It's hard to admit you stuck your own hand in the fire! Or almost drowned by jumping in headfirst when you can't swim! When this man approached Jesus he said, '...my son...frequently he falls into...fire, and... water...I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to cure him.' He never once said, 'Maybe he inherited this problem from me.' Or, 'Perhaps if I'd raised him differently.' No, he just transferred the responsibility to the disciples, who were in training themselves. Understand this: you can't fix the pro! blem until you stop trying to fix the blame! When the disciples asked Jesus, ['Why can't we do the things You do?'] (Matthew 17:19), it's like asking, 'Why isn't my marriage working?' 'How come I'm still in debt?' 'Why isn't my life going as planned?' Jesus replied, 'Because your faith is too small...' (v.20 NCV). Often you need the kind of faith that makes you seem a little weird, that doesn't need other people's approval and doesn't care whether or not you fit in. This is the kind of faith that made Noah say, 'Even if nobody else in my generation believes, I'm going to build this boat because God said so.' Paul said, '...having done all...stand [on what God has told you]' (Ephesians 6:13 NKJ), because ultimately, trusting God's Word is the only thing that works.