{"id":312,"date":"2011-10-07T03:36:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T03:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2011\/10\/faith-as-small-as-a-mustard-seed\/"},"modified":"2011-10-07T03:36:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T03:36:00","slug":"faith-as-small-as-a-mustard-seed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kimberleybarker.net\/2011\/10\/faith-as-small-as-a-mustard-seed\/","title":{"rendered":"Faith as small as a Mustard Seed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/t3.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRmUZJT-7UDX8zIz3PoclhfVxrM9L23dEXYm1WGP1h8lK_apkX9Mw\" width=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<p>When I was a little girl I had a small, glass necklace formed in the shape of a heart with a mustard seed inside of it. &nbsp;I remember wearing that necklace quite often and remembering the bible verse that tells use that if only we had faith as small as a mustard seed, we could move mountains. &nbsp; I had a very close and strong relationship with God at that time in my life. As an adult sometimes I wonder if that child-like, innocent faith that I once had has been diminished by the experiences of life. &nbsp; Have I forgotten that close relationship I once had with God\/the Universe\/Source, whatever people choose to call the Higher Power?<\/p>\n<p>I think somehow, with all the great teachers I have studied in college and the many books I have read since then, that perhaps I have forgotten the teachings of one of life&#8217;s greatest teachers. The teacher who taught me he would never leave me nor forsake me, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>I find myself at another challenging crossroad in my life and I feel that my mind and body are too tired to get back in the boxing ring with Rocky and fight my way through it. &nbsp;I find that the &#8220;still small voice&#8221; that speaks to us in times of great despair, saddness, worry &#8230; has whispered to me.. Remember me? Remember when you were little and I told you &#8220;if only you would have faith as small as a mustard seed, you could move mountains?&#8221; &nbsp;This is as true today as it was then, my child. &nbsp;Trust and Believe, have faith. &nbsp;&#8220;All is Well and I am handling it, you only need to have faith as small as a mustard seed!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/t2.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5vilHz0QgxuPFRnw-rJaX2myyPhPHEYzjqw6M-2yzNuBnj2Tv\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_cfnzUhAzn7Y\/S-r2kU_yY-I\/AAAAAAAAACQ\/yEfl1SFs-pc\/S226\/ADJ.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a little girl I had a small, glass necklace formed in the shape of a heart with a mustard seed inside of it. &nbsp;I remember wearing that necklace quite often and remembering the bible verse that tells use that if only we had faith as small as a mustard seed, we could move mountains. &nbsp; I had a very close and strong relationship with God at that time in my life. 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