“I assure you, even if you had faith as small as a mustard seed you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”
— Matthew 17:20 (NLT)
Jesus promises that you can do mighty things, even if your trust in him is as tiny as a mustard seed — smaller than an ant! You can say to some problem that appears huge, “Move from here to there,” and it will move.
Do you have a mountain in your life, one that is an obstacle to you? A mountain of family problems, or money problems? Maybe it’s how you feel about your physical appearance. Maybe it’s your difficulty studying and remembering your school work. God is in the mountain-moving business. Our part is to believe — to have faith — that he can do it.
When you trust, sometimes he suddenly takes care of the problem for you; he may remove a person from your life or give you an after-school job out of the blue. Or he sends a person to help you who knows just what to do. Often, God personally shows you, step by step, the things you can do to solve the problem. They’re usually things you had never considered — and wouldn’t have thought of on your own.
Faith is like a muscle. It only gets stronger by using it. Put your faith in God today, and watch that mountain start to move!
More To Explore: Mark 9:23
Girl Talk: Do you believe God can move mountains? Do you have a mountain that needs moving?
God Talk: “Lord, I want to have mountain-moving faith. Help me to trust in you at all times. Amen.”
From No Boys Allowed by Kristi Holl