--- title: "The Heart of Belief | The Tree Church" url: https://thetree.church/blog/2025/06/16/the-heart-of-belief description: "Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time.  Reading: Matthew 12Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read.  After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you ..." lang: en --- 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ 721 N. Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130✦ Main Service: Sunday 9 & 11am✦ Movement Youth Sunday 5:30pm✦ Lancaster & Logan, Ohio✦ Blog (https://thetree.church/blog) Take 20: https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20 # The Heart of Belief June 16th, 2025 by Tree Church Everyday Image: The Heart of Belief (https://base44.app/api/apps/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/files/mp/public/6ac2bb755fa612c2228960ca/12b43a69e_18228690_1024x1024_2500.jpg) Take 2-3 minutes to quiet yourself and ask God to speak to you today through your devotional time. Reading: **Matthew 12** Be sure to highlight or note anything that stands out to you while you read. After reading the passage, take the next 5-10 minutes and spend time reflecting on what you read. You can write these things down in a journal or record them in your phone. Be attentive to both what you highlighted in the passage and what is going on in your life. ** The Pharisees demanded a sign, not out of curiosity, but from unbelief. Jesus challenges this mindset by pointing to the only sign they truly need—Himself. Faith isn’t proven through signs but revealed through the condition of our hearts. Are you waiting for external evidence, or are you willing to trust God's voice today?** Now, take 10 minutes to seek God in prayer… 1. Begin your time in prayer by taking 1-3 minutes to sit in silence (You can take longer if you sense the Spirit already beginning to speak to you). 2. Pray through the things you sensed God speaking to you through the Scriptures or pray the following prayer: **God, soften my heart to trust You even when I don’t have all the answers. Help me believe that You are already working in ways I may not see.** 3. Close by taking 5 minutes to sit in silence, asking God if there is anything else He wants to speak to you today. **Take Action:** 1. Spend 10 quiet minutes reflecting on ways God has already been faithful in your life. 2. Write down one area where you’re struggling to trust—and surrender it to God in prayer. Posted in Take 20 (https://thetree.church/blog/category/take-20)Unbelief (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/unbelief)faith (https://thetree.church/blog/tag/faith)