WFW ~ Faith like an Mustard seed ~

Yesterday's blogpost made me remember that my faith was once like an Mustard seed!



Luke 17:5, 6 – The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.
Many times we talk about having small faith, faith so small that it would move mountains. We’re not wrong… but God wants us to grow in our faith. God wants us to grow our faith in Him. A mustard seed is known to be one of the smallest seeds in the world, but when it grows, it grows into a huge tree, strong, with a large canopy.

Mustard tree

See, God wants us to exercise our faith. It’ll start small, but as we walk in faith with Him everyday, it will grow. It HAS TO grow. God will not increase our faith for us. Faith has to come from within us, only by knowing how good and faithful God is.
Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God. The more we fill ourselves with God’s Word, the stronger our faith will become, even more so when we recognize that our God is a BIG and AWESOME God who is capable of anything and everything.
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In Other Words Tuesdays ~" Control" verses FAITH....~

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One of Eve’s biggest mistakes was she stopped and started to think about what Satan was saying and it made sense to her. Not everything God tells us makes sense but that’s where faith comes in. We need to learn to be lead by our hearts and not our heads. Joyce Meyers

This quote came under my attention and kept lingering to think about it...

There came an internal talk with myself......... "This mistake you made and are making...still...."
Yes Lord that is my weak spot to grow fully....to mature as an Christian to be reliable to be used........!!
" In some area's you have faith in me and in other ones not...."
" You love to have control still in some area's in your life..........."
"Have faith....let go.......give me all your TRUST..........."

I "sapped" my thought away and go further with my day .......
Later on i came accross other sisters who are posting and linking-up and i started to be more drawn to think this more over.........

What make me as an human ( person) "walk easily" by using my  common sense.....? 
Than to walk in Faith??........

When looking at myself ........I believe it is how my mind was formed a long those years........
What out-weighed more...to stuff my mind with along those years.....The TRUTH OF GOD or THE TRUTH OF THE WORLD??
Today i praise God that i came in contact with His Word as an child and was put on an path to become an christian.........
But the impact of school,tv and all influenses of society was and  is great.......
During my up-bringing and life was MORE stimulated to use common sense and not to have faith.....
 Maybe FAITH  IN MYSELF was stimulated ......and in THAT i found the clue.........
I struggle and wonder frequently  why i get un-comfortable in situations...... My mind....MADE ME BELIEVE that i haveNO CONTROL!! 

When you can let go of the idea that it is possible  to control things to manipulate situations and people..........In fact when we do that we want to become God....( but God is not manipulating but drawing us with LOVE....)
Instead we need to TRUST and BELIEVE GOD and His Truth and ways.......!!
I always called myself when looking back now an "head christian"....at first and than GOD touched in His Grace and Mercy one moment my heart with His LOVE and I could do nothing else than say YES LORD I CHOOSE to follow........put my trust and believe in YOU...........HELP ME because by myself i can't...........and from there FAITH started to GROW......... .
MY FAITH really started as an mustard seed, and i praise God for that  and His never letting go and daily leading.

Matthew 17:20 (The Message)

 ²⁰"Because you're not yet taking God seriously," said Jesus. "The simple truth is that if you had a mere kernel of faith, a poppy seed, say, you would tell this mountain, 'Move!' and it would move. There is nothing you wouldn't be able to tackle."