Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.


Story story!!!

We’ve all heard the line, “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief.” It’s such a paradoxical statement. Like how can you say you believe, and still ask for help with unbelief?

But the funny thing is, that line is one of the most human things ever said in the Bible.

Background story, in Mark 9, a father brought his son to Jesus for healing. The child had been suffering since he was young. He would convulse, fall, foam at the mouth, and the spirit in him would sometimes throw him into fire or water, almost like it was trying to kill him.

And the father, desperate and tired, said to Jesus:

"If you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."

First of all, as I was reading it, I just paused and said, “Wait o… you know who you’re asking if He can do anything?”

Jesus replied and basically told him that everything is possible to the person who believes.

And the way I imagine it, the father quickly grabbed the opportunity, almost like, “Yes! Yes! I believe!”

But then he added the most honest part:

"Help my unbelief."

Because truthfully, to have even come to Jesus in the first place means the man already believed Jesus could do something. He must have heard the testimonies. He must have seen the miracles. He must have thought, “This might finally be our breakthrough.”

But it is also human nature to doubt. We are always half believing, half panicking.

Even when we have faith, there’s still a small voice somewhere that whispers, “But what if it doesn’t work?”

And honestly, we can’t always help it. We are made of flesh, because God is not only the One who answers prayers, He is also the One who strengthens the faith of the person praying.

So yes, dearest reader, even when we believe, we may still have unbelief, and maybe that is why this prayer hits so hard.

Because it reminds us that God is not offended by our honesty. He doesn’t reject us because our faith is not perfect. He doesn’t turn His back because we are shaking.

Sometimes, the strongest faith is simply showing up and saying:

"Lord, I want to believe. Help me."

Because faith is not always because sure, sometimes it’s showing up with a heart that is not fully sure, but still choosing to trust God anyway.

And maybe that’s what God wants, not performance, just sincerity.

So if you’ve ever felt like your faith is not enough, if you’ve ever prayed and still doubted, if you’ve ever believed and still feared, you’re not alone.

Just say it.

Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.





@favvy_Okwans🖤.

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