Jesus said: “Truly I tell 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 for you.”
Matthew 17:20
Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional:
- In this passage from the Gospel Writer Called Matthew, Jesus explains that the disciples couldn’t cure the boy with a demon because they didn’t properly activate and direct their faith. They focused on the boy’s ailment, rather than on his divinity and wholeness. They believed that his healing was impossible—beyond the range of possibility—and so it was.
- Jesus teaches that the quantity of one’s faith is irrelevant; the quality of intention—healing, in this case—directed toward divine outcome matters most.So, Jesus reminds the disciples—and you—that nothing is impossible when you focus your energy and intention on what God can do through you, as you.
- Jesus is a mystic, master teacher, healer, and wayshower for multitudes because he is a fully embodied, grounded spirit radiating his absolute divinity, living from the inside out. Everything he does is God-guided and God-directed. He doesn’t need the court of public opinion to prove him correct. He knows his oneness with God (Higher Power, Supreme Being, etc.), aligning himself with God in all ways.
- Faith is an inner spiritual power you can activate anytime, even if it seems minute—like a mustard seed. It isn’t something you seek or pray for. Furthermore, your faith directs your energy, whether your intention is positive or negative. So, if you want healing, wellbeing, love, peace, abundance, etc., direct your faith there, not on any ailment, upset, breakup, chaos, or lack.
- In an April 1912 Unity Magazine article, New York Unity Field Lecturer Sophia Van Marter instructs: “You must look entirely away from the outside conditions. The moment you look at the outside appearance of anything . . . the moment you question or doubt . . . you violate the law of faith and . . . hinder your demonstration. You work against your own success.”
- Demonstration is your evidence of how well your life works. You demonstrate your faith when you avoid moving mountains yourself (don’t say “my mountains” since you don’t want to own them) and stop giving God directions about how things should happen.You’re grounded in the present moment, strong and secure in discerning what’s yours to do.
Contemplation Questions:
As you reflect on your life and circumstances, ask yourself:
- In what, if any ways, am I trying to move a mountain myself?
- List, word map, or illustrate whatever ways apply.
- In what, if any ways, am I focused on the challenge, rather than on the best outcome?
- List, word map, or illustrate whatever ways apply.
- When I tune into my intuition,
- what am I guided to do myself?
- List, word map, or illustrate all that applies.
- what am I guided to let others do?
- List, word map, or illustrate, all that applies.
- what am I guided to let unfold on its own?
- List, word map, or illustrate all that applies.
- what am I guided to do myself?
- What are at least three (3) ways I can let faith move mountains?
- List, word map, or illustrate all you imagine.
Use this devotional anytime you want to redirect your faith and intentions, and stop forcing something to happen. As you do, remember that you’re a divine spiritual being with a radiant soul, living in a sacred body temple, having human experiences.
Avoid magical thinking and trying to scale any mountain alone. Just observe what’s happening around you so, for example, you see how the mountain is dissolving or new paths are revealing themselves. Trust your intuition. Discern your next best steps, and let faith do its divine work. If you have even a mustard seed of doubt, affirm: “I have faith that moves mountains, and I let my best unfold.”
© 2024 – Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks – All rights reserved.
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