Faith to Move Mountains

One time after the apostles had not been able to heal a person as Jesus had they wondered why this had occurred. Jesus responded by saying that it was “because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, 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” (Matthew 17:20). In this verse Jesus teaches us the importance of faith. With faith we can do everything and we can receive everything in return from our use of faith. Joseph Smith taught that “If men were duly to consider themselves, and turn their thoughts and reflections to the operations of their own minds, they would readily discover that it is faith, and faith only, which is the moving cause of all action in them; that without it both mind and body would be in a state of inactivity, and all their exertions would cease, both physical and mental” (Lectures on Faith).

I have often wandered if it really is capable to move mountains with faith. Then, in church today someone said that the mountain isn’t literal, but figurative. We all have mountains in our life, whether they are spiritual, emotional or financial mountains that we all have to move so we can continue on the path of life. It is our job to have the faith in God so he can remove those mountains for us. It is only through faith in Him that we can do this. If we have just a tiny amount of faith, then the mountain will be moved from our path. With faith in Him “nothing shall be impossible unto” us.