Faith Like a Pitbull: Cling to God Until the Breakthrough Comes

Last week, I wrote about how God often steps in when we’ve exhausted all other plans. (Read that here)Then over the weekend, I heard a message that shook me:

“Faith isn’t just what we say — it’s how we hold on when everything’s falling apart.”

It reminded me of something simple but powerful Jesus said:

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed… nothing will be impossible for you.”— Matthew 17:20

🔑 It’s not the size of your faith — it’s the persistence and quality of that faith.

A mustard seed is tiny, almost invisible. But when planted, it grows into something strong and deeply rooted. Likewise, your faith doesn’t have to be big — but it does have to be alive, growing, and holding on.

✊ Faith That Won’t Quit

Let’s explore some of the people whose small but persistent faith moved Jesus — even when others told them to stop or give up:

🔹 The Bleeding Woman – Pressing Through the Crowd

(Mark 5:25–34) She had suffered 12 years. Rejected, unclean, tired — yet she believed:

“If I just touch His garment…”

That’s mustard seed faith with pitbull persistence.And Jesus said:

“Daughter, your faith has healed you.”

🔹 The Canaanite Mother – Accepting Even Crumbs

(Matthew 15:21–28) Jesus ignored her at first. Then He said healing was for the children — not “dogs.”But she wouldn’t give up:

“Even dogs eat the crumbs from the master’s table.”

Jesus responded:

“Woman, great is your faith!”

🔹 Blind Bartimaeus – Shouting Louder When They Told Him to Stop

(Mark 10:46–52) They told him to be quiet — but he shouted louder:

“Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped for him.

➡️ Faith ignored the crowd and reached for healing.

🔹 The Friends Who Tore the Roof Off

(Mark 2:1–12) They couldn’t get through the door — so they made a new entrance through the roof.

“When Jesus saw their faith…” He healed the man.

That’s what living mustard seed faith looks like — it doesn’t give up when blocked.

🔹 The Widow and the Judge – Faith That Wears Heaven Down

(Luke 18:1–8) She wasn’t powerful. She wasn’t connected. But she kept showing up. Jesus said:

“Will not God bring about justice for His chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night?”

He ended with:

“When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

➡️ Not flashy faith. Persistent faith.

🐾 Faith Like a Pitbull

Mustard seed faith becomes powerful when it refuses to be shaken.

You don’t need a mountain of faith to move a mountain. But your tiny seed must refuse to quit.

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.” — Hebrews 10:23

So:

• When it feels like nothing’s working...

• When people say “stop asking”...

• When doors won’t open...

Lock your jaw like a pit bull and refuse to let go of God.

🔥 Praise Before the Breakthrough

Faith not only holds on — it praises in advance.

• Paul and Silas sang before their chains fell (Acts 16:25).

• Habakkuk rejoiced when the crops failed (Habakkuk 3:17–18).

• Abraham praised God as “the one who calls things that are not as though they were.”

  
  

➡️ Praise is mustard seed faith in action.

💡 Final Takeaway:

God is not moved by fancy prayers — but by persistent faith. You don’t need big faith — just real faith that refuses to give up.

• Cry out like Bartimaeus.

• Push through like the bleeding woman.

• Hold on like Jacob: “I will not let You go unless You bless me.” (Genesis 32:26)

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No matter how small your faith feels today — plant it, protect it, and press in with it.

🧷 Key Scripture Summary:

Scripture	Faith Example
Matthew 17:20	Faith like a mustard seed
Mark 5:25–34	Woman presses through the crowd
Matthew 15:21–28	Canaanite mother persists for her daughter
Mark 10:46–52	Bartimaeus refuses to be silenced
Mark 2:1–12	Friends tear the roof open for healing
Luke 18:1–8	Widow keeps asking the judge
Genesis 32:26	Jacob refuses to let go
Acts 16:25	Paul & Silas praise before the miracle
Habakkuk 3:17–18	Rejoicing in the middle of lack

🙏 Prayer

“Lord, I bring You my mustard seed faith. It may feel small, but I plant it in You. Help me to be persistent. Help me to praise before I see results. Strengthen me to hold on like Jacob, cry out like Bartimaeus, and push through like the bleeding woman. I trust You, and I won’t let go. In Jesus’ Name, amen.”