I John 5 Believe.. " that Jesus is the Christ".. Believe.. "that Jesus is the Son of God".. Believe the testimony of the Spirit.. and of the "water and the blood".  Believe.. the witness of God.. "and the witness is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son." ( v1, 5, 8-11).  

Believe the witness within your own spirit.. that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, came to give us life...

Believe and have "confidence".. that He hears you.. that He knows you.. that He has overcome the world and gives you the faith to overcome the world too.  Have confidence that He will keep you from the evil one.. Believe that you are "of God".. and not of the world any longer.  

Ask for understanding.. for this is why Christ has come.. "in order that we might know Him who is true and we are in Him who is true, in His Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and eternal life." (v20) 

Father, thank You for this Word, this exhortation to step back from trying to do anything on our own.. and to just believe.  Help us in our unbelief.. fill us with the confidence to come to You for all that we lack.. trusting You to do all of Your good will in our lives that we might love like You loved us first. amen