I DOUBT IT

“The father instantly cried out, ‘I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!’”
Mark 9:24 NLT

Where does doubt live? It lives in a place where there is little faith. Doubt is a normal part of the way God created us, and the way we overcome doubt is through faith. Evidently, it only takes faith the size of a mustard seed to move a mountain. I've never moved a mountain so what does my faith amount to? I believe faith is grown through trust. If I can trust God with my doubt, He can move without my assistance. My doubt is what usually causes me to respond in a way that may be counteracting what God is trying to do. For example, if finances are tight, my response is to work harder or longer. While that may fix my financial issues, it comes at a cost for my family. I'm not saying that I don't need to work hard to provide for my family, but maybe I should be more careful about where I place my trust for provision. Maybe I need to pull back on my spending rather than increase my income. Doubt is overcome when we hear God say something and then it comes to pass. My problem is, I don't wait to hear God's voice. He proves Himself faithful when we see Him do what He says He will do. Each time I hear Him and then see Him do what He says, my faith increases and doubt decreases. I learn to trust Him. I am beginning to understand why "patience is a virtue". God moves in patience. Doubt would want me to take steps to do something God never ordained me to do. Waiting on Him to do what only He can do is key to overcoming doubt. When we read about creation, after each day, God looked and "saw that it was good". The only day He didn't say that was when He created man. On that day, He said "it was VERY good." On that day He created us with the ability to know and communicate with Him. Nothing else created on this earth has the choice to know God the way we do. Nothing else on earth has doubt about how He can be trusted for tomorrow. Yet we are the "very good" part of creation. We should trust Him with tomorrow because He is faithful.