“Truly I tell you, 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.” (Matt. 17:20)

You Don’t Need Large Faith

Mustard seeds are tiny—usually only about 1 to 2 millimeters (0.039 to 0.079 in) in diameter. The point Jesus makes in this passage is that you don’t need large faith to move mountains. Even the very smallest amount of genuine faith will accomplish amazing things!

Consider the thousands of promises listed throughout the Bible covering every conceivable need you could possibly have. Each and every promise is already pre-approved by Jesus Himself! He has said “yes” to each of them for you (see 2 Cor. 1:20 below). You simply need to find them in the Bible, apply them personally, and then mix them with faith—because they are faith-activated (Heb. 4:2).

“For no matter how many promises God has made, they are ‘Yes’ in Christ. And so through him the ‘Amen’ is spoken by us to the glory of God.” (2 Cor. 1:20 NIV)

Therefore

Don’t wait until you feel that your faith is “big enough.” Take hold of God’s promises with the faith you already have, however small it may seem, and act on them. Even mustard-seed faith, when placed in God’s power, will move the mountains in your life.

“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” (Matt. 21:22 ESV)

“By which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.” (2 Peter 1:4 ESV)