He Helps Our Unbelief
“Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.” Luke 7:22
At some point in the life of John the Baptist, he was imprisoned. He was filled with doubts and got perplexed. He therefore sent a message to Jesus to ask if He was indeed the promised Messiah.
Jesus patiently answered the messengers. He always answers. Many times our prayers to Him may be mixed with doubts and full of complaints and fears, still He never gets impatient with us. He never shuts His door upon us.
It is easy to be filled with doubts when some shadow falls upon our heart causing us to wonder whether Christ loves us or not, whether or not He has forgiven us, whether or not He will take care of us in the future. It is easy to get confused and get perplexed. But that is not the time to stay away from Jesus. That is the time to seek Him.
When we allow doubts to take root it breeds worry, and this brings fears and anxieties that affect our praying in faith.
We need to remember that Jesus will always listen to us. He is very patient with us and He never blames us when we have doubts, He remembers how frail we are, and He sends the sweetest answers that His love can give. He always helps our unbelief.
A week after Thomas doubted that Jesus had resurrected, ‘the disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” John 20:26-28