Question: The question, ["How do I get more faith?"](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1308/how-do-i-get-more-faith) has been posted here. When I read it, my mind went to the time the disciples and Jesus had a similar dialogue:

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> [Luke 17:5-6](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017:5-6&version=NIV1984)
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> The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
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> 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.
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It sounds like the disciples are asking Jesus *"How do I get more faith?"* (or perhaps they are demanding?) but Jesus' answer sounds to me like He is saying, *"Yes, it would be great if you had more faith."* But His answer doesn't help people with little faith.

So, how should I interpret His answer?

Answer: 
Think back to [the other time he mentions a mustard seed](http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%204:30-32). What he focuses on in the example is the way it grows from a very small seed to a very large plant.

So if a disciple's faith is as this seed, vital and active, and capable of great growth even though it may be small at the moment, then it can enable them to do great things when the need arises.
I found that the christian that desires to further their faith for a closer relationship with him is to except the whole teaching of the holy spirit. As he commanded us to go out and heal the sick and lay hands and make disciples. Literally go do it 1 Timothy 4 : 14 tells us to practice the gifts and grow in them. What I'm getting at is though talk of this sort can become a stumbling block to a cultural christian. This is one of the things that makes us really reflect his image. This is something that is gifted to you through your faith and as you do good works and fill yourself with the word, your faith becomes self efficient.