'cause i gotta have faith...

i grew up in a family where we went to church.  anytime the doors were open...we were there.  in sunday school i learned to read my bible, memorize verses, and race my friends to see who could find those verses in our bibles the fastest.  because of this, i think i have a pretty good understanding of the bible.  i don't know everything, by any means, but i have a solid foundation.  so, sometimes it surprises me when i read something and it's as if i'm reading it for the first time.  even though, it could be the hundredth time i've read it.

when we launched the kickstarter program for our clothing line and pledges started coming in...i was humbled.  i remember saying to Leveryll that it made me realize just how small my faith is.  this brought to mind the verse in the bible about having faith the size of a mustard seed.  so, i found it and read it.  it was as if i was reading it...FOR THE FIRST TIME.

in this story the disciples are trying to heal a boy, but aren't able to do it.  they come to Jesus, in private, and ask why.  this is what he 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.  matthew 17:20

if Jesus says that having faith as small as a mustard seed would make anything possible...does this mean that the disciples faith was smaller than that?  does this mean that MY faith is smaller than that?  smaller than a mustard seed?

what if i did have faith the size of a mustard seed and lived in such a way that i believed that nothing was impossible?  what if....

my friend Hilary told me that a thousand dollars is easy for God.  she told me that he owns the cattle on a thousand hills and can sell one for me.  a thousand dollars is what we're trying to raise to give our clothing line a solid foundation so that we can move on to the big dreams we have for it.  a thousand dollars.

so, i'm asking God to expand my faith.  to help me to live in such a way that i know that nothing is impossible, because anything is possible through Him.  sometimes having that faith means being obedient and asking for help.  asking for help is not one of my strengths and sometimes i really believe that this is why God makes me ask.

dear friends, family and friends of Zeteo that i've never even met.  i'm asking that you would prayerfully consider partnering with us on this journey of faith.  please pray for us and please pray about supporting us financially.  i know that Hilary is right...a thousand dollars is easy for God.  i'm trusting that he can do it!