FIG TREE AND FAITH

Mark 11:20-26 (KJV)
"20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.
22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. ...
23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses."
Jesus did not curse the fig tree because He was hungry and the tree was not delivering breakfast or a snack. He cursed it because it was not being what it was designed to be. In other words, His action towards the tree was not an iniquity driven act (it was not about His selfish dissatisfaction); His action was driven by the spirit of judgement as to bring balance to an unbalanced situation. And, what in the world does this fig tree narrative have to do with the narrative of forgiveness in relationship to faith. Forgiveness brings balance and accountability to our faith. It is not having faith in people that forgiveness works; it is having faith in God that forgiveness works. We can issue forgiveness without expecting accountability or we can issue forgiveness expecting accountability. Forgiveness that is managed by faith in God brings about righteous judgment; not judgment (condemnation), a judgment that brings things into alignment with balance. Consistent faith is believing things can change when nothing makes sense; that is, if our faith is in God and not humans.
Jesus said to a person caught in the act of adultery - Go and sin no more - this was forgiveness expecting accountability. Things can change when the power of forgiveness is released.