Lord, Help My Unbelief!

This morning as I read Genesis 15, a verse stood out to me. Verse 6 says, “And he (Abram) believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness.” The phrase that caught my attention the most was, “And he believed the LORD.” The other verse that came to me was Luke 1:45: “And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” I could continue on and on with examples, but my thought was this: Great things happen when we believe the LORD. I know that is a simple thought, but sometimes that’s hard to do.
How many blessings have I missed because I chose not to believe the Lord? Although I may not have come out and said, “I don’t believe You Lord,” my actions have very well screamed it.

Sometimes we go through things that are hard to understand, and we question God as to why we have to go through such trying times. Our faith may want to waiver, and our hearts cry out, “Lord, I want to believe!” just as the father did in Mark 9. Remember that chapter?
It’s one, which because I’m a parent, just tugs at my heartstrings. In this chapter, a father brings his son that has an unclean spirit to Jesus. The father said, “But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” Jesus’ reply was, “if you can! All things are possible for one who believes”. The father replied, “I believe; help my unbelief!” That takes me full circle to Romans 4:20-23: “No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.”

To the ones that are struggling to hold on because of the hard trials that you may be going through, can I offer a word of encouragement to you this morning? God hears your heart’s cry, and although you can’t understand why things are happening the way they are, you are not alone. He will never leave you. Call on Him and believe and ask Him to help your unbelief.

Lord, I pray this morning that You will help our unbelief! You know what each of us is going through, and we know that You have not left us. I praise You for that. Help us that no unbelief will make us waiver concerning Your promises to us.
Help us to grow strong in our faith as we give You glory. We being fully convinced that You will do what You have promised, so that You will count it to us as righteousness, in Your precious holy name Amen.