Ladies,

I heard someone talking about faith, and they said something simple but kind of surprising. It’s not that we need more faith, but that we need the right kind.

They started talking about mustard seeds, and how back then, mustard wasn’t admired at all. People actually saw it as a problem. The seed was tiny, but once it took root, it spread fast. It took over gardens, used up all the nutrients, and crowded out anything else trying to grow nearby. Basically, it refused to stay in its place.

And I couldn’t stop thinking about that. What if Jesus wasn’t pointing to mustard seeds just because they’re small, but because they’re relentless?

Once they get going, they don’t politely coexist with everything else. They take over. They spread. They change the whole landscape.

I started thinking about the plants in my own garden that seem impossible to get rid of. I thought about how many times I have cut them back, pulled them up, and assumed they were finally gone, only to watch them come back. They often return thicker, stronger, and more widespread than before.

And that feels important.

Because life cuts us down sometimes. Circumstances knock us flat. Loss, disappointment, rejection, and unanswered prayers can do that. Faith does not always look impressive in those moments. Sometimes it looks small. Barely there.

But the kind of faith Jesus is talking about doesn’t disappear when it’s cut back. It comes back stronger. It regrows. It spreads again, and with more force than before.

That kind of faith doesn’t stay tucked away in one corner of your life. It doesn’t quietly coexist with fear, doubt, or competing priorities. Once it’s planted, it starts claiming space. It grows into areas you didn’t plan for. It begins to crowd other things out.

It doesn’t ask permission. It spreads.

So maybe the invitation isn’t to work harder at believing or to beat ourselves up for having “too little” faith. Maybe it’s to think about the kind of faith you are letting grow?

Is it the kind that stays small and manageable? Or the kind that, even when life cuts it down, comes back stronger and refuses to be contained?

Because a little mustard seed faith won’t stay little for long.

And maybe that’s exactly the point.

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