Doubt Less † Pray More

When we hear the word, doubt, we may think of the doubting Thomas of the Bible. After all, before he saw the holes in Christ’s arms, he refused to believe Jesus had rose from the dead. However, I want to rewind further back in biblical history to Jeremiah.

The book of Jeremiah begins with Jeremiah speaking to God. God tells Jeremiah that He chose he to speak for Him. Jeremiah’s reaction? Doubt. Read Jeremiah 1:4-8.

Jeremiah told God he was too young, that God couldn’t possibly expect him to speak to His people. Similarly, you may remember Moses mumbled an excuse when God called him to speak as well. Except his was that he could never quite form the right words. He said he sucked at public speaking, and speaking in general.

What excuses are you making in your life?

Yes, we doubt God. We might doubt Him with prayers unanswered, or with uncertain circumstances. But one doubt, I’m sure many of us have shared is how God will use us.

We suck at public speaking, so why would God want us to speak to a room full of people? We aren’t patient, so why would God want us to work with Sunday school children?

Excuses. Excuses. Excuses.

We let them take over our lives until we doubt ourselves and doubt that all is possible through God.

Read Jeremiah 12:5.

If we wear out from small troubles, what will happen when they become worse? Do we walk away from our relationship with God simply because it is too difficult to continue? Because He is asking too much of us?

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We all know the iconic, Matthew 19:26, that with God all things are possible.

However, how often do we actually believe this? And how often do we hear what He’s saying and our brain just says, ‘no way’?

In light of the Easter weekend quickly approaching, I’d like you to reflect on the love of Christ, but also how we short-change that love when we doubt God. Letting fear overcome us can strangle the very faith we strive to uphold. 

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