The Cost Of Doubt...

"Doubt isn't the opposite of faith; it is an element of faith". --Paul Tillich

"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservations." --Elton Trueblood

Doubt is the cause for so many blessings missed, so many opportunities gone by and so much time that has been wasted. Doubt is the instrument the enemy uses to chip away at the things we put our faith in if we let it. Doubt sometimes can help us understand ourselves and God even more so, it’s good to ask questions, but when all we do is doubt and never accept the answers that are revealed and never accept that sometimes the answers are not comprehendible to us - doubt will take over and soon we forget to rely on faith, rely on God.

Doubt holds us back when there’s room for us to grow and improve our life and relationships - it stifles our ability to take risks or to tackle challenges head on. Belief in God trumps all doubts if we would simply look to him, rely on his power and listen to his directions for all the great things he has planned for our lives. Don’t let doubt stop you from having a great relationship with God.

Matthew 14:31  Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?”

Matthew 21:21  Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.

James 1:6  But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

Mark 11:22-24  “Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.