by Rick Warren
“Anyone who doubts is like a wave on the sea, blown up and down by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.” (James 1:6-7 NCV/NIV)
There are two things that cause self-doubt in your life:
1. Comparing your abilities causes you to doubt your abilities. Instead of looking to God, you start looking around at everybody else. They have more talent, more abilities, more education, or more experience. The moment you start comparing yourself to other people, you’re going to be filled with self-doubt.
The Bible says that it’s dumb to compare yourself to other people (2 Corinthians 10:12). God doesn’t want you comparing yourself to anybody else. He wants you to be unique. He wants you to be you.
2. Remembering your past failures causes you to doubt your abilities. Remembering your past failures is kind of like putting a movie in your mind of all your mistakes and playing it over and over. It tortures you to death, and you hate doing it.
God does not want you focusing on your past. If you stay focused on your past mistakes, you can’t get on with your present, and God can’t use you in the future. God says to forget the past.
Don’t let your past doubts or guilt keep you from being used by God. God says, “I don’t care what your past is. I want to use you!”
Talk About It
• How many times a day do you compare what you own, have or have not accomplished, or look like to another person?
• What do you want God to accomplish with that wasted time instead?
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Tnx b to God who s Excedingly Great and loving He really knows wats best for me I know dis s not an accident that i able read your message for today . I pray that God will continue to used you in a maximum way. God bless you so much n your family!
I spend too many days comparing myself to others, but not in a way that gives me self-doubt, unless I am focusing on my past experiences that were negative. But the more I lean on Gods will for me, oppose to my own understanding, I realize that Gods thinking is definitely the right way of thinking. So I build and strengthen my faith, and wait on God too do his will. Thank You for this thought for today, because it has reassured me that Gods has my best interest ALWAYS, and I do not Doubt him.
Brothers and sisters in Christ,
I have the privilege to write you today in order to encourage you to continue what you are doing and to always stay in prayer for God continue to use you in a specific moment like mine.
May the grace and peace of the Father Lord be with you in the name of Jesus our Lord!
Blessings on you!
i do ask myself why do i have to waste so much years before getting rid of my dout,but never will i allow it’s guilt to weigh me down”I believe that GOD wil stil use me…Is yet late.