When people claim faith doesn't work I wonder how many of these people dont realize what are breakthrough killers.See when you walk in gossip, pride, haughtiness, unforgiveness, strife, envy, lust, self-pity, and lack of compassion towards the poor and the needy God will turn a deaf ear to your prayers till you finally humble yourself and repent of any of these sins.See one major reason why people don't like to read the bible and or pray is when you read the bible and pray you are activating the Holy Spirit in a mighty way to where he will gently speak to you about a certain sin in your life.So many Christians walk in pride because of their house, car, their job they have, the or position they have in a church, or because of their income but then so many of these Christians feel empty and have to battle with all kinds of lesser spirits because they don't have the shield of faith so when the enemy says things in the spirit against them they have no shield so the enemy's arrows pierce their heart constantly. So many people have asked me since I wrote a book on Suicide why would a Christian ever commit suicide and its sad to say but Satan is spewing wicked arrows at Christians day and night but if you aren't walking with your shield of faith raised up those spewing arrows will hit you.See those spewing arrows are things like an attack on your own self-esteem, your job, your marriage, even your relationships with co-workers and friends.So before you claim that faith doesn't work or your not getting your breakthrough ask the Holy Spirit to show you If your walking in humility or not? See God wants to bless you, he is the ultimate loving daddy and he wants to see you walk in victory question is are you walking around like the Devil or are you walking in humility, love, and compassion like Christ?