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So go ahead now. Ask Me anything. Anything. I will contrive to bring you the answer. The whole universe will I use to do this. So be on the lookout. This book is far from My only tool. You may ask a question, then put this book down. But watch. Listen. The words to the next song you hear. The information in the next article you read. The story line of the next movie you watch. The chance utterance of the next person you meet. Or the whisper of the next river, the next ocean, the next breeze that caresses your ear—all these devices are Mine; all these avenues are open to Me. I will speak to you if you will listen. I will come to you if you will invite Me. I will show you then that I have always been there. All ways.

- Neale Donald Walsch

excerpt from Conversations with God

Friday, 3. March 2006, 20:46:53

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: 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. KJV

Matthew 17:20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. AMP

Now, the way I’ve heard this explained, ever since I was very little, is that if you had “just a little” bit of faith, “as small as a mustard seed” you could move mountains.
Well, about two years ago, I was enlightned with a deeper and truer understanding of this passage.

Throughout the new testament, Jesus corrects people for their “little faith”.
These passages are a few examples:

Matthew 6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? KJV
Matthew 6:30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and green and tomorrow is tossed into the furnace, will He not much more surely clothe you, O you of little faith? AMP

Matthew 8:26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. KJV
Matthew 8:26 And He said to them, Why are you timid and afraid, O you of little faith? Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great and wonderful calm ( a perfect peaceableness). AMP

Matthew 14:31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? KJV
Matthew 14:31 Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and caught and held him, saying to him, O you of little faith, why did you doubt? AMP

Matthew 16:8 Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? KJV
Matthew 16:8 But Jesus, aware of this, asked, Why are you discussing among yourselves the fact that you have no bread? O you [men, how little trust you have in Me, how] little faith! AMP

Luke 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith? KJV
Luke 12:28 But if God so clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today, and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you [people] of little faith?AMP

Now why would Jesus teach us that a little faith would move mountains, when these passages clearly demonstrate that “little faith” does not suffice? And furthermore, show’s Him correcting those with “little faith”?

Now, here is a little known fact about the Mustard Seed:
If you plant tomato’s close to jalapenos you will get hot tomato’s. Many other plants and vegetables cannot grow around certain types of other plants or vegetables because they take on the characteristics of what they are around. Certain plants cannot grow near a black walnut tree, or even near its roots, because they take in the toxins that the black walnut tree produces. However, a mustard tree, can be grown around anything! It is not affected by its surroundings. You could plant a mustard seed right on top of a jalapeno seed and it will grow to be nothing BUT a mustard tree, completely unaffected by the jalapeno.

Now, with this knowledge, reading the scripture again, brings new understanding. It isn’t so much on how “small” the mustard seed is, but rather that the mustard seed is unaffected by its surroundings, enviroment, or what conditions may be present.
Therefore, so should our faith, “be like unto the mustard seed”.
Unwavering, unaffected by what we see, or what conditions may exist, no matter where we are.

Faith that is like unto the mustard seed is unmovable, certain, and steadfast.

Just Believe.

When you love, whatever you do is because you want to do it. It becomes a pleasure, it’s like a game, and you have fun with it. When you love, you don’t expect something to happen; whatever happens is okay, and hardly anything disappoints you. - Don Miguel Ruiz   Excerpt from The Mastery of Love