Do you have doubts??

I'll share something I wrote and give to struggling and doubting Christians frequently.

You are not alone, it isn't unusual to doubt, nor does it alarm Christ.

First, let me remind you that if we have faith as a mustard seed, we are Christ's, right? Jesus loves us with an everlasting love, and He also says that “A bruised reed He will not break and a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish." Mt. 12:20

That means that He knows His children, those who believe in Him and He will not cast them out even though their faith is tiny, feeble, shaking, up and down, and even doubting.

In the book of Jude, he tells us to “have mercy on those who doubt;” vs. 22

Mercy, not condemnation, not judgment or scorn, but mercy.

Every thinking person has doubts, and certainly, the younger we are in the Lord the more doubts we will have.

To be honest, there are many who call themselves Christians that I find little of Christ revealed.

We have a society that is using every form of media to engineer doubt and unbelief in God; every portrayal of Christians is either weak and repelling, or vicious and uncaring.

Songs deny Him, movies laugh at Him, Television distorts His message, mocks his followers and shows only the failings.

So, that alone is a significant hurdle.

Another common struggle Christians have is, they see in the Old Testament God blessing His people with material things, and we can be influenced to believe our success, or material blessings are the foundation of our faith or reveal God’s love. But in the New Testament, Jesus specifically taught that the riches of God, wisdom, perseverance and joy are within us, not in our changing circumstances.

Life brings many struggles, tragedies and sorrows, and Christ certainly had a full measure of suffering, and so did each of His disciples, and truthfully, no one escapes hardships.

Jesus taught us that in this life we will have tribulation.

Be that as it may, many doubt when it befalls them. 

And truly, some tragic things that happen in this world are beyond what we can bear alone, but Christ promises to walk with us and bring us out of any and every loss.

No doubt, great losses change us forever, but God will even transform our great losses for good.

I try and encourage you, in large part, because I’ve suffered great loss. 

Jesus wept, loved and showed the world what compassion truly was, and it was forged on the anvil of sorrow, not prosperity. 

“He was a man acquainted with grief, a man of sorrows.”