Mustard Seed Faith

"... 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." – Matthew 17:20

The thing I'm most grateful for today...visiting my parents. For convenience, we have their groceries delivered to their home; however, since neither of my parents is particularly keen about letting strangers into their home, my sister usually arranges to be there when the groceries arrive. Today, I was blessed to be able to do it.

When I arrived, my mother was curled up in a fetal position in bed and groaning about her ear. For just a moment, I started to become anxious. But then I remembered that God loves her and faith as a mustard seed in His love for her—and for me—is all that's needed for His grace to flow and bring healing. So, I took hold of my mother's hands and prayed with her. Nothing fancy—just a basic confession of our faith in God's Word, His power to heal and His abundant love for us. I even encouraged my mother to speak out of her faith instead of her fear. (You have to speak out because faith comes by hearing.) Slowly at first, then quite fervently she began to speak. After a few minutes, she sat up and started asking me her usual series of questions. And just a couple of hours later as I was preparing to leave, my mother was not only up, she had come downstairs to get herself something to eat. Of course, she went for the Hersheys first (because she knows, as do most women, that chocolate has medicinal benefits!).

It's amazing what God can do when we exercise just a little faith.