The Power of Doubt 2...

Doubt is a state of being unsure of something.

Out of the twelve men in the boat Peter was the only one that asked Jesus to let him come to Him.
What made Peter ask Jesus to let him come to Him. Faith! It was faith, he asked because he believed. And because he believed, he got what he asked for.

Faith is strong. And with faith there is no limit to what you can do. But faith has one arch enemy. And the name of that enemy is doubt.

Peter started sinking when doubt entered his heart. He called out to Jesus,” Lord save me!” and Jesus came and restored him back on his feet. Jesus said to him, “how little faith you have! Why did you falter?”



Why did you falter? What a question. Why do we falter? Peter faltered because he removed his eyes from the Lord. He faltered because he allowed his problems to take the center stage. He faltered because he allowed doubt to creep into his heart and dwarf his faith. Me, I falter because of the same reasons too. How about you? Why do you falter?

Bad things always happen whenever we allow our focus to wander. I know this because it has happened to me many times.

I fall deeper and deeper into the treacherous pit of despair each time I allow doubt to take the place of faith in my heart. And this is senseless because it doesn't make the problem go away, rather it complicates it and makes it more difficult to bear.

My dear friends doubt will come; and just like it did Peter, it is going to make us loose focus and start to sink. But remember, whenever this happens. All you have to do is call on the Lord like Peter did and all will be well again. The problems might still be there but your strength will be renewed and you will be able to look life in the face again and say to it, “Bring it on!”

The power of doubt...

Doubt is a feeling or state of uncertainty, especially as to whether somebody is sincere or trustworthy, or as to whether something is true, likely, or genuine.

There is a genuine story that demostrates the power of doubt very well and that I will be very much happy to share with you. The story goes so... One day Jesus after finishing his teaching sent his disciples on a boat ahead of him, while He stayed to send the people who came to listen to Him home. He was to join them on their boat later. Then, while the disciples was on the middle of the sea they encountered a big storm that terrified them so much. They were about to lose all hope when they saw Jesus coming to them walking on the water. That even terrified them more because they thought it was a ghost. When Jesus came near they saw it was their master, then the ever bold Peter called out to Jesus and told him that if He were truly the master let Jesus command him to come to him there on the water. Jesus told him to come. Peter climbed over board and started walking on the water too. He walked on until he looked around him and saw how fiercly the storm was raging all around him and he lost the trust he had on Jesus. Do you know what started happening to him? He started sinking. He was about to get drown when he called out to Jesus again to save him and Jesus came to him and took hold of his hand and pulled him out of the water. (Mt 14:22-33).

This is a good example of what doubt can do in our lives. Just like Peter we start to sink each time we start focusing on the number, weight and height of our problems. The situation may be scary but it becomes more scarier and unbearable when we start focusing more on it and direct all our attention to it. What it will do to us is that it will take our ability to trust God away from us and we will start asking ouselves, does God really care? Are you sure God really exsits? If He does, are you sure He has not forgotten all about me? And if we are not truly strong we might decide to try another place. Even in different aspects of our lives, what we encounter can sometimes make us to give up.

The good news is that our God never fails no matter how long it takes. And for the waiting and the troubles to be bearable you need to trust God. Don't look at the storms raging all around. Just keep looking to Him and know that no matter what, your problems will never outweigh Him. It will only take a day to free you from that problem and that day may be today. So be strong!!!