Doubting God’s Love
Do
you ever doubt God’s love for you? I
think we all do at various times in our life.
We doubt if He will help us out of the situation we are in, we doubt He
will heal us, we doubt we will get the job we apply for and we doubt He will
provide for us. Many times the doubt we
have is based on what we think we need instead of basing it on what God knows
we need. Too many times our doubt is
based on a want instead of a need.
Sometimes it is based on our desire to avoid the very circumstance that
God wants us to experience so that we will grow.
When
you are doubting God’s love for you there are scriptures that you can turn to
that will help overcome doubt and help you to understand that God wants what is
best for you. When we surrender to God’s
abiding love, we learn what it means to have faith in the One who wants what is
best for us. Sometimes what is best for
us is painful. The best example in my life was cancer. I didn’t want cancer but it happened. It was painful yet it taught me to appreciate
what I have and to not pursue the things that don’t matter. It also taught me that God loves me enough to
heal me. It taught me that He is with me
in the worst of circumstances and also the best.
Jeremiah
29:11-14
For
I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace
and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon Me
and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all
your heart. I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back
from your captivity; I will gather you from all the nations and from all the
places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the
place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.
Psalm 91:1-6
Safety of Abiding in the Presence of God
He
who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of
the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He
is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He
shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His
feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield
and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.
Psalm
27:13-14
I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see
the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall
strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!
Proverbs
3:5-10
Trust
in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; In all
your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Do not be wise in
your own eyes; Fear the Lord and depart from evil. It will be health to your flesh, and
strength to your bones. Honor the Lord with your possessions, and
with the firstfruits of all your increase; So your barns will be filled with
plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Prayer for the Day: Heavenly Father, please
forgive me for ever doubting Your love for me.
Remind me that even in times of trouble in my life, You want what is
best for me and sometimes the most painful times in my life are meant for my
good. The very things I want to avoid in
life are often the times I learn the most about what it means to love and know You. I praise You in the good times and the
bad. I am forever grateful for Your love
for me.
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