How To Deal With Doubts. RCCG SOD Year Six

Every disciple at one time or the other wonders, is Jesus truly who He say he is? Is He what he says He is? Is it true that those who put their trust in God will not be put to shame? We sometimes doubt when we see some things that don’t seem to agree with the Word of God, for example, He say we would lay hands on the sick and they would recover. At times you lay hands on the sick and they die and you begin to doubt in your mind . what do you do at such time?

HOW TO CONQUER DOUBTS

#1 Remember What God has done in the Past

Anytime you are faced with concrete doubt, the first thing to do is to remember what God has done for you in the past. 1 Samuel 17:32-37 , when David came face to face with Goliath, what drove away every doubt in his mind is that he remembered when a bear came to attack him. This is why he said:

“Bless the Lord oh my Soul and all that is within me , bless the name of the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits.”

And then in Psalm 106:9-13. the Bible says:

“He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up: so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. And he saved them from the hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. And the waters covered their enemies: there was not one of them left.

Then believed they his words; they sang his praise. They soon forget his works; they waited not for his counsels.

The Bible says the children of Israel forgot what God did at the Red Sea, so when they got to the bitter water, they began to grumble. God did that for them again. He changed their bitter water to sweet. The moment they came across another problem again, they began to grumble. Miracles upon mircles God did, but they never remembered and as aa result they suffered seriously for it. The new problem facing you may be different from old one but remember it is the same old God, the Ancient of days, the unchanged Lord, and He can solve any problem. When there are doubts in your mind, remember what God has done in the past.

Have a Good View of God

Make sure you view God accurately. You need to know beyond all doubt that our God can do all things. In 2 Kings 7:1-20 when Elijah prophesized there would be abundance of food in the land, he knew God can even use lepers to bring it to pass. Don’t ever worry yourself about how God will perform miracles, this is not your business. All you need to do is to know who this your God is.

In Numbers 11:21-32, the children of Israel in the wilderness said they wanted meat, they said they were tired of manna. God told Moses to tell them he would give them meat that would feed them. The Lord said that was not Moses headache, that was his job. God told them that they ould not eat meat for one day until meat was coming out of their nostrils.

The Almighty God spoke to the east wind and says every quail that could be found in the whole should be blown fast to the camp of the children of Israel. God brought as many quails. They landed finally, they were so tired that they could not run. The children of Israel were just picking them at the camp.

In John 6:5-9 when Jesus Christ said Phillip should give food to the multitudes following Him. Philipp said where would he get bread but Jesus Christ knew what he would do. He know what’s He would do in your even before mountain come. He already has a plan and it is a good plan.

In 1 Kings 17:2-6 , when God told Elijah to go and sit down by the Brook, promising to send birds to bring him food, Elijah did not doubt because he knew God he was serving. God can command birds and they will do whatever He commanded them to do. The same God is your God.

In 1 Kings 17:8-16, the widow of Zarephath knew that our God can do anything. That is why she surrendered her last meal. She knew somehow God would feed her and her son. Believe me honestly disciple, God can take care of you too.

In Luke 1:11-38, the high priest asked for a sign, a virgin asked for only an explanation. The Angel of the Lord came to the High priest Zechariah , and told Zechariah that he was going to have a son in his old age. It was true he was old, his wife was also old but he was the high priest of God. He was supposed to know God better, that God can do anything, but he asked for a sign and God gave him a sign. He was dumb for one year. But when the same angel went to Mary who was not a high priest, not an evangelist, nor a pastor , not a general superintendent, nor a president founder. As soon as God said {=”this is what is going to happen”, she only said, I know you can do anything but I am not yet married, how then will I get a baby? As soon as the angel explained that the Holy spirit would overshadow her, she said “thank you, that is all I want to hear. Let it be according to your word. It will be good if you can be like Mary. Have a good view of God that He can do anything.

#3 You must check your foundation

Ask yourself if you are really saved. Ask yourself if you really believe. According to Matthew 7:22-24, the Bible says:

“Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesised in thy name? and in thy name done ma ny wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock. “

Unless your house is built on a rock, the Rock that is the word of God which is forever settled, when the storm of doubt comes, the house will not be able to stand. Remember, without problems there can be no testimonies.

1 John 4:4 said we overcome because greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. If you are truly born again then the greater One is dwelling in you. It does not matter what the storm may be, you will know you are an overcomer.

#4 You must Check Your Commitment to God

How committed are you to God?

In James 4:8, the Bible says:

“Draw nigh to God , and he draw will nigh to you. Cleanse your hands , ye sinners : and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”

You have to submit yourself to God before you can begin to resist the devil and your commitment to God is determined by several thing. For example, you can ask yourself , what is the amount of money that I will consider too big to spend for God or how much time will I like to spend in praise and worship t Almighty God.

Talking about commitment to God, many of us wake up very late in the morning and we will be late for work, so quickly because our work is more important than God, we say, “Father, thank you for waking me up, I will see you when I return from work this evening”. And then we rush off and we cannot spend five minutes with God because we are already late. Of course you are late, then be later, because God must come first.

I learned this in a hard way. Once I was hurrying to the office, I did not do my Quiet time for as long as I should. As I was about to enter the car, suddenly I felt a severe stomach pain and I knew I cannot get to the office before I defeacate, probably in the car, so I ran back into the toilet. As soon as I got to the toilet, Daddy spoke to me, “So, you have time to go to the toilet . Now coming to the toilet is not going to delay your work or make you get to the office late. It is me that you don’t have enough time for”. From that day, He has to come first, the rest will follow.

If you spend time praising Him according to Psalm 22:3, He is going to inhabit your praises. He will need to arise and come to you. And according to Psalm 68:1, which says:

“Let God arise and his enemy be scattered”.

When he arises, you will be amazed that the doubts inside of you will flee.

#5 You must check your Growth

How fast are you growing? that you have room for doubts? Remember stagnant waters always stink. Create a path for stangnant water to flow and very soon , it will become fresh water. You too must begin to grow faster and greater.

If you allow God , He will help you to grow. According to Phil. 1:6, if you give room to God, He will allow you to grow. Also, in 1 John 4:17, the Bible says you can even grow so much that you will be as God even in this world.

Because the Bible says:

“As He is, so we are in this world”.

If you are willing to griw , God does not want to limit your growth and when you begin to grow that way and you begin to nhave the mind of God, you will then begin to understand why God does many things that you ordinarily did not understand before. He made the world out of nothing and out of nothing. He can make you great.

SO, today I want you to spend some time just praising Him. Fellowship with Him and then begin to do that constantly and suddenly you will no longer have to query Him anymore.

Praise Him now.

I am sure by the next time we meet, you would have been much closer to God than before.

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