bigger is better?

We live in a world where "bigger is better." The bigger the engine, the faster it goes. The bigger the baby the healthier it may be. But then you read Matthew 17.

"I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of 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).

A mustard seed is small...very small. If one has faith as small as that, mountains can be moved. That is hard for me to grasp folks. Mountains are HUGE, mustard seeds are little specks, often over looked as one journeys through life. How can something so small affect something so big? How can something so powerless, affect something that is so solid?

But then I look at the seed. What is a seeds purpose? To be planted in healthy soil. Once it is planted in healthy soil and properly nurtured, roots take form. The roots secure it to the land and give it strength. After the roots form, a stem is formed. As the stem pushes up, it has to have the force to break through the soil. As the stem grows, it because flexible. Flexibility is the key, because wind and storms are going to come and push up against the stem and it needs to have the ability to face the storm and not break. If the stem breaks, it is most likely because the roots were not strong enough to handle the storm.

As in life, there are moments when storms push in and surround you. Are you flexible enough to withstand them? Are your roots strong enough to secure you to the soil that nourishes you for your life?

When I think about the size of a tiny seed and the size of a massive mountain, I cannot comprehend how something so small can change something so massive. But they I think about the children at BG. They have faced massive things in their life, but it only takes somethings small to change their heart. Some of the children come and they are scared. Fear is their mountain. Others come in guarded. Trust is their mountain. But then I see the amazing staff and volunteers at BG come in and plant a tiny seed of love and nourish and help it grow and the mountains begin to move. I have seen this time and time again and I pray everyday that God will use me to plant seeds of love into those around me.

It doesn't need to be bigger to be better. It just needs to be genuine.