Mustard Seed Kind of Faith

My favorite verse has always been Matthew 17:20 (He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, 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.”) I even have a mustard seed charm that has been passed down in my family. The verse and charm has always given me hope and has helped me through a lot of tough times.

In my other blogs I have talked about what the Lord has been doing in my life over this past year. He has called me out of the boat into deeper waters and has really taken me out of my comfort zone. He has stripped me of nothing and has been building me back up piece by piece. I have been standing in faith for the Lord to restore my family and He has also been leading me down a path into Ministry. It has been a really crazy year. A lot of trials, heart ache and excitement all wrapped into one. But through it all I have held onto Matthew 17:20. That even with little faith I can move mountains.

I decided to do some research on the mustard seed. The mustard seed is a very small seed, but it grows into one of the biggest plants in the garden and then if left it grows into a scrub. For years I thought that the parable was about even if you have faith that is small that you could still tell a mountain to move. But looking more at the mustard seed what Jesus was really trying to tell us is that if we start out with small faith it will grow into bigger faith and then into faith as sturdy as a scrub.

That is what the Lord has been teaching me. If you can start with just a little faith over time it will grow into mountain moving faith. A very good friend of mine told me faith is like a muscle and the more you use it the stronger it will get. I have also learned that faith is not a feeling but a decision we make to trust God no matter what the circumstances look like and what is going on around you.

So are you standing in faith for something today? Well don’t get discouraged trying to have giant size faith to begin with. All you need is faith the size of a mustard seed and watch it grow into beautiful mountain moving faith.

Nikki Mayer

Crossroad

Crossroad

A few weeks ago I spoke for the very first time in front of a group of girls and women at the Girls of Purpose conference in Tampa. The Lord had put it on my heart to let everyone know that they were at a crossroad in their life. He gave me the Bible verse Deuteronomy 30:19-20. (This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the Lord is your life and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.) He told me to tell them they had to make a choice. They could go to the right which is the way of the world. It seems easy at first and like a lot more fun, but in the long run leads to destruction, pain and ultimately death. Or you can go to the left which is a narrow path. This path is not always easy and has tests and trials, but in the long run you will end up with peace, joy, and happiness. It is a path to freedom and Jesus.

I have had many of these crossroads in my life. The biggest one was over a year ago when I decide to get out of the boat and lay my life down to the Lord and put Him first place in my life. It has not been easy. He had to strip me of everything and built me back up to be the person He had created me to be.  He had to remove many things from my life, but He replaced them with things that are much better. He has given me a life that I could have never imagined on my own. It is awesome what He can do if you just say yes and give it all to Him. He will open your eyes to a world that you never knew existed.

I can tell you that I am still going through some tests and trials and some days I don’t know if I am going to make it through. On those days I look back at all the great things the Lord has down and I can see He has been with me every step of the way. Then I remember that as long as I keep my eyes on Him I can do all things through Christ who strengthen me. Philippians 4:13

Has the Lord been calling you out into deeper waters? Has there been a tug on your heart for a while that you have been ignoring? Well then you are at a crossroad right now. My advice to you is to take that first step of faith. Jump out of the boat into deeper waters. The Lord has great things in store for you, but you have to take that first step and say yes. It may be hard at first, but I can tell you that if you keep your eyes on the Lord before you know it you will be walking on water with Jesus by your side. 

Nikki Mayer