Monday... Help us if you can.

My Doctor during a checkup saw some spots on my neck and the temple of my head and sent me to a Dermatologist and who in turn sent me to a surgeon because three of the spots were cancerous. This morning I had the first one taken off. And the surgeon and his staff were great. I have two more to go.

Now nowhere in any of the handoffs was it said that they would help me if they can. No, they said they will help you and I believed them. I wouldn't have gone to them if they had any doubts.

Now in Mark 9:17 (NLT) it tells of a man who came to Jesus and said, "Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won't let him talk." And then in verse 22, "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."

And verse 23 says, "What do you mean, 'If I can'? Jesus asked. 'Anything is possible if a person believes.'"

Verse 24 says, "The father instantly cried out, 'I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!'"

I had faith to have a man I never had met before take a scalpel and dig around on my head. We are people of faith in certain areas but we need to cry out to God in impossible situations in our life, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief."

So much of us wake up every morning with great anxiety about our life. First we need to thank God for what He has done for us and then pray, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief." Just let go of that anxiety. Give it to God.

Now I did have some anxieties but no "ifs" about my morning experience so I went ahead and believed and I'm doing great. My faith was not only in the ability of the Doctor but also in God. He gave the Doctor his abilities and He used him to take care of my physical problems. God was at work and is at work in my daily life.

And then verses 26-27 said, "Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, 'He's dead.' But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet and he stood up." And that is what God can do in our situations if we believe in Him.

Verse 23 in The MESSAGE says, "Jesus said, 'If? There are no '"ifs?"' among believers. Anything can happen.'" Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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