If we don't have faith we have nothing. Faith is one of the center of our beings. It's the foundation of who we are.
Faith can best be described as a tree. Starts out small as a seed but slowly begins to grow. It doesn't happen over night but takes years before it becomes a tall tree. Even after many years trees still grow and will continue to grow until the tree dies. The same is with our faith. It will continue to grow and become more vast until the day that we die.
Trees don't just grow by themselves. They take in nutrients and water with their roots from their immediate surroundings. This allows them to continue to grow or if there isn't any good nutrients around them they won't be able to grow. The same can be said for us. We are influenced by those around us and our faith grows by the support we have around us.
A tree defies gravity by taking up nutrients and water through its roots and sending it to the top of the tree without using any energy. Our faith can also defy the world that holds us down.
A tree also has many branches that come off of the main trunk of the tree. Just as our faith has many aspects and many different ideas that are based off of one central idea.
It is a complex thing that is different for ever person. Every person grows at a different rate. There are trials and tribulations that can change every year. Some cause us to grow stronger while others cause us to grow slower. Faith is at our core and from that grows our branches.
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Matthew 17:20
Update:
P.S. Word in bold has been fixed thanks to the review of Matthew Pautsch.
No comments:
Post a Comment