We are spending a few days in Fort Lauderdale. Since I grew up near the beach in Southern California, I have always enjoyed being near the water. The vastness of the ocean reminds me of my unlimited God. The sounds of the waves give me a certain peace that I don’t find in other locations, although I love the beauty of nature everywhere. The beach can also be dangerous. When the waves are high and rough, tossed around by the wind, you can be pulled in directions you do not want to go.
Doubt causes us to be tossed about and taken in directions we don’t want to go. We may hear God lead us in one direction, but because we doubt His love, we go a different path. Then we find that God’s way was better and we are suffering in the place we find ourselves. Or we may ask God for something that is good, but we doubt His ability to give us this good thing. So we fail to draw upon His wisdom.
We are commanded to ask God for wisdom. But then we are given this warning in James 1:6, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.” Faith and doubt cannot coexist at the same time. Speak to God in faith. He is always good. He will do the good thing that you request because He is also always able.
Reluctant Retiree 