Faith of a mustard seed

The faith of children never ceases to amaze me. Last night, Extreme Makeover Home Edition was airing a re-run episode about a little 8 year old girl battling cancer, and Joei happened to glance up at the TV. She asked why the little girl had no hair, so we talked about her being sick with cancer, and then we prayed for her. Well this morning she woke up, came into the living room and asked me if the little girl had gotten better. Joei has this amazing faith, that the moment she prays, well heck, it's done. Imagine that. Anytime she prays for me to feel better, or anyone else for that matter, she assumes it's all good. If I complain again about something she will remind me that "mama we already prayed!"

Yes Joei, yes we did. Why can't we be that way? After all, that is how the Bible tells us to live right? Say the prayer, and trust that God will answer it in the way that will best suit our path.

In the instance of that sweet girl named Boey on Extreme Makeover, they said that she had lost her battle with cancer this last December. I cannot imagine the grief of her parents, I'm sure there are no words for it. But that little 8 year old girl left a mark bigger than alot of "grown" people ever will, what an amazing legacy she leaves. She had said on the show that she prays alot because it helps her; she prays for her healing. Well, she is fully healed now. That is what is so amazing about prayer. We don't know how it will turn out. It may not turn out the way we expect or want it to. But that is where the faith of a child is so powerful, and if we can but grasp just a tiny portion of that, we can leave all our anxiety at the door.

Matthew 19:14 says, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."

Matthew 17:20-21 says, ... "I tell you the truth, 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. "