His good kingdom purposes (Romans 8).\\nHebrews 11 shares several stories of people all throughout the Bible who demonstrated faith in God\\u2019s promise, even when they couldn\\u2019t see the details of what God was doing. All these people did things based on their faith in God but never saw what they did come to completion. But their stories live on forever because they were all a part of God\\u2019s greater story of salvation and redemption\\u2014a story that continues as all of God\\u2019s people await His return.\\nAnd the examples of stories of faith in God\\u2019s promises aren\\u2019t limited to Hebrews 11. The Bible shares all kinds of stories about how God has been fulfilling His promises in a variety of ways from day one\\u2014how He is saving people from sin and death and will one day eliminate those two forever.\\nSo, when we pray, do we do it thinking we will get instant results and that everything will turn out our way? Or do we pray with faith, trusting in Jesus\\u2019 promises and knowing He is in control? \\u2022 Bethany Acker\\n\\u2022 Read Romans 8. What would it look like to pray in light of the promises shared in this chapter? \\n\\u2022 Read Hebrews 11. How did the people mentioned in this chapter show their faith in the above promises? \\nNow faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nJeremiah 29:10-11; Ezra 2; Nehemiah 7'