Faith as Small as a Mustard Seed Can Move the Mountains Standing in Your Way

Frank Wible
Aug 30
3 min read

Logan sat on the edge of his bed, staring at the stack of medical bills on the nightstand. His wife was sick, his savings were gone, and the weight of it all crushed him. He whispered, “God, I cannot do this.”

Man sitting on bed with head in hands, surrounded by bills. Dimly lit room with bedside lamp, creating a stressed atmosphere. — Mountains often feel immovable, but God reminds us that even the smallest faith matters.

He had prayed before, but the situation seemed only to get worse. Doubt crept in like a shadow, whispering that his prayers did not matter, that God was not listening. Logan felt powerless.

One Sunday morning, his pastor read Matthew 17:20 aloud: “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.”

The verse stuck in Logan’s mind all week. He kept picturing a mustard seed, tiny, almost invisible, yet able to grow into something strong. He realized that maybe his problem was not that his faith was too weak, but that he underestimated the little faith he had.

That night, he prayed differently. “Lord, I do not have much faith, but what I have I give to You.” He held onto the verse, believing that even a mustard seed of faith could make a difference.

The next morning, nothing had changed on paper. The bills were still there, his wife was still ill, and the future was still uncertain. But Logan noticed a shift in his heart. Hope flickered where despair once ruled.

In the weeks that followed, he prayed daily with his wife, even when they were both weary. Their prayers were short but sincere. Little by little, they saw God’s hand at work. Unexpected financial help came. His wife began to improve. And most importantly, their peace grew even in the waiting.

A man and woman sit on a sofa, heads bowed, hands clasped. They appear contemplative. Warm lighting and cozy room ambiance. — Even weary prayers carry power when rooted in faith as small as a mustard seed.

Logan realized the mountains in his life were not only financial or physical. Some of the biggest mountains were fear, doubt, and hopelessness. And those mountains began to move.

He shared his testimony in church, telling others that faith is not about having it all together. “It is about trusting God with whatever faith you have, even if it feels small,” he said. Men in the congregation came to him later, admitting they too felt their faith was too weak. Logan reminded them, “Jesus never said you need perfect faith, just faith as small as a mustard seed.”

Over time, Logan saw his situation stabilize. His wife’s health improved, and the crushing financial weight eased. But the greatest miracle was not in his circumstances, it was in his heart. His faith had grown stronger through the struggle.

He understood now that God does not demand giant faith to do miracles. He honors even the smallest seed when it is placed in Him.

Logan often tells others, “If you feel like you barely have enough faith to pray, that is enough. Offer it to God, and watch what He can do.” His story proves that faith is not measured by size but by surrender. The God who moves mountains asks only for faith as small as a mustard seed.

For every man staring at impossible obstacles, Logan’s journey shows the truth of Matthew 17:20: nothing is impossible when you put even the smallest faith in God’s hands.

What mountain are you asking God to move?