Enough Faith

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!"

                                                        Luke 17:5

Mulberry Tree      Vincent VanGogh

One of the subjects most often raised with clergy is the subject of faith. People will either ask questions such as, “How do I grow my faith?” or they will make comments like, “I wish I had your faith.” It’s an interesting conversation starter, because of what our Lord teaches about faith in this passage from Luke. Jesus says that if we only had an itty-bitty speck of faith (the faith of the tiniest mustard seed), you could make a mulberry tree uproot itself from the field where it grows and replant itself in an ocean far far away.  On other words, we have enough faith if we have any faith at all. 

Faith can’t be quantified. The issue isn’t about how much faith we need; it’s about God. It’s about believing that God can accomplish the unimaginable. It’s about whether we believe that God is great enough, powerful enough to accomplish miracles. We do not have to wrestle about how much faith we have; we only need to allow God to use what we have and offer it up willingly.

What is God asking you to do or be for the Kingdom this week?