Mountain-Moving Faith
A Perspective On Mountain-Moving Faith
Without a doubt, the prettiest mountains I’ve ever seen are the Grand Tetons located in northwestern Wyoming.
Located several miles from our vacation spot in Jackson Hole, the majestic snow-covered peaks were hard to miss on the already stunning landscape.
Simply breathtaking.
When I see the splendor of God’s creation like that, I am overwhelmed with gratitude and the fact that I worship the One who created it all.
Mountain-Moving Faith
Do you remember this Bible verse in the Book of Mark?
These are the words of Jesus to His disciples:
Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted to him. – Mark 11:23, (NASB).
It’s a perplexing verse for some and not at all about getting what we ask for.
The verse describes having complete trust in God’s providence, no matter what the final outcome or whether we understand it or not.
We must have the courage to stand on His Word . . . always.
Of course He did not mean they were to go about moving mountains, but that they were to lay hold of faith in God, a “mountain moving” type of faith. – as quoted in Precept Austin.org.
Sometimes we face mountain-sized challenges in our lives.
Challenges like,
A debilitating illness
Financial concerns
An atheistic teenager
Marriage troubles
Can you relate?
We pray and pray, but we may not get the answers quickly like we were hoping for.
Even so, God still loves us and has our best interests at heart.
He is Sovereign, and even though “we” may not understand the “why’s” of a situation, God knows every detail.
In a nutshell, He makes no mistakes.
“Perspective” is important.
Having a godly perspective may not bring immediate relief to our prayer concerns, but it does recognize and honor God’s omniscient holiness.
God is good all the time and will always work things for His glory, even the hard things.
Mountain-Moving Encouragement
Recently, I came across a wonderful poem about moving mountains.
As the author says, “mountains can turn into blessings in disguise.”
Please enjoy.
Moving Mountains
Lord, I’ve never moved a mountain and I guess I never will.
All the faith that I could muster wouldn’t move a small ant hill.
Yet I’ll tell you, Lord, I’m grateful for the joy of knowing Thee,
and for all the mountain moving down through life You’ve done for me.
When I needed some help you lifted me from the depths of great despair.
And when burdens, pain and sorrow have been more than I can bear,
you have always been my courage to restore life’s troubled sea,
and to move these little mountains that have looked so big to me.
Many times when I’ve had problems and when bills I’ve had to pay,
and the worries and the heartaches just kept mounting every day,
Lord, I don’t know how you did it. Can’t explain the where’s or why’s.
All I know, I’ve seen these mountains turn to blessings in disguise.
No, I’ve never moved a mountain, for my faith is far too small.
Yet, I thank you, Lord of Heaven, you have always heard my call.
And as long as there are mountains in my life, I’ll have no fear,
for the mountain-moving Jesus is my strength and always near.
Author Unknown
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1 Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
2 Precept Austin quotation is from the “Mark 11 Commentary.” [2023.] Courtesy of Precept Austin, Mark 11 Commentary Resources, Subheading, “Whoever says to this mountain.” Web. Accessed 19 April, 2023.
