Mustard Seed Faith

Today was an interesting day.  I was up several times in the night with both kids.  S was up crying at 2 a.m., and P had a low blood sugar at 3 a.m..  It was a stressful day at work...and I wanted some chocolate!  (I did not give in to temptation!)

But all day I've been thinking about a thought from my prayer last night before I went to sleep.  In that prayer, I was reminded of Jesus' parable of having faith like a mustard seed. (Luke 17:5-6)

I did some research about mustard seeds and found some interesting facts.

-they are small (about the size of the point on a pencil), but alive and growing
-they produce seed in as few as 60 days
-their greens are edible, their flowers attractive
-mustard will grow well in moist soils, but will produce the most seed in rich, well-drained, well-prepared soil
-will thrive if given constant moisture
-if you are interested in harvesting a lot of seed, feed plants regularly
-the plants are blissfully free of insects and disease problems

So here are my thoughts (after some research) on Jesus comparing faith to a mustard seed.

-we are small compared to God...and He only requires us to have a small amount of faith, as long as it is genuine.
-we can start seeing our faith produce seeds quickly (as I've found this week)
-God can use all of us...our whole being....we need to be ready and willing to hear from Him
-our soil (our temple, our body) needs to be well-prepared (mine feels great, thanks to the Daniel Fast!)
-we need God constantly
-spend time in His Word
-with God our problems are small and insignificant and don't really bother us

Luke 17:6 "The apostles said to the Lord, 'Show us how to increase our faith.'  The Lord answered, 'If you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'May you be uprooted and thrown into the sea,' and it would obey you."

What is faith?  A complete trust and loyalty to God that results in a willingness to do His will.

How much faith do we need?  A small amount of genuine faith will take root and grow.

How do you increase your faith?  Romans 10:17, "...faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God..."

So what does all this have to do with my diabetic child?  Well, beyond my human mind and comprehension, and with that mustard seed faith...I give control of P's sugar levels to God.  I pray that God heals P, if that's His will.

Part of P's prayer tonight...and this was no prompting from his blogging mom...he said, "God, I just pray that you will help control my sugar levels tomorrow while we're skiing.  That I don't have any lows."

He's an amazing little guy and God definitely has something great in store for him.  I'm amazed at his bravery in everyday life and his confidence in God.

God is awesome!