Faith and the Corruption of Doubt

Faith, if it's faith in God, takes the weight of what we hope for off of our flesh and puts it on God.

Real faith is confidence in God and not in us, our understanding, our methods, our resources, our knowledge, or our strength.

Real faith works. It does the small and simple thing every day, knowing God will use that lumber of obedience and the nails of our patience to build something we couldn't.

Real faith is interwoven with real patience.

The only tool there is on the planet for wearing down mountains is flowy, flexible, water. Water rushing over rock seems meaningless in any one instant, but over time water literally washes away mountains.

How much more faith that gives us patience for obedience today, knowing God takes seeds and makes them come alive and become trees.

Hebrews 11:7 NLT — It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.

Doubt will do the opposite. Doubt doesn't work on the need, it says nothing works... And then, sure enough, nothing will work for you.

Faith and doubt cannot occupy the same space. One kills the other. If you articulate doubts with your mouth, you don't have faith in your heart.

Faith is absolute. You either have faith or you don't. Doubt is nebulous. Doubt will slither in right alongside faith and corrupt the whole batch.

Ask God to find your doubt. It is a snake hidden under the rock of your fears. Repent, and, as God exposes what really is underneath your fear, walk into the freedom of faith.

If done right, repentance is always a gate to freedom, not discouragement.

James 1:2-8 NLT — Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing. If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Their loyalty is divided between God and the world, and they are unstable in everything they do.