God can do anything. Some of us pray about a situation or circumstance and when God does not answer or respond immediately many of us begin to doubt.
Doubt is a weapon of the devil and is cancerous to our faith. It slowly eats away at our faith. Doubt is like a parasite that eats away at its host. The devil cleverly uses doubt to encourage our subconscious to put God inside of the box. It makes us believe that our problem is located outside the box just inches short of God’s reach.
In James 1:6, God gives us a warning about the danger of doubt. “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” Where is the stability in that? Doubt has no stability. It will have your mind all over the place, just like that wave tossed by the wind.
In 2 Corinthians 5:7, God tells us that “…we walk by faith, not by sight.” We don’t even need to use our eyes, we just have to trust in God and believe that He will help us.
He takes it a step further in Hebrews 11:6. “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Did you catch that? There is a reward for those who earnestly seek him. It is clear that God considers doubt a Debbie Downer!
Note 2 self: Could it be that we are derailing our rescue from life’s problems because of our doubt? I believe one’s faith is the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions. Whenever I occasionally take the Doubt Train, I remind myself that God created the universe and everything in it. I think He can handle my little problems.
Blessings to you all, my friends.
Daniel
The Note 2 Self Guy