Jesus once said " if you have faith the size of a mustard seed you'll be able to say to this mountain ' move from here to there ' , and it will move "
me, being the tend-to-be-literal bible reader, thinks a mountain you can climb, that stands above, from where you can see afar ..
but then i see other ' mountains ' , ones that stand far taller, that look unclimbable, out of reach ..
move that ?
move that addiction
remove that obstacle in this relationship
move my mind into a new space
where i can see from up there rather than down here
move those granite roadblocks on my road towards the homeless hurt
move .. me ?
maybe Jesus, being the genuine human, seeing things from that perspective, Godview serving as the root of his worldview, was more pointing to the mountains that would loom large in my life as fallen human in fallen world
maybe the root of my mountainphobia is my lessthanmustardseed faith
i need those mountains to move
i need that faith
master, I believe
help my unbelief ..
For what it is worth to me---my opinion is that a mountain is anything that blocks our path, be it an addiction, doubt/lack of faith, or a personality defect. For example, "one" of mine is self-doubt. It is a blockage that will not move; therefore, I have little faith, if I am to take the Bible literally.
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