When our plans doesn’t work or when it doesn’t happen on the right time. We tend to lose hope, faith and we may find ourselves sinking in unbelief. Its natural. We are imperfect. We can ask God’s help to become a strong believer. He will give to whoever asks.
And about the promises getting delayed. Trusting God also involves in trusting his timing. He planned your promise that will come to a pass on the best timing. Accuser uses this delay to manipulate things and take away our faith, hope and beliefs. How to overcome this?
Here is an example from the Holy Bible
Mark 9:23 “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”
This particular verses is about a boy possessed by a demon. The father of the boy says “Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” If we can make a note. Father of the boy wished his son to be healed. He had hopes, he had faith. But believing was hard. Yes… believing is hard. We can easily believe a miracle for others. But when it comes to us. We fail to believe. Because we are trapped to our world. We are closer to our world and that makes us far from God. If we see from God’s perspective, our issues are nothing. He can make it disappear without a sign of it. […Another reason for expecting miracle for others and not expecting it for ourselves is guilt, guilt is a weapon of accuser. All your sins are forgiven 2000 years ago by the blood of christ. In God’s perspective all are equal. If anyone can have a miracle. Why not us? That’s the right attitude…]
Lets read the following and lets try to figure out some more meaning.
Mark 9:19-22 Jesus said to them, “You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.” So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth. “How long has this been happening?” Jesus asked the boy’s father. He replied, “Since he was a little boy. The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”
Help us if you can. We can clearly see the mindset of the father. He wants any kind of help. He lost hope (can’t complain about it, we go through the same).
Mark 9:24 The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”
After Jesus’s words. We see a transformed man. He not only starts believing. He also seeks God’s help to overcome his unbelief. Yes, it’s not wrong to ask anything. If we lack something, we can always go to our Father in heaven who never denies. Specially when we like to change ourselves for good.
How to overcome unbelief?
Answer: Ask the Father in heaven. He never denies.
-Shalom-
Further Reading – Mark Chapter 9
*verses taken from New Living Translation