I reflected on this during a recent meditation, especially on Romans 12:3 and Ephesians 4:7. The former says:
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

The Ephesians passage mentions according to the measure of grace bestowed upon us. I don’t know why one mentions grace and the other faith, except both are complementary gifts from God. And it seems to me that when our focus is increasingly on God’s amazing grace poured over us, like a cup that is filled to overflowing, we find our God-given faith growing even more. There is of course a faith that is an act of will and a faith that is from God. While they appear opposed to one another, I believe they too are complementary. Does not God-given faith give us the ability to exercise our will and say, “and yet I will still praise you!?”

I am encouraged, when I am tempted to think my measure of faith is too small, to remember Mark 9:23-25, where the father of the sick child said, “I do believe. Help me overcome my unbelief.” In other words, grow my faith!

So IF some are given a greater measure of faith than others, we all are gifted by the Holy Spirit who helps us in areas and times of unbelief, who grows our faith and conquers fears that are opposed to the dispensation of faith.

It seems we all wrestle with this issue of belief and unbelief. The tendency to reject or suspend our faith is a fearful and prideful reaction to our real and imagined circumstances. Praise God that He never leaves us alone in this struggle, but grows our faith each time we respond by exercising any measure of faith.

I hope you will be encouraged by the hope that your own faith bears. I don’t know how long the waiting is. I only know, by faith, that it is not forever.