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(it's always hard for me to decide what to title my post..)

While I was reading this passage, I was kiiinda confused. It felt like there were a lot of random things going on, but the one thing that drew me to this passage was verse 5: "Increase our faith!" 

I love this phrase. I think that this state of mind is something I really need to adopt from the apostles. Their desire for the goodness of God is something that I really want but sometimes am too afraid to actually have. What would it look like if I really asked God for greater faith? What would be required of me? Would I be able to put forward what He requires of me? More often than not, I don't think I can give what I need to, so I don't ask. There is so much packed into that one statement. It takes a lot of faith to ask for more faith. 

Yet Jesus tells us that with faith like a mustard seed, we can uproot a mulberry tree! It's easy to get lost in the general notion that little faith is no faith at all, not compared to great faith. And it's easy for me to let that get to my head and make me feel really terrible about myself. Of course, it's not right to feel content with where I am but to always strive for more. Jesus tells me that it's not about what I can't do because of a lack of great faith but what I can do with the faith that I have. He uses the weak to lead the strong, and I have to be willing and open. But still, I don't know how ready I am to say to God, "Increase my faith!" just yet..