Complete as an adjective means, having all the necessary parts. The definition of faith is COMPLETE trust or confidence in someone or something. Putting these two words and their definitions together; complete and faith is like an oxymoron. To have complete faith, we rarely have all the necessary parts put together before we move forward. Often, we get hung up on insignificant details. In Mat 6:25-26 NIV Jesus uses birds to remind us of our worth and what steals our attention; “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?”
I was recently on a run when I saw a bird’s nest nestled in a bare tree. I thought about how God must have created trees with the intention that birds would use the strength of the branches to build their homes in complete faith. It is hard to fathom that a strong tree like this grew from a tiny, planted seed. We read about this in Mat 13:31-32 NIV; “He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heavens is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.” The mustard seed is just 1 to 2 millimeters in diameter. A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter.
This past week I was reminded of a jar of mustard seeds that sits in my kitchen. Not only does this seed provide nutrients to our health, but they are also a symbol of nutrients for our faith. We read about this faith in Mat 17:20 NIV; “Because you have so little faith. 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.”
Have you ever done something that required complete faith? Is God nudging you to step out in complete faith today? Surrender all the details in prayer. It is in the surrendering that we draw closer to God and can keep moving forward in faith.
I Surrender by Hillsong Worship
Are you scared? Remember, you are surrounded by God with every prayer and every step you take. Notice surround and surrender start with the same 4 letters.
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