"…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17: 20
FAITH means a confident belief in the truth, value or trustworthiness of a person, idea or thing. In Christianity or in the theological virtue, FAITH is defined as secure belief in God and a total trusting acceptance of God's will.
Faith is like our back bone in our walk with God because the Bible says , "Without faith it is impossible to please God" Hebrews 11:6. What do you understand from this verse? The verse simply talks about faith; it did not mention whether it is a big faith or a small faith. The verse did not demand by say that without a great faith it is impossible to please God but it just mentioned faith. Many of us are thinking that we need a super great faith to receive something from God. You could be saying "I can't get healed like that person because that person has a great faith in God" or "My problems can't be solved because I don't have a great faith in God".
Did God say you must have a super great faith for you to receive your healing, solution in relationships, better marriage life and a good career? What God says is "…if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Matthew 17:20. The mustard seed is the smallest seed in the world and mountains represent your problems and challenges in life. Today, God is saying to you "It is not impossible for you to overcome your mountains if you have faith as big as a mustard seed". Your mustard seed size faith is enough for God to turn things around you for your benefit and His glory.
Truly, the mustard seek is the smallest seed in the world. Then why must God choose the smallest seed to make it as illustration of FAITH? Sometimes in this life, when we go through the lowest and the most difficult moments in our lives, a small faith as big as mustard seed is actually a great faith in us to bring us out of our situations. The small faith in us during hard times will help us to see things in His perspective. God is not a difficult God, He did not demand something that is unbearable for you.
If all of us need a super great faith in us, I believe many people in this world will fail miserably in their walk with God. My friend, please don't get me wrong, I'm not against having great faith in God but what I'm trying to say here is, do not make your life with God difficult by having a wrong understanding about godly principles. God talked about faith in the Book of Hebrew 11:6 but He did not talk about the measurement and the level of faith.
Dearest, what kind of mountains are you facing right now? Remember, it is not impossible for those who have faith and believe in Him. God doesn't say you need great faith to receive your answered prayers but just a simple trust in Him will make a great impact in your circumstances. Just simply trust and believe Him to overcome your mountains in life. When you start with a smaller faith, day by day it will grow to become a bigger and from there you will become a man or women of greater faith in Him. When you start small it will grow deeper and eventually it will become greater. Faith in the Lord will make all things possible.
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