Jesus’ comparison of our Faith to a mustard seed has nothing to do with it being small and weak, but with it being small and mighty. The truth is that there is power in the tiny mustard seed. And the more I learn about the mustard seed, the more I realise that God illustrates to us the kind of character our Faith should have, not just its size.

Have you ever felt insignificant?

Questioned your Faith? Maybe even thought it is too small to move the mountain in front of you?

How about your dreams?

Have you ever felt like they were too big for the version of you that’s still becoming?

Are you battling doubt, juggling bills and trying to be everything to everyone?

I’ve been there too.

The mustard seed has a message for every person, whether building a business, raising a family, rebuilding life, healing from a broken past, or trying to find a voice in a world that constantly tries to drown it out.

Here’s Some Food for Thought:

A Mustard Seed is Unaffected by its Surroundings

It can be planted in the middle of other seeds, even right next to jalapeños and it will grow and not be negatively affected by the seeds and plants in its immediate vicinity. It does not absorb any characteristics of what surrounds it. It stays true to its nature.

Sister, in a world that wants to shape you, mould you, and sometimes poison your confidence with comparison or fear, let your Faith be like a mustard seed and stand its ground.

In business, work and life in general we’re often told to “adapt or die.” But what if God is calling you to stand firm, to remain rooted in Him while everything around you changes?

The Mustard Seed Cannot be Hybridised

Scientists cannot cross-breed a mustard seed. They’ve tried.

It rejects manipulation. It’s DNA cannot be altered.

This made me ask myself, how many times do we allow our values, our boundaries, even our sense of worth, to be compromised by external pressures—just to survive in business, to maintain careers, to hold onto relationships, or to gain approval?

God made you with a Spiritual DNA designed not to blend in but to stand out. When you know who you are in Christ, you stop entertaining half-truths and start walking in Holy clarity.

The Mustard Seed Thrives in Hard Places

You’ll find the mustard plant growing on dry, dusty roadsides and other places that do not look promising. It doesn’t need perfect soil or ideal weather. It just grows.

Sound familiar?

Perhaps your current “soil” appears to be uncertainty, rejection, or a lack. Maybe the business is slow, there’s no growth in your career, finances are tight, relationships not working out and your heart feels tired. But just like the mustard seed, you are built to thrive in the kind of places others overlook and doubt. God didn’t promise us easy ground, but He did promise us growth if we stay rooted in Him.

The Mustard Seed Grows to Give Shelter

The tiny mustard seed eventually becomes a tree, part of the ecosystem, where birds can nest and it also provides shade. In other words, your Faith, when it refuses to conform, when it grows even in hard seasons, will become a covering for others. Your courage will give someone else Hope. Your testimony will become someone else’s map to God and Wholeness.

Maybe your business isn’t just a business; your life isn’t just a life, your story – the one you’re living now – maybe it is just not a story but a mustard tree already offering shade, Hope, Encouragement and Faith to someone you don’t even know is watching.

Let this be your reminder: It’s not about having big Faith. It’s about having strong, resilient, authentic Faith.

The kind of Faith that doesn’t blend in.

The kind that can’t be poisoned or shaken.

The kind that keeps growing when everything else says it shouldn’t. You are the kind that God planted on purpose, for a purpose.

So here’s my gentle challenge to you:

Start watering your mustard seed. Speak life over that idea. Pray over that next step. Say no to what dims your light, and yes to what aligns with your God-given identity.

You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to start with Faith the size of a mustard seed, and the heart to protect it. God’s already planted greatness in you. Now, it’s your turn to allow it to grow – boldly, beautifully, and unshakably.

Weza is a Christian International Speaker, Multi Award Winning TV & Media Personality & Entrepreneur.

She is the founder of @sol_healing_wellness