After reading some of the comment here.
From Mark 9 of this account you see that a person brings forth the crowd of people in which James, Peter, John and Jesus had returned from the transfiguration on the mount and when coming down they come back to the disciples, with a large crowd around them and some scribes arguing with them. Then they realized who was coming and were amazed and running up to greet Jesus.
A person from the crowd, told Jesus - I brought you my son, who is possessed with a spirit which makes him mute; and whenever it seizes him it dashes him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth. I asked your disciples to asked it our but they could not.
(Back then of course Demons could possess bodies ( because Satan and his Demons had not been taken out of just yet in the lake of fire) - I do not believe this happens now today - sorry but I do not.) I do however believe that the darkness of the soul still exist. And the reality that our flesh does dark things as well. Lie, steal, murder, manipulate, jealous, envy.
Notice that what was in the son of the man, made the body of the boy thrash around, on the ground, foaming at the mouth, with grinding of his teeth, and the boy was mute.
A picture of Aggitation, Aggervation, never opening up to talk about their inner problems and it brings them to the point of this brokeness.
Jesus goes on to say - O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to me.
- So this boy was unbelieving - in the domain of darkness with no help, except the Light - that came from Jesus.
And they brought the boy to him, and when the boy seen Jesus. The spirit in the boy threw him into a convulsion. - So say you are brining up the solution and desiring to share Jesus with this troubled person and all they do is rive like that of in pain because of the light that burns so badly but however is the only cure for the heart itself.
The boy fell to the ground and began rolling about and foaming at the mouth.
Now realize that the Son of the Man. The Man is brining forth the boy to Jesus. Do not forget this.
Jesus asked how long as this been happening to him, From childhood that man said.
So there was a problem that began since childhood and the boy is still having trouble and problems yet the man knew the solution was Jesus, because of all the great miracles he had performed.
Often the spirit throws the boy into the fire and water trying to kill him, and take him out. (The anguish of the soul) -(heart/mind/will/emotion) -
The man says : But if you (Jesus) can do anything take pity on us and help us. - Notice again Jesus being the solution.
Jesus said to the man " 'if you can!' All things are possible to him who believes.
Notice that word - Possible to him who believe - the boy is unbelieving has ben in anguish since childhood.
The solution ultimately is Jesus here.
The man said to Jesus I do believe help my unbelief. The enquiring of help of his own unbelief - This man was a Father who did not believe in God perhaps so their was not established to the boy when he was young. Perhaps 16 now or so?
Jesus commanded that spirit to come out of the boy and it did so throwing the boy back down on the ground.
After seeing this the crowd considered the boy to now be dead. But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him and he got up.
Then the disciples began why could we not cast it out, the boy in anguish can only be helped by fasting in prayer of whatever is making the boy be in the position that he is in. (unbelief being the problem to begin with obtaining no rest.)
Do not stop sharing Jesus as the solution with the person though, offer prayer and check on them, and maybe share this story with them. I do not know.
Hope this helps whoever is curious to know more about this story in an overall sense.
God bless,
Matthew G.