Word Origin: late 12th Century meaning "confidence reposed in a person or thing"
BELIEVE descends from West Germanic ga-laubon, meaning "to hold dear, esteem, trust" and is related to the Old Saxon gilobo, meaning "dear, esteemed," from the root word leubh – "to care, desire, or love." https://www.etymonline.com/word/belief
TO BELIEVE...
IS TO LOVE.
We cannot believe in a God we do not love.
We cannot love a God we do not know.
We cannot know a God whom we've never experienced. We cannot experience God on our own.
LEARNING TO BELIEVE HAPPENS IN A COMMUNITY WHERE LOVE IS THE RULE.