Do You Have Little Faith?

But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith! Matthew 6:30  

... He said to them, "Why are you afraid, you men of little faith?" Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it became perfectly calm. Matthew 8:10, 26 

But Jesus, aware of this, said, "You men of little faith, why do you discuss among yourselves that you have no bread?” Matthew 16:8 

 

And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” Matthew 17:20

Do you have a little faith…or a lot of faith? These scriptures are examples of Jesus trying to teach His disciples about faith. We have such an advantage over the disciples of Jesus day. We have the Bible and history that backs up the fact that Jesus did live and we can believe that He did the things that are written in the Bible. Things like calming the storm…or providing food for several thousand people, as well as being aware of the self-righteous doctrine of the Pharisees and Sadducees, are examples of Jesus’ power and strength. Our faith in Jesus can be strong because we can see the big picture of what He did…and what He can do.  

Training Tip – Alvin Vandergriend wrote in his book Love to Pray, “If you want to grow strong in faith, get to know God better.” How do you get to know God better? First pray and ask Him to reveal Himself to you. Read your Bible, systematically and consistently. Then in faith, trust Him. Children have faith on their own…they just believe. Follow their lead sometimes, but always follow the Lord’s leading. You are always an example to your children. If you are weak in some area…they will likely be weak in that same area. If you lack self-esteem, then work on that to improve your own value…and thus they will grow in  their self-esteem, too. Ask God to help you…accept the things you cannot change, change the things you can, and if you ask, He will give you the wisdom to know the difference. You can be useful to the Lord, even your weaknesses, to help others. Develop a plan for yourself and for each of your children, setting achievable goals. Then set out day by day, week by week to reach your goals. Remember that God is not finished with you yet. 

Lord God, we need You to open our eyes that we can see ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren as You see us. Please give us wisdom and faith to use what You show us to accept ourselves and change as You would mold us to be more like Jesus.

All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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