Matthew 21:21
"Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done."
I have lived around mountains for a good portion of my life.
I've lived around the Rockies, Sierra's and Shenandoah Mountains. Every mountain is different. I've hiked the Sierra and Rocky Mountains, and each mountain has different challenges. The one thing they all have in common is that they are hard to overcome.
The hardest mountains I've ever climbed were the Rockies. I have climbed Mount Sopris, which is a 13,000 foot mountain that has twin peaks. I climbed another mountain in Colorado which was 14,100 feet. Needless to say, I was worn out after both hikes. After hiking those mountains, if someone were to say to me that they were going to remove them, I would say that they were crazy.
Though these mountains were physically challenging, I have faced greater mountains that I've had to overcome in life. Everyone will have mountains they need to face in life. Overcoming those mountains will be no easy task. In fact, some mountains that we face will only be overcome through a miracle. The good news for the saved is that God says we can remove the mountains in our life, but there are some steps we need to take to remove our mountains.
First, you need to identify your mountain. God said, "...if ye shall say unto this mountain,..." You will notice that this was a specific mountain that God was pointing out. You cannot remove the mountains in your life if you don't identify them. Maybe your mountain is an addiction or a sin that you seemingly have no power to overcome. Maybe your mountain is a marital problem or a family problem. Maybe your mountain is a financial problem or a health problem. Whatever your mountain is, you need to be specific with God.
Second, only be concerned with one mountain at a time. Again, God said, "this mountain." I'm sure there were more mountains, but God was concerned with taking care of one mountain at a time. You can't be concerned with the whole mountain range in your life, but you must take on one mountain at a time. Too many times we try to take on the whole mountain range when we really only need to focus on the mountain we are facing at the moment. Don't let the mountain range discourage or distract you, but look at the mountain you face today.
Third, you must realize the source to remove your mountain is God. God is the only One Who can help you remove your mountains. You can try them on your own to no avail, or you can run to God and ask for His power to remove your mountains.
Fourth, you must step out by faith and act upon what the mountain is hindering you from doing. Friend, don't wait for the mountain to be removed to do what God wants you to do. Set your doubt aside, act by faith and start doing what God wants you to do believing that when you get to the foot of that mountain God will remove it for you.
I don't know what the mountain is that you face today, but it can be removed if you will act by faith and obey God's Word. Don't let the mountains stop you from living by faith. Step out by faith and trust God; you will find that when you act by faith God will remove your mountains.