Matthew 21:18-22

Think about all of Jesus' miracles. All of the stuff that the disciples have seen. Mind-blowing stuff. Then 4 days before he is cruficied, they see Jesus curse a fig tree and it dries up immediately, and they can't figure out how he did it.
It's like they constantly forget that Jesus is God and can do anything that he wants. They've seen it constantly, so why would they be so amazed by this.
This is so similar to my faith, though. I mean, I constantly am amazed by what God has done for, through, and with me, and yet I never think he can do it again. I always feel like I'm struggling to stay afloat and yet God is constantly showing me that he is perfectly capable of teaching me to swim.
One of my favorite characteristics of the disciples is that they were so dumb. They never understood what Jesus was saying or at least the true implications of it.
JM

Matthew 13:36-43

I love the disciples. They are naturally curious, and they're never embarassed to ask dumb questions. I mean, here's the people that are closest to Jesus that should know what he's saying the best, and they ask him questions. They don't care that maybe they should already know. They still ask.
I think God likes to reward the curious. People who want to know him better by not just listening to what he says and being amazed, but who try to apply it to their lives and wonder at the true meaning. I'm naturally kind of a curious person, and that usually carries over to my discipleship. I hope I never lose that. JM