I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”

19 “You unbelieving generation,”Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”

“ ‘If you can’?”said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”

24Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”

20He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

“Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”

“Do not stop him,”Jesus said, “for whoever is not against you is for you.”

Lord God my Father,

Give me a faith that is stronger than the world, allow me to believe without compromising your ability to heal me and restore your proper place in my life. Keep me from struggling to understand your plan and just follow your will. Allow your understanding to rest on me as you desire. Keep me from allowing anything to come between us.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen