Bible Verse: Matthew 14:31-32
"You of little faith, why did you doubt? And when they got into the boat,
the wind ceased."
One Sunday I was in the daddy room aka "The Man
Room" in our house. That is where my closet is. I was getting dressed and
Misty was in bedroom down the hall. I called out to Misty, "Misty, is this
shirt clean enough for me to wear?" Without a pause she said, "No."
I was puzzled and hollered back, "How do you know it' not clean enough to
wear? You didn't even come back here to look at it." She fired back down
the hallway, "If you had to ask, it wasn't clean enough!"
When it comes to the question of whether you should do
something or not, if it's doubtful, it's probably dirty. Don't do it! But,
here's the thing, unfortunately most of us don't give God the benefit of the
doubt. We just go ahead and do it. We don't allow Him to filter our decisions.
He is not our sounding board. We want to be big boys and girls and wear our big
boy/girl pants. Then when we get in a mess. We go running back hopefully,
asking for forgiveness. I can see God looking at us, shaking His head but,
holding open His arms and wondering why we didn’t ask Him if it was a good
idea.
I have a lot of big decisions in the near future and I don't
want to doubt. I want to have assurance. Are you in doubt about something
today? If you have even the smallest doubt in your heart that it might be sin
or lead to sin, be strong and choose to say "No." I know sometimes
saying "No" is hard. And it might even make some people mad at you.
If they are your true friends, they will understand and you might even make
them examine their own choice. Have faith and remember this, He will be your
peace. Have a great day and God bless!
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