What Faith Is

“The apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith!’ He replied, ‘If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.’ ” – Luke 17:5-6 Here’s what faith is — it’s a seed, not an event, feeling, emotion, or even saying, “I believe!” I emphasized yesterday that it’s a seed of faith, the seed of the Word of God, that changes your life. The seed of faith is something you plant. It either grows or dies, and if it lives, it is cultivated until it is fully mature, and then it is harvested. As a matter of fact, seeds can destroy mountains and tear bricks, marbles, and diamonds in half. It is possible for seeds to do anything they want, but they must be nurtured, planted, and not devoured. This is