One morning after I made my bed, I turned to see that one of my decorative pillows was upside down. This might not seem like a notable thing to most folks, but to a woman whose faith is sometimes messy, it was a perfect picture of what my faith looks like at times. Oh, how I strive each night to “give it to God and go to sleep,” but often, I give it to Him then cannot “go to sleep” because of my worry and doubt.

As I went to put the pillow upright, I could not help but think of the the man who told Jesus, “Lord I believe, help my unbelief.”

As I move through my messy moments, I pray to be as humble as that precious father was when he recognized his lack of belief and asked for the Lord to strengthen his faith. At the end of his story, healing happened – Christ made his son whole. I hope I will remember this – just because my faith struggles from time to time doesn’t mean that His faithfulness to me does. Messy faith is still faith – and He loves me even in my upside down moments! May I look to the Lord and remember, anything is possible to the one who believes!