People encountered Jesus and his disciples on their journey. It wasn't low-key where they were collecting petitions of prayer requests wherein "'you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer'" (Mt 21:22). Some confronted Jesus aggressively. The Syrophoenician woman "came out and began to cry out" (15:22) and the disciples asked Jesus to "'send her away, because she keeps shouting at us'" (:23). Bartimaeus "began to cry out" (Mk 12:47), and after being told to be quiet, "kept crying out all the more" (:48). Jesus then asked the blind man, "'What do you want Me to do for you?'" (:51). Therefore Jesus said, "'Go; your faith has made you well'" (:52). Jesus accomplished it but it was the man's faith that enabled it. Also, in the woman's case Jesus delivered the lady's daughter saying "'it shall be done'" (Mt 15:28) but attributed it to that "'your faith is great'" (:28). He did not say rather to give credit exclusively to his father, but instead acknowledged their faith as having activated the healing. However we know that it is, "'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit'" (Zec 4:6). Their determination and perseverance was demonstrated via their personality though was not just mental. Faith is having conviction from God but can be built up. Her faith was "great" (Mt 15:28) but the disciples failed "'because of the littleness of your faith'" (17:20). Jesus observed their determination as well as the maturity of their faith. We are to "hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful" (Heb 10:23).