A Grain of Faith

I have come to understand that it does not always take a giant amount of faith to move a mountain. In fact, as our life experiences can tell, it often takes just a little bit of faith in God to move a mountain of any size. If you are facing a mountain or a giant and wondering, “Can this ever be moved?” My answer is, “Yes, it can be moved!” Maybe all you need is that grain of faith in God, “for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.”—Christ Jesus. Yes, it’s that simple. A little faith in God is what it takes, and it’s always enough for God, our loving Father, who has loved us with an everlasting love.

Recently, as my family has just started to grow in number, it was obvious that we would soon need a bigger space to live, especially for the kids. I love where we’ve been living, as we’re surrounded by loving neighbors and it was close to church as well. But we soon realized it may not be big enough to accommodate all of us. As a new father, I started to think about what our options were. A new development like this could be a humongous mountain to face. But the truth is that a new development can also be an opportunity to demonstrate our oneness with our Father-Mother, God, who knows and always will provide all our needs. As Mrs. Eddy said, “Divine Love always has met and always will meet every human need.” (S&H)

I have been praying for this and knowing quite well that God has the answer. And yes, He does have the answer and He has responded to the need, through a loving family and members of this Church, and provided us with another beautiful home to live in. It’s just as perfect as the other one and will meet the need, and we will continue to be surrounded by love. Like the other home, it’s just a few minutes away from the church, which is very important to us. I am grateful to God for keeping His promises that He will never let any of His children suffer.

It is important not to let the mountain before us define our experience and expectations. Instead we must lean more on God, through whom all our needs have already been met. We must not look too much at the mountain before us, but instead use the opportunity to count our blessings. The devil will always want us to forget the mountains we have previously moved through our faith in God. It will try to remind many times, you have tried and failed, making you forget that you have had more victories in life than failures. The fact that you are alive today is itself a victory.

Moving a mountain always seems important, but what’s more important is remembering the mountains we have previously moved in our lifetime. Many of your past mountains were bigger than the one before you today. If you are able to do this, able to count your blessings, then you can say to yourself, with certainty, that this is another opportunity to prove that God is Love, and there is no mountain too big to be moved. No matter how small your faith is, even if it’s as small as a grain of mustard seed, it is more than enough for God.