Sparkling Escapades Abroad with the Fairy Bra Mother

Lately, I’ve been asking myself, How is my faith? Some days, it feels steady and strong. Other days, it seems small and fragile. And there are times when doubts and fears creep in and threaten to overwhelm me.

This morning, we read the familiar verse about faith being like a grain of mustard seed. For as long as I can remember, I’ve understood that to mean—even if your faith is tiny, that little bit can grow into something much larger. A beautiful reminder in itself.

But today, I heard it explained from a different angle, and it opened my heart in a new way. Mustard seed, you see, was considered a noxious seed in Bible times. Once it took root, it spread everywhere. In fact, they weren’t even allowed to plant it in city gardens because it would completely take over. Even more fascinating—it releases something into the soil that keeps other plants from growing too close.

And I couldn’t help but wonder… What if that’s how our faith works, too? What if even the smallest seed of faith spreads out into every corner of our lives, releasing something that makes it hard for doubt and fear to take hold near us?

It was such a fresh picture for me—faith not just as something that grows bigger, but as something that spreads wider and transforms the very soil around it.

Can you imagine the kind of faith we could live out if we looked at it this way?