DOUBT HAS SWIFT FEET, BUT FAITH IS FASTER

DOUBT HAS SWIFT FEET, BUT FAITH IS FASTER

This morning we saw that 4 of the 12 boys trapped in the cave in Thailand are out, and the rescue is in progress. On Friday, Jane’s sister asked us to pray. The Lord gave us specific things; we believed and put our faith on the line by announcing it to get other people involved. How many times have we heard a message from the Lord, and we are too timid or afraid to test it? We hope the results are going to be what we think we heard from God, but we’re not positive, so we wait for the result, rather than daring to speak it out loud before we see it. I'm trying to not do that anymore.

I’m not saying that everything we hear from God we need to blast all over the place. A lot of what the Lord speaks to us may be private. But some things are not. When the Lord tells us something that we’re supposed to speak out, we’ll feel an urging, but doubt has swift feet.

We overtake doubt by speaking out.

So what if it doesn’t work the first time? How are we going to grow in faith unless we step up? There’s no guilt in testing our faith. If we’re wrong a few times, no big deal. We’ll get it right. When we dare to test our faith, we find out who we are.

The Apostle Paul tells us: “The Holy Writings say, ‘I believed, so I spoke.’ We have the same kind of faith as David did. We also believe, so we speak” (2 Cor. 4:13). This verse refers to Psalm 116:10: “I believed, therefore have I spoken.” In verse 18 David goes on to say: “I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people.”

Yes, speaking out in front of people takes bravery and the possibility that people will think you’re nuts. But what’s more important: What people think or what God thinks? If we speak out what God thinks, it’s going to help a lot more people than the ones who are going to laugh at us.

And guess what? David wasn’t an automatic faith giant. He had a first time too. He had to speak out something that hadn’t happened yet, just like us.

It’s kind of scary at first, but once you do it a few times, your confidence grows. And God backs you up. If you say something that God gives you to say, He confirms it with “signs following” (Mark 16:20). And if you speak something He didn’t say; it just won’t come to pass. And that’s okay. What baby starts off walking and never topples over? You don’t punish the baby, so why would God punish us for trying? He won’t.

The Bible says we shouldn’t despise small beginnings. We have to start somewhere. Zechariah 4:10 tells us: “The people should not think that small beginnings are unimportant. They will be happy when they see Zerubbabel with tools, building the Temple.” Every building, every project, starts with tools.

One of the greatest tools we have is our mouth. We can use it for building up or tearing down, for good or for evil. Let’s be listening for the things God wants us to say, and be brave enough to speak it out.

Love, Carolyn

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