Let me tell you an important secret to the spiritual life. Make as much of your spiritual life God's problem as you possibly can. That's what I have to do with my stuckness to reliance on the crowd's favor. My reliance on my stuff or my family's connections, on my abilities, even on my correct beliefs. Something in that honest self-commitment not only seems to free our Lord to operate on our behalf, but it also sometimes seems to show Jesus that the need for his intervention is past.
Faith is received.
It's not contrived. Ask for faith. People who've requested and receive faith report that it's worth any price. And, of course, belief will take care of itself. Let us pray.