We all struggle in one degree or another, at one time or another, with doubt. The root of most of these battles can be tied back to our struggle to believe God, we often simply doubt the goodness of God.
Doubt can mean to waver, to stand in two ways, to hesitate when you are not certain of a way to go.
Between belief and unbelief we face doubt. When we are overwhelmed with our circumstances, and the problems of life, and the worry of the future, we doubt. Often we doubt God, we doubt that He is good. Doubt is something that we all have to overcome, it has been passed on to us from our earliest ancestors. Adam and Eve doubted God's goodness prior to sin entering their lives and we have dealt with the consequences ever since.
Doubt is not sin, although it can lead to sin. Doubt is not unbelief. Unbelief toward God is rebellion or faithlessness. Unbelief toward God is a moral problem, it is when we choose not to believe . Doubt is more of an intellectual problem, the battle is for the mind. In our circumstances, we want to believe God is in control and that God has good plans for us and yet we struggle to believe. We are stuck with doubt between belief and unbelief.
Doubt is overcome by faith in God. As we renew our minds to the truth of who God is- the truth of the word of God-the truth that God is good- the truth that God is in control, only then are we are able to walk forward in the midst of our circumstances by faith. As we look to Jesus Christ and rely on Him we are able to say with the apostle Thomas, "My Lord and my God!" John 20:28
In the midst of our struggles, our circumstances, our sorrows and our pain, when we turn to Jesus Christ and our focus is upon Him, we move from doubters to worshipers.
Overcoming Doubt
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