Do not get "hung up" over the size of your faith. Receiving healing does not require great faith. You just have to act on the faith you already have. The normal way to act on the faith you have is by speaking.

The apostles asked Jesus, "Increase our faith!" Jesus did not say, "Okay, here's some more faith." Instead, he said, "If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you." Notice that itty-bitty faith could throw a big tree into the ocean if you attach words to it. Faith is like tobasco sauce. A little goes a long way. Getting more faith was not the issue. Speaking was the issue.


Jesus also his disciples, "If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." Notice that itty-bitty faith could move a mountain from one place to another if you attach words to it.

Walking in this faith is not only for "faith giants." Anyone can do it. Jesus said, "Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith." So anyone can do great exploits by faith, if he attaches words to it.

Whether you realize it or not, faith-filled words are the most powerful force on the earth today. God spoke everything into existence! We sometimes emphasize the faith part, but Jesus really emphasized the speaking part. If death and life are in the power of your tongue (Proverbs 18:21), surely sickness and healing are also in the power of your tongue. James said that if you can control your tongue, you can control your whole physical body.


The people who had "great faith" in Jesus' ministry were those who believed that Jesus could speak and something would happen. The centurion and the Greek woman had "great faith" and did not need a personal visit from Jesus to get healing for a loved one. His word was good enough for them. They believed that his words had power and authority, and that when he said something was done, it was done.

The next time the devil belittles you for your small faith, remind him that faith the size of a mustard seed can move a tree or a mountain when you attach words to it.

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