Day 27 - The Doubting Tongue

Day 27 - The Doubting Tongue

"Verily I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says." Mark 11:23

Doubt is a close cousin to fear...when you doubt your Heavenly Father will protect you, provide for you, clothe you, comfort you, carry you, cleanse you it is all because you fear that somehow, someway, He has forgotten you or doesn't care for you or you don't deserve it! He says that no one is righteous, not one--yet He gave His Son a Ransom, Holy and Blameless, for us--to save us to Himself.

To cast doubt out you need to learn, absorb and believe the promises God has for you. Psalm 91 is wonderful...He is my refuge, my place of safety, He is my God and I am trusting Him...
The words that spring from our mouths are merely a reflection of what is in our hearts. Do you have a believing heart? Is there any unbelief lurking in there that you reserve just for yourself? His word says to ask Him to help our unbelief.

Practice, practice, practice. Commit to memorizing and saying aloud one Psalm-Psalm 1 is wonderful and short. Do that for one week until you know it, say it, and believe it. Then pick another promise God has made and do the same thing. If you commit to five minutes each day for one week to work on a verse, a series of verses, a Psalm or Proverb you will be filling your heart with BELIEF!

When we doubt, that means we have put our trust in ourselves or in man. I used to have a paralyzing fear of flying. I would rarely fly and when I did I needed five to six months to start getting my mind ready for the trip. When I got on the plane, I was a wreck. I had my Bible but I never opened it--I just sat and cried. I held on for dear life and refused to eat or go to the bathroom. Now mind you--most of the time I would only fly to see my parents and that is a six hour trip one way! Oh the torture I put myself, my family and the fellow passengers through--such drama and energy.

The doubt about taking off, the doubt about landing, the doubt that the pilot got enough sleep, had sobered up, that the screws had been turned correctly, that the luggage handler forgot to lock a door, that a freak storm would come. You name it---anything you could prove wouldn't happen I had another one to take its place. Forgive my unbelief Lord!

Something happened to me in 1999. My mother had an aneurysm in May. I flew out to be by her side for two weeks. When I returned home, she passed away a week later. The whole family flew out to be with my dad and sister. I didn't even remember that flight, I actually read my Bible. Four weeks later, I was on a plane to Paris and Geneva for work. A work friend flew with me and I stayed awake the entire time--but I made it. Subsequently, I needed to fly about every 5-6 weeks overseas for a project I was working on in 2000-2002. My dear friend Pat's husband is a pilot for British Airways.

She invited me to her house near London and we had a fantastic dinner and Keith explained everything to me about flying, the physics, the weather, the sounds, the noises, the training. Okay, but what about crazy terrorists? God is so great, an awesome wonder....

Keith explained to me that he had been taken hostage in 1991 during the first Gulf War along with his flight crew and passengers in Kuwait. He was held in the basement of a palace for five months! He showed me pictures, he talked of the Christmas dinner they managed to scrape up from crumbs (farina, beans and a tomato to split with 50!) But they dressed in their finest black tie (they had luggage) although most had lost so much weight the clothes hung. They whispered Christmas caroles and had joy!

His Word, His Joy is salve to our doubting souls! To this day, I do not quiver, quake or fear air travel. I leave it in God's hand, I ask for His mighty protection His holy angels to guide us and keep us. I believe!

Doubt? Our God can and does do exceeding abundantly above all we can ask or think, but it is according to the power that works in us. Is His power in your heart, mind and soul? If so, get out of the way and let God be God!

AFFIRMATION: Anything is possible if I believe. Therefore, I say that I believe every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God and I will not discuss or give space to my doubts. Amen, Sister Lisa