“Lord, I don’t ask for a faith
that would move yonder mountain.
I can take enough dynamite and move
it if it needs movin’. I pray, Lord,
for enough faith to move me” (Norman Allen).

Ain’t that the truth?

Sometimes, I feel like I can be like an immovable mountain in my apathy and sloth. Sometimes, I can’t be bothered to seek the things of God.

Even then God is faithful. Even then God still pursues me. Even me.

I don’t need a faith that moves mountains as much as I need a faith that moves me from the head to the heart, from affirmation to action, from words to walking.

As much as I’m scared to pray it, I need God to blow up my world. I need God to shake me from my apathy. I need what I believe to make its way from my mouth to my hands and feet.

The good news is that there is another acceptable prayer for when you can’t feel your faith: “Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief.”