Faith the Size of a Mango Seed

Last summer I spent three amazing weeks on the beautiful island of Dominica. Those three weeks changed the way I thought about a lot of things particularly what I viewed ministry as. That isn't what is important right now though. The other thing that I discovered in that amazing place is that mangoes are freakin good!

In my backyard is a peach tree. Peaches have for many years been my favorite food. Then I had fresh mangoes for the first time. Get off your pedestal peaches here comes the best fruit ever grown, mangoes! The king of the world, well at least in my heart. This will all be important later on.

To the present...

God has brought me again to an island, this time it is Hawaii. Oahu to be exact. I am living my summer out in the amazing town of Kaneohe. I absolutely love it here. My summer was going swimmingly until this morning. I received some news that my financial future is not as secure as I was hoping it would be. I got denied for a scholarship that I desperately need. This filled my mind with sorrow. What the deuce was I going to do? I am completely screwed. I sat at work after a long conversation with my parents trying to get started on my sermon for tomorrow night. Nothing doing. I couldn’t focus at all. I decided a change of scenery would do me some good. I packed up and began to leave. Before I took off I thought it necessary to say goodbye to my friends Will Campbell and the one and only Andrew Gumm. I shared my woes with them and was prepared to leave when a little girl that I had never seen before gave to me the most amazing smelling/looking mango I had ever beheld. I came back home and immediately cut that baby up so I could have a taste.

My first bite made all the stress inside of me melt away. I was calm. One bight changed my entire mood! I do not know this girl but my thanks to her.

As weird as this might sound God used a simple fruit that I love very much, to remind me that He is in control. A simple thing of eating something that the Good Lord has provided made me see that life isn't so bad. God is in control and no matter how bad my situation might seem God has my back. All I need to do is have faith that it will be handled.

The Lord works in mysterious ways!
Be encouraged brothers and sisters that God still brings mangoes into our lives. How amazing it is when God can once again remind us of how small we are, and that He is the big man in control.

So go and have faith the size of a mango seed!