Sweat sitting on his skin from the workout that had taken place a short 20 minutes earlier. He stood there speaking with a friend who seemed to be somewhat interested in signing up to train. He was showing his toys to him, a "strongman's toolbox". There was lots of metal to bend, and a few interesting grip training devices. Of course there was grip squeezers, but there were more interesting items such as an anvil that was collected to be lifted by just the smooth horn on the front. He pulled out a frying pan, usually reserved for big shows due to the price of the bend. All eyes were on him, and soon there was a feeling of amazement as he rolled it up with ease, the way you would a thick piece of paper. How?
Matthew 17:20 says, "He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
How do we move mountains? By having faith, knowing that it will happen. When you know what will happen, you'll get there. This passage is a little confusing, one you have to think about. There is another passage I could have used, to him that believes, all things are possible. I like this one though due to the poetic element and room for interpretation. I like that is uses a mustard seed. A mustard seed is very small indeed. In a similar way, usually you don't start at the highest peak, or the deepest part. You work at it, little by little.
The guy looked at my strongman friend, and said, "wow, you did THAT in 30 seconds". Dan, showing some wisdom, proclaimed, "that is one way of looking at it, another way is that it took me ten years".
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