Fight Against Doubt

Am I really ready to take on this responsibility?

Do I really know enough to be able to be any help at all in this situation?

How can I be sure I am on the right path?

These are the questions I have asked myself over the past few years. Doubt can hold us back from what God wants to do in and through our lives. Doubt does not come from God...it is a tool the enemy uses to derail us from what God wants to through through us.

2 Timothy 1:7 says "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." (NLT)

I remind myself of this verse whenever I am faced with feelings of doubt and insecurity. When my flesh says, "You're too quiet for this role, too young for this responsibility..." I remember what God said in Jeremiah 1:7-8 "Don't say 'I'm too young' for you must go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don't be afraid of the people, for I will be with you and will protect you."
The first thing Satan said in the Bible was this question: "Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?" He did not even specifically mention the only tree that Adam and Eve were forbidden to eat from. Satan simply asked a broad question that contained a statement that he knew was inacurrate, and by asking that one question, he caused Eve to doubt the motive behind God's first command.

How many times do we start on a path that we feel God is leading us down, and then as time goes on we let doubt in and begin questioning if we heard God correcty regarding our decisions? How many times do we let the things we can see with our limited vision let doubt begin growing in our minds?

Any time we are doing something that God has led us to do, let us recognize doubt for what it is...the enemy's attack to deter us from God's will.

Prayer: God, guide me to replace feelings of doubt, fear, and timidity with feelings of power, love, and self-discipline.

Unlimited

Who knows of any single person on this earth that can meet with us anywhere, anytime we need them?

Who in your life will always show up where you are, no matter if you're walking down a road, sitting behind locked doors, or sitting beside the ocean?

I'm talking about 24/7, unlimited, nonstop availability.

The only person that is capable of this kind of guaranteed communication is Jesus. After his resurrection, he met with the disciples on a road (Luke 24:35), behind locked doors (John 20:19), and beside the sea (John 21:1)

So why, when we are faced with struggles or annoyances, do we sometimes turn to people that have limited availability? We text a friend, walk down the hall to vent to a co-worker, or call someone that we think will be there to listen to us. Don't get me wrong, these people are great and necessary to have in life...but we shouldn't depend on them to be our first choice when it comes to dealing with problems. Jesus will meet us wherever we are, so why don't we call on Him first?