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The "Bigger" Syndrome A disease that I think ails modern society is the "Bigger Syndrome." Too many of us are preoccupied with size. We want bigger cars, bigger houses, and bigger bank balances; we want more clothes, more CDs, more parties. Listen to little kids at play and you might hear them brag. "My dad's bigger than your dad!" Probably the only thing we don't want bigger is our waistlines! |
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The disciples weren't immune from this syndrome either. When they asked Jesus to "increase" their faith (Luke 17:5), they were probably seeking more power. But Jesus gently reminded them that all they needed was faith the size of a mustard seed, the smallest seed known to them, to work great things for the glory of God. I'm no gardener, but even I know that it's not the size of the seed that determines the size of the tree. Have you been lamenting that you don't have "enough" faith? Have you been complaining that you don't experience the power of God in your life? It's not a bigger faith that you need, but a faith rooted deep in God's love, a faith that can grasp the tremendous potential of even a tiny mustard seed in the hand of the Lord. It's the object of your faith--God--that's most important. Some people have pots of money but are still not satisfied; they keep craving more and more. Some people have little to spare after their basic needs are met, yet they radiate joy and contentment. How do you explain this seeming contradiction? It is not more faith that we need, but God's grace to exercise the faith He has already given us. Starting today, stop asking for more faith. Instead, ask the Lord to take your faith, however much (or little) it may be, and deepen it. Exercise the faith you have in our powerful God. Then stand back---and watch those mountains start moving!
Taken from gospelcom.net Campus Journal |
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