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That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive [them], and ye shall have [them].
~Mark 11:22-23

A sweet newly born-again friend of mine shared the following with me yesterday; I'd never heard this truth put in these words before! -

Pray...and get out of the way.

Everyone's comments have also brought to mind the notion that faith has an "unreasonable effectiveness" to it, and that reason can not be divorced from truth without becoming something other than reason. "Reason" and "reasoning" are not always the same thing, perhaps.

But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, He answered and said to them, “Why are you reasoning in your hearts?"
~Luke 5:22

Also found these:
"We know the truth, not only by the reason, but also by the heart."
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of."
~Blaise Pascal

...faith has an "unreasonable effectiveness" to it, and...reason can not be divorced from truth without becoming something other than reason.

Beautifully and truly said, dearest sister in Christ! Thank you so much for saying it!