Mark 9:24 Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
FAITH SUPPORT SYSTEM
After we tested positive to corona virus, it was as if our world was crashing. I tested positive thrice. Oct 7th,2020 was a sad day back in Ghana because we were meant to travel the next day. When our result was sent, the atmosphere changed and it became hot. The phone conversation between us and my companion's mother from Nigeria was heated. If she had wings, she'll fly down to pick her son and carry him to Nigeria. No thanks to Nigeria High Commission in Ghana who ignored us after they promised to get back to us. At a time, my faith would go up and at other times, it came down. I cried twice on one occasion. The experience wasn't a palatable one because the life of another person was involved. His state of illness gave me a lot of concern.
However, I learnt something. The man of God we stayed with consciously decided to control the atmosphere in and around his house by preaching&teaching us faith. After we had a heated conversation with my companion's mother, he told us openly that he didn't like what we did because that conversation changed the atmosphere in his house so he led us in worship. Calm was restored. After my personal morning prayers which often lasted for about 4 hours or more sometimes, he'll start another round of faith boosting teachings and we also shared together from scriptures. This could last another 2 hours. He consciously killed every aura of doubt and fear around us and monitored us as if we're just learning to live a life of faith. Now, that's what I call "faith support system".
If your faith would work, you need faith support system. It could be someone/ something who will constantly help refocus your attention on the word and not the circumstance. Some persons love to be pitied. They surround themselves with people who will pity them while some focus on bad news and stay in environments that'll prepare their hearts for the worst. I liken faith to a balloon that can deflate. If you stay around the wrong people and news for a long time, it will deflate. The moment your faith begins to shake, find the right person who can help you to keep it in focus and stay in the right environment. Run from faith killers. No matter how spiritual we are, when devil begins to throw fiery darts of hell at us and it seems our world is crashing, we'll need faith support system(s).
Consciously stay away from anyone/thing that runs your faith down. Stay with people who can boost your faith.