DAY 19: "Mustard Seed Faith" by Cindi Thornton

DAY NINETEEN: “Mustard Seed Faith” by Cindi Thornton

Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out [a demon]?"

He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, 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 17:19-20

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you. Luke 17:5-6

Have you ever seen a mustard seed? If you haven’t it is a teeny, tiny, wrinkled brown ball. But, when that seed is planted it grows into a huge tree. Jesus told his disciples that if they had faith the size of a mustard seed they could look at a mountain and tell it to move. He also stated in the book of Luke that if they had that little amount of faith they could say to a mulberry bush to uproot and plant itself in the sea. Imagine if we had faith the size of a pumpkin seed or even a watermelon seed! Even though those are small they are still larger than the mustard seed. Think of the spiritual power and strength that we could have if we just increased our faith a tiny bit.

I am amazed at how satisfied I am with my little bitsy faith. How I can be satisfied with so little when I know how much more my life could be enriched with more faith? Satan really is doing a number on Christians by lying to us and convincing us not to believe how powerful our Father is. I wonder if we are afraid of what we will have to give up or how much we will have to put in to be more faithful. Why am I satisfied with mustard seed faith? What am I afraid of? Is it confessing a sin in my life I don’t want to give up? Or maybe having to come to church when I’m supposed to? Why can’t I just trust in Him and not worry about what I can or can’t do? It would be so much easier to put my setbacks in his hands and trust that he will fix it - to trust, with absolute faith and total belief - that He is able.

Is there a reason your faith is lacking? Is there something keeping you content with your small faith? I know that I definitely have some huge areas in my life I need to change. God is all powerful and I am robbing myself of so much more for not having faith. God is all powerful. Let us all plant that little seed and see what huge rewards we will reap!

My Prayer for Trace Crossing:

I pray that the members of Trace Crossing can grow in their faith. Think of what our church could accomplish with greater faith in our Father! Holy Spirit, pray for me and what I am struggling with that limits me as I learn to be dissatisfied with “little bitsy faith”.

*I would like to ask that you pray for me and what I am struggling with that limits me in my faith – Thank you!