Matthew 21v18-22
In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he became hungry. And seeing a fig tree by the wayside, he went to it and found nothing on it but only leaves. And he said to it, “May no fruit ever come from you again!” And the fig tree withered at once. When the disciples saw it, they marveled, saying, “How did the fig tree wither at once?” And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”

Stop thinking and start believing. There is no need to doubt the God who created the universe. Let us trust Him to move every mountain in our life and we do that by praying without worrying, living while trusting in every promise He has given us through Christ His son. We must stop thinking about how to conquer the mountain ourselves and believe God to move it.

Matthew 19v26
But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.

Matthew 18v1-4
At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus called us to be like children who rely solely on their parent for direction, for resources to survive and giving all vulnerability and trust to them knowing they are taken care. This is how we are to be with our Father.

Matthew 13v54-58
and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter’s son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.

Jesus doesn’t display his power in places of unbelief.

Matthew 8v26
And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”

Jesus lays out a little cause and effect in this verse displaying that our fears are directly related to our faith. Our fears speak volumes to what we believe our savior, our God can and can’t do for us. Consistently throughout the rest of Matthew Jesus proves his power specifically to those who truly believe and that is where we need to be. Believing him for healing, believing him for resurrection, believing him for peace and joy in the turmoil. Let us examine what we fear today and begin to trust through prayer that our God will provide.

Matthew 9v22
Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart, daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well.

Matthew 9v29-30
Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” And their eyes were opened.

Romans 8v31
If God is for us, who can be against us?

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Matthew 6v21
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Let us examine our deepest desires, whatever it is we thrive on, and not be afraid to ask ourselves if our true treasure is found in the power and love of Jesus or something in the world that we need to let go of.

Matthew 6v19-20
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.