I Doubt Your Doubt

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones. (Proverbs 3:5-8)

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the LORD. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. (James 1:5-8)

When doubt rears its ugly head and tries to make you stop – no matter what you’re doing – that’s the time you should double down on whatever is at hand. Doubt is your mind or emotions trying to tell you “You can’t do this.”

Oh, yeah? Well … I doubt that doubt, because my Bible says “I can do all through Christ, which strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13)

Now, I always fussed inwardly about that verse (King James translation). “Christ isn’t a which; He’s a Who!” I told myself. But are we sure about that?

Let’s take the lingering Greek (and no, I’m not talking about Giorgos down the street) Christos and finish translating it.

Again: “I can do all things through the Anointed One and His anointing, which strengthens me.”

That changes things, doesn’t it? So whenever you talk about Jesus Christ, meaning Jesus the Anointed One, you eventually must deal with the question, “What is He anointed with?”

Acts 10:38 says “God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.”

So Philippians 4:13 again: “I can do all things through Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and the power of God.” Now we’re talking!

So why are you doubting yourself, exactly?

It takes a bit of practice to get into the habit of believing that you have the miracle-working power of God inside of you – but you do. It takes awhile to think of yourself as a highly-favored child of God – but you are. It takes practice to make yourself think that way.

We’d better get busy. 😊