Understanding Mark 9:23-24: Struggling with faith and unbelief (Part Three)

God does not require you to have everything figured out before you come to Him. He invites you to come as you are, with the faith you have, however fragile it feels in the moment. Your honesty and humility does not offend Him. It opens the door for Him to work. The father in Mark 9:24 runs to Jesus not having all the answers, but he knows where to go. You can do the same. When doubt rises, do not let it convince you to stay away. Let it drive you closer. Let it become part of the honest conversation you bring to God. Faith is not the absence of questions. It is the decision to keep bringing the fears, the uncertainty, the doubt, to the One who holds the answers.

~Dr. Robert L. Taylor, Bible Expositor; Teaching with God’s grace & power