Tell Your Mountain to Move

Matthew 17:19-20(NLT)

“Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?” You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible.”

Driving past the local cable store the other day reminded me of my last visit there. I tried to exchange some equipment and on this particular night, the line for customer service was abnormally long. For some reason, I wasn’t too bothered. I now know it was the indwelling Holy Spirit. He was helping me be patient in the wait. As I did so, I happened to connect with a customer service representative that was dealing with troubling issues within her family. All it took was for me to ask how her day was going, and it was as if she had been waiting for just the opportunity to unload her burden. She shared that her twin sister was in an abusive marriage and had two young sons. Adding insult to injury, they had also learned that her sister’s abusive husband had gotten another woman pregnant.

This situation is what many believers would call a mountain. It’s a heavy set of circumstances that seem insurmountable. Standing on the ground, the rocky terrain looks steep and treacherous; it seems too hard to climb. No doubt, this is how the lady at the cable store felt, and her sister probably felt the same way. The emotional entanglements of an abusive marriage can feel like a prison. A person may want to leave, but children, financial support, and years of history can add complications. The person that is suffering the brunt of the abuse might believe there’s no way out or no way to change the circumstances. Well, Jesus Christ teaches us in Matthew 17 that if we have faith the size of a tiny mustard seed, that’s all we need. It’s enough to tell the mountain in our lives to adios, and it must obey!

A mustard seed is the smallest of all seeds, but it produces the largest plant that will eventually grow into a tree. Imagine what you could accomplish with your mustard seed of faith. Jesus Christ has made it clear that we can’t see any situation or circumstance in our lives as being any match to his limitless power. Nothing is too big for God. He said in 2Corinthians 12:9(NLT), “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” God created us to be members of His family. We were created to live by walking in partnership with Him. We can’t tackle the mountains of life alone, but Jesus Christ reminds us in Matthew 19:26(NKJV), “but with God all things are possible.”

The lady at the cable store reminded me that some people do not realize that they can pray for the power of God to intervene in the lives of others. Sometimes, those we love and care about are so bound in the cycle of hurt and abuse, that they cannot see things clearly. We can pray that God will open their eyes, and that He will give them the emotional and mental strength to do what’s best for them. Our responsibility is to pray in faith. This means that we don’t become disappointed when the signs of success are not visible to us, because God is always working. His thoughts are infinitely higher than our thoughts, and His ways are infinitely more perfect and brilliant than ours are. He tells us in Romans 8:28 that He causes all things to work together for good. We must trust Him, continue in prayer, and know that no matter the size of the mountain, it will move according to our faith in God. ■

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“Tell Your Mountain to Move”, written by Kim for https://rescuefromdomesticviolence.blogspot.com© 2020. All rights reserved. All praise and honor to God through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.