Jesus constantly dealt with this concern. It only takes a tiny bit of faith, he said—faith the size of a mustard seed (which is really small!). But how does one measure faith? Jesus answered this as well: if you say you believe in his message, but you don’t seek to practice it, your faith is a matter of words only; it’s not substantial, not real. Faith that counts, then, is not the absence of doubt; it’s the presence of action. It puts you into motion, propels you to action. As Jesus’ early disciple Paul put it, “The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love” (Galatians
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