Planted Feet!

Today I will change course a little...for this posting.

Faith the size of a mustard seed can move mountains.

Faith the size of a mustard seed can also keep your "feet" planted where they should to be planted! That place should be on the Word of God, trusting Him, living for Him and not "man."

God literally breathed out (inspired), every single word of the Holy Scriptures (the books that are in total agreement with each other), through the Holy Spirit and into the minds of the men HE chose to pen each words. Those words still "live" today...over 2000 years preserved by God Himself!

Plant yourself in a good spot with the Word of God, the Holy Bible, in your hands and soak every word in. God authored this one-of-a-kind and only-of-its kind book to "communicate" with us (yes, you and me) exactly how He wants us to live. He communicates to us what we are to do and how we can survive spiritually.

Plant every word on your heart. Our hearts are filthy and we need those pure "seeds" of His truth to grow and thrive within our minds and hearts...what a perfect garden! Our dirty hearts can grow a mighty tree of faith within us by replacing what is negative in our life (bent toward the world) with the positive pure words of God (standing up and stretching upward for the "Light!").

Plant your husband or wife next to you and read the Scriptures together. Your faith will grow and bind you closer as one, and one in the Lord.

Plant your children there with you as you read out loud those precious instructions to live by. Plant the truth of God in their hearts so that when they grow up they will not depart from God.

Plant yourself steadfast against this mean, ugly, sinful world that is trying to eliminate the very One that loves them and are growingly persecuting those of us who love the God of the Universe. (By the way: Man who thinks he can rid God, Jesus Christ God's Son, and the Holy Spirit from this world...they are sadly mistaken! God owns this earth that we live on...He created it, all that is in and on it, and everything beyond the endless space we can gaze at at night.)

Plant those seeds of faith and nurture them. Keep your heart field as clean as possible, removing the "weeds" (sin) that spring up. Repent daily of those sins you know slip up on you and make you "slip" down. Repent of the sins you are not even aware you have committed! Ask God's forgiveness and ask the Lord to uproot those sins from your heart field and clean your garden up each day.

Plant yourself in the presence of others who also want to learn and fellowship with God. Build Christian friendships and love them.

Plant yourself on your knees and pray! Pray for those you love and for those who are called your "enemies". God loves them also. We need to love them in a godly manner and pray for their eyes to have the scales of spiritual blindness removed and their hearts of stone broken so that the Holy Spirit can work in their hearts bringing them to see the true "Light of the World"...Jesus Christ! And, His saving grace.

Seeds of change are blowing in this corrupt world...we need to sow seeds of faithfulness to God the Father and stand against the storms that are blowin' around us.

Our roots (faith) need to be planted firmly that we may survive spiritually.

Man may hurt us with words. He may hurt our body. But, man can never destroy a strong faith grown by digging in and "Planting That Mustard Seed!"

God Bless You All!

Poem: "A Faith Like That" Copyright (c) September 8, 2008 Cynthia S Groff

In the next post I will expound on our first 'Mustard Seed' verse. I have more studying to do! 

This morning, I wanted to share a poem with you that I began in December 2007 and completed in September 2008. It took me a little too long didn't it? However, let me tell you a little about the background of this poem. 

Prior to being diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, I was reading of the woman with the issue of blood and thinking about how diligently this woman sought out the Lord for healing. How desperate she was.  Yet, how much faith she had and belief that Jesus was the One person she knew in her heart that could bring about a miracle in her body! Little did I know that the Lord had already begun to allow a test to be revealed to teach me just what kind of faith I have. He was allowing cancer to be the vehicle to test my faith through the tribulation of the battle. Her battle literally drove her to her knees...not just on her knees, but crawling on her knees through dusty dirt and between peoples trampling feet. She pressed on through the press who were surrounding Jesus...the only One that could heal her.

My thought that night when reading my Bible was: "O, if I could only have a faith like that"! Well, I'm trying! I do want to be a woman who will be on my knees crawling diligently and fervently against the press of troubles in prayer to reach Heaven where Jesus is now. O to touch the hem of His garment for others (and for myself)! 

A Faith Like That

Copyright  © September 8, 2008 Cynthia S Groff

(Began December 28, 2007 – Completed September 8, 2008)

There was a woman with an issue of blood sick for many years

Spent all she had to be cured and hardly nothing left but tears

That “hardly nothing” left was a faith inside her heart

She knew she had nothing to lose so from home she did depart

Her destination decided she gathered all her might

To walk the many miles to find Him in her sight

Many were gathered around the One who she knew she needed

Absolutely determined in her heart not to be defeated

She reached the crowd and begged to be let through

Now her faith unbridled this she had to do

The press was great upon the Man whom she had come to see

If there was anyone who could cure her surely it was He

She knelt upon the ground dust swirled around her face

Crawled upon her hands and knees struggled to keep her pace

Determined she would not give up and displayed no hesitation

To reach the One-and-Only was her ultimate destination

Desperate to reach Him using all her might she tried

Just a few more feet and she would be along His side

Her arm outstretched she forged on refusing to be grim

She felt her fingers slightly touch His garment on the hem

“Who touched me?” He asked as the crowd became silent all around

As the One-and-Only looked and saw the woman on the ground

She looked up into His face and said that it was she

He held out His hand and helped her up and off her knees

Rabbi it was I, I knew you were the One

And since I touched your garments’ hem I know it has been done

The issue of blood I’ve had for many years has finally been relieved

In You the One-and-Only I so faithfully believed

“I knew you were on your way”, He said, “So I slowed down you see,

“It was your faith in action that has now set you free”

Believing this woman He did heal, I desire in my heart and mind

That I would have what that lady had, a Faith like that same kind

Inspired by:

A woman with great faith!