In Matthew 17:20, Jesus says

"I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, `Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you. "

We posted some verses earlier on the theme that nothing is too hard for God. The challenge remains for us to believe Him.

Journalist Patricia Raybon has been working out that issue in her own life. She has just published a book entitled, I Told The Mountain To Move. She frankly describes some painful events in her own family that continue to trouble her, and says,

"...my prayers didn't move these mountains. I thought, I'm a good Christian, but my household life doesn't look like it. Wouldn't it be interesting if the problem lay in my prayer life? So I decided to step back from the mountains and start on this journey to learn how to pray. Some of the mountains moved, in fact. But more importantly, I moved closer to God."

Christianity Today has an interview with Patricia here. These are the nitty-gritty issues that must be faced when praying for healing, or making any petition to the Lord.