Barriers to Belief Mark 8:31-9:32 Seven Barriers to Belief… 1. Failing to see things from God’s perspective “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8). 2. Failing to let go of worldly substitutes 3. Failing to be unashamed of Jesus 4. Failing to believe if it doesn’t fit our paradigm 5. Failing to minister absent of prayer 6. Failing to believe without the presence of unbelief 7. Failing to get past questions God has already answered