LIFE CAN BE challenging and even chaotic at times. While navigating through life, it is important to include the Heavenly Father in the process. Even as a child, I was thankful to be taught that God was always there to help me in any situation I found myself in.
A chorus we sang in church often says, “He’s all I need, He’s all I need. Jesus is all I need.”1 To allow the Lord to be all we need, we must first accept Christ as our Savior. Romans 10:9–10 (NKJV) says, “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
If you have never accepted Christ as your Savior, I encourage you to do that now. The life of faith in God is an exciting journey. Mark 11:22 states, “Have Faith in God.” These four simple words hold a life-changing truth that can transform how we approach our challenges, uncertainties, and even mountains.
The context of that statement can be found in Mark 11:12–14 (NKJV). “Now the next day, when they had come out from Bethany, He was hungry. And seeing from afar a fig tree having leaves, He went to see if perhaps He would find something on it. When He came to it, He found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs. In response Jesus said to it, ‘Let no one eat fruit from you ever again.’ ”
The next day, the disciples saw that the tree had withered from the roots. Astonished, Peter pointed it out to Jesus. In response, Jesus said, “Have faith in God.”
Notice that Jesus didn’t tell His disciples to “have faith.” He was specific—“Have faith in God.” Faith is not wishful thinking or blind optimism. It is a deep, unwavering trust in God’s character, promises, and power. When Jesus said, “Have faith in God, He was reminding His disciples that real faith is rooted in a relationship with God—not in our abilities, circumstances, or feelings.
We do not usually ask a favor of someone who is a stranger. We go to someone we have a relationship with and believe will accommodate our request. Often, Christians do not receive the benefits offered to them because they have not taken the time to develop a relationship with their Heavenly Father.
After commanding His disciples to have faith in God, Jesus made a bold statement in Mark 11:23–24. Of course, these scriptures are the foundation for Kenneth Hagin Ministries.
“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them” (NKJV).
Jesus used a mountain to demonstrate obstacles that seemed impossible to overcome. The mountains in our lives may be broken relationships, financial struggles, health issues, emotional wounds, unfulfilled dreams, and so forth. Jesus tells us that faith can move mountains—not because we have the power but because we trust the One who does.
You may be thinking, my friend has so much faith, but my faith level is not that great. Matthew 17:20 (NIV1984) says: “I tell you the truth, 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.” The size of your faith is not as important as the object of your faith. Even a tiny mustard seed of faith, when placed in the hands of God, can accomplish the impossible.
If Jesus commands us to have faith in God, we must ask ourselves, “How can we grow and apply this faith in our daily lives?” I’m reminded of a scripture I heard my father-in-law quote many times, Romans 10:17: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
He would then continue to repeat, hearing and hearing and hearing God’s Word. Faith grows when we immerse ourselves in scripture. God’s Word reminds us of His promises and ability to do exceedingly and abundantly beyond all we ask or imagine.
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Lynette Hagin
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