While I was listening to a podcast of this guy, I was reminded of the time we spent a year in St. Petersburg. (our pics here)

He said that the issue is not the size of your faith but the object of your faith.

There's a river in St. Petersburg called the Neva River.  It freezes over during winter time.  My wife, Jenn, and our only child at that time, Nathan wanted to try to walk over the river.  (Our feeble attempt to walk on water.)

It took us a while to get on the ice because we weren't too sure if it could hold us.

I thought about that...

I could convince myself by using faith coupled with positive thinking.  "I won't go through... I won't go through... I won't go through."  But if the ice is only 2 inches think, I would definitely go through.

On the other hand, I could be ginormously anxious but still jump in.  And if the ice is 2 feet thick, it will hold me up.

The lesson?  It's not the SIZE of your faith but the OBJECT of your faith that matters.  Your faith can be as little as the mustard seed, but if it's hinged on God, then watch out for the ride of your life.

“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered.  Mark 11:22

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PS. Joseph Bonifacio will speak this weekend at the 5 and 7 pm services for our Father's Day Message.  He will speak on the perspective of a son.  He downloaded his message to me the other day and it was awesome!  You guys need to hear it.  See you this weekend.