Day 20 was Tuesday and I didn't post a thing that
day but I will consider this post Tuesday's and continue writing until I can
finally shout:
Hallelujah
it's the 31st!!!
Last week I talked about the book Simply Tuesday. I like things to follow
a theme so this Tuesday post will be a little about what was shared so far in
the book. As I was reading along, I came
upon a section around page 32 about the kingdom of God being one inch above the
ground (a different concept than what we usually think of, right?).
FYI -- I live in Belgium and have been living in
Europe continuously since 2001. In Europe, you will see large fields of these
beautiful yellow flowers. They are breathtaking even when the skies are gray
which happens a lot more than when they are blue. We didn't know what these
flowers were at first but finally asked someone and were told that they are rapeseed
and the crops are an important source for vegetable oil. If you Google "rapeseed" you will
find out that it is also known as oilseed rape and is in the mustard or cabbage
family. In the book, they talk about this little white house off of Highway 38
and there is a rapeseed crop that surrounds this little house. The author used
this picture in her mind of this home surrounded by yellow and decided that the
kingdom of God surrounds her just like this crop did with the house. It is a
good visual to help you think about life around you and God's kingdom.
This led me to thinking about mustard seeds and how
tiny they are. Here's a picture of just one little mustard seed in a glass
container. It is really small. Of course, many of us have heard the story of faith
the size of a mustard seed being all that you need. That amount of faith is
sufficient to please God.
The
definition of the word "Faith" is 1) allegiance to duty or a person;
fidelity to one's promises; sincerity of intentions; 2) belief and trust in and
loyalty to God; belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion; firm belief
in something for which there is no proof; complete trust; and 3) something that
is believed especially with strong conviction, especially: a system of
religious beliefs.
The disciples questioned Jesus after he healed a boy
who had been afflicted with seizures. The disciples weren't able to heal the
boy but Jesus could. They said "Why couldn't we drive it out?" and he
replied:
"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." Matthew 17:20 NLT
If you look at the
definition of Faith again, you will see that it means "fidelity to one's
promises." We all know that it is so important to keep your promises.
People are relying on us to keep our word. Well, human beings are fallible but
God always keeps his
promises. His love for us is never ending. What a great feeling!
So often we are
faced with situations where we don't have enough faith or trust in God to make
it through a challenge or struggle. If we can only remember the tiny mustard
seed and give the struggle to God, He will give us an answer on how to move
forward. All we need to do is muster faith the size of a mustard seed and give
it up to God. He makes all things possible.
I'm going to use
that faith and continue working at this promise I made to myself to continue
writing every day this month to complete the challenge. Now where did that
little mustard see go????????
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