[Friday's Devotional] - Mustard Seeds and Mulberry Trees

Yesterday I shared how God opened the door on our new home. Today I want to share the perfect job opportunity He has presented. On Monday(15^th) having been shortlisted, I attended an interview/selection day, by today I should know the outcome. However, I cannot share if I was successful or not because these devotionals are submitted 2 weeks in advance so, as I write this, I have no idea if I will be celebrating or commiserating today.  I know we will be in our new home, but will I have a new job?

On 25^th February I was wrestling with God as to when he was going to open doors on my job situation, I had waited 2 years and, after all, in November I had 'heard the sound of a going in the tops of the Mulberry Trees' (2 Samuel 5:24). Knowing his incredible provision of our new home, I  trusted his provision for a job, but I wanted God to increase my faith that it would be soon.  As I sat wrestling, I read my Word For Today – 'Moving from doubt to faith' – Luke 17:5-6 (NKJV & NIV)

The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!". He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this Mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."

I burst out laughing! I have read this scripture endless times and was convinced it just said 'you can say to this tree be uprooted.....' , indeed, when I shared this with 2 friends - both great women of God, they too had to look it up for themselves.

The tiniest bit of faith will grow to immense proportions when sown in the lives of believers and will spread out to influence all you come into contact with. Don't ask for great faith to do great things - ask for faith the size of a mustard seed and watch God do great things!

The selection day on Monday was for Centre Manager at The Village Centre, Englefield Green, close to where we have just moved. They want a Christian to oversee the community centre/cafe, develop outreach activities like Messy Church, manage the administration, hall bookings etc and run the small cafe, building relationships with the volunteers, local community and churches. I visited and fell in love with the place. If I could afford to work voluntarily each day, this is what I would choose to do, but of course I can't. Having downsized so I could work for God on less income, his humour continues........ the salary is the same as my current job!

If I am not appointed for this role, I will be relying on that mustard seed faith to open another door, although it's hard to imagine a better job, I know God's nature and he is true to his promises.

Mustard Seed by David James

Dawn Milward