Just Keep Swimming
I often look around and see many people whose faith is much more amazing than mine, then I feel lacking and start thinking “There’s even a point in what I’m doing?”. I don’t know if you’ve ever felt the same, but I’m here to tell you those are not thoughts God wants you to have.
Jesus told His disciples that nothing would be impossible for them if they had faith as a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20), but what does that even mean? Well, Jesus also use a mustard seed analogy in Mark 4:31-32 when He says that Kingdom of God “It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade”.
I think having faith as a mustard seed means a faith that doesn’t stagnate. Even if now we’re as unimpressive as a mustard seed, we’ll keep going while “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus” (Philippians 1:6).
And never forget that “The end of a thing is better than its beginning” (Ecclesiastes 7:8a). So one day, if we keep going without giving up, we’ll finally be free of all weakness, doubt, anxiety and fear.
