Living in the Land of Doubt or at The Foot of the Cross this Easter?…& a Link Up!

It’s so easy to doubt, isn’t it?  We all go through times of fretting and fearing the outcome of our lives at one time or another, don’t we?

We wonder……

Will the Lord provide for me?

Will He heal me?

Will my marriage get any better?

Will my husband ever get a job?

Will my children be okay?

What if I never get married?

What if we never have a child?

What if…..

The list could go on and on.

And our fleshly fears win out.

We begin to doubt that He cares for us.

We begin to doubt that He has our backs.

We begin to doubt that He delights in us.

And when life becomes excruciatingly difficult we even begin to doubt that God wants to do us good and not evil.

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So we live in the land of doubt.

Definition of doubt:

1. To be undecided or skeptical about.

2. To tend to disbelieve; distrust.

3. To regard as unlikely.

4. To suspect; fear.

So I process all of this and think:

• Am I undecided or skeptical about the Bible?
• Do I tend to disbelieve or distrust the Lord?
• Do I think that the Lord won’t or can’t take care of me?
• Do I fear that He’ll let me down?
• Do I believe that God is just paying me lip service when He says:

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.  Romans 8:28 NIV

My answer is no to all those questions, yet, sometimes I still doubt.  I don’t purposefully think that I am doubting the Lord’s existence or His Word, yet when disbelief, fear, and skepticism rear their ugly heads in my mind, then the reality is, I am doubting who God says He is and I am doubting the Word of God.  It’s in those moments that I become like doubting Thomas.

The other disciples therefore said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” So he (Thomas) said to them, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.” And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” Then He said to Thomas, “Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”  John 20:26-29

The enemy loves to put questions in our minds.  When things are tough and hard, we second-guess ourselves, the decisions that we have made and sometimes even the Word of God.  That’s why it is so important as Believers to take every thought captive.

We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.  2 Corinthians 10:4

Pray to have faith the size of a mustard seed, and even when life does not make sense, put your trust in the Lord anyways.  

I KNOW this is not easy but choose to use your faith muscles rather than your worry ones. 🙂

So the Lord said, “If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.  Luke 17:6

God does not want His children living in the land of doubt!  Instead, He wants us living our lives at the Foot of the Cross knowing that our Savior is with us in ALL aspects of our lives.

My encouragement and challenge to you as we head into Passion Week is to not stop at believing in Christ’s death and His resurrection, but to go one step further believing that Christ is with you 24/7!

Do you sometimes live in The Land of Doubt too?  How do you get out of that despicable place?  I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments!

Live a poured out life for Christ,

I’m linking up with:  To Love, Honor, and  Vacuum, Women Living Well, and The Better Mom.

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