And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” (Mark 9:21-24, NASB)
Jesus was out on the road. He was asked for help by a man whose son was demon-possessed. The discussion they had is above. The father asked Jesus if He could do anything to help. Jesus replies, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.” All things are possible! If we would only believe! The father replies with a statement that reminds me of myself: “I do believe; help my unbelief.
I’ve always equated the “unbelief” here with a lack of faith. How do I know that, like the father, that I lack faith? Because Jesus says that “all things are possible” if we have faith. Elsewhere, Jesus says that if we would only have faith the size of a mustard seed, then we could move mountains! Hence, I know that I lack faith!
https://vickytorico.wordpress.com/2017/05/05/%E2%80%8Bi-believe-help-my-unbelief/.
God has convicted me through the writings of Ann Graham Lotz, that when I ask Him to forgive my sins, to name them. One thing I do during my morning prayers is to confess my lack of faith. I then ask the Holy Spirit to help me do better today, to help me have faith, as He is faithful to me! “I DO believe; help my faith!”
Jesus knows that we lack faith. He said that if we would only believe, that “all things are possible!” It’s possible for God to heal me from ALS. It’s possible for Him to heal Cheryl Neely miraculously from Multiple Sclerosis. “All things are possible!” There is hope, if only we would have faith!