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Backstory:
I have been trying to help my faith and trust in God grow. I have read many times about faith being like a mustard seed. A mustard seed is super small and if I exercise my faith like that seed then it could grow into a big tree. And if I have enough faith in God, I could move mountains and there wouldn’t be anything I couldn’t do with my Heavenly Father by my side. I do have faith most days but I couldn’t even imagine trying to move a mountain even with God by my side. Maybe I don’t need to move a mountain but some days when my health isn’t good and my body is physically so weak and exhausted, I feel like I am moving figurative mountains by just getting out of bed and doing my daily tasks around the house. I just have to keep going and with God by my side, I can do anything.

When Faith Starts Small

I have been thinking lately about the passage in the Bible about faith being like a mustard seed,
It says that if our faith is that small then we can move mountains and I think most days more faith I need.
I also read that a mustard seed is a really small seed but it can grow into a really big tree and thinking about it that way would help me succeed,
I have been thinking about this and how some days I feel like my faith needs more nourishment to proceed.

I do feel like most of the time I have faith and that is a good treat,
But I can’t even imagine having enough faith to move a mountain for that would be quite a feat.
I have also heard that with God nothing is impossible and that sounds really sweet,
So basically with God by my side there is no enemy I couldn’t defeat.

I feel like sometimes I have days when my trials seem considerable,
And carrying them seems really uncomfortable.
But knowing that I am not alone always seems preferable,
Because life on this earth sometimes can be quite unpredictable.

One of my favorite songs asks that when life seems like too much that Jesus takes the wheel,
I think that with Jesus at the wheel it sounds like a good deal.
Some days I feel like the only way I can make it through is to kneel,
But I always know that with divine help my heart will have time to heal.

The Takeaway: We are told that we should have faith like a mustard seed. With even that small amount of faith, with God by our side, we could move mountains. Our trials might seem like mountains we have to climb some days. We should trust that with God with us, we can do anything.

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