Invincible by Robert JeffressSample

Day Three

The Mountain of Doubt

Scripture: Isaiah 55:8-9 and 64:8; James 4:8

Many believers today find themselves face-to-face with the imposing mountain of doubt, which can block their view of God.

Unfortunately, on this side of heaven, doubts are inevitable. In fact, some of God’s choicest servants went through periods of deep doubt. Moses doubted his ability as a deliverer, David doubted God would rescue him from King Saul, Elijah doubted he would survive Queen Jezebel’s hit squad, and Jeremiah doubted his call as a prophet. It would take many pages to detail the doubts of Solomon, John the Baptist, and the apostle Paul—to say nothing of Martin Luther, John Calvin, Amy Carmichael, Joni Eareckson Tada, and many other respected Christian men and women through the centuries. 

I’m convinced that those who don’t doubt much are those who don’t think much or experience much. Airtight conclusions usually come from people who haven’t known the sting of disappointment or the confusion of unanswered prayers. The truth is, life is too big for us to have it all worked out. There are many things we simply don’t understand. 

In Isaiah 55:8, the Lord said, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.” In fact, the distance between His thoughts and ways and our thoughts and ways is so great that the Lord declared, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts” (v. 9).

God doesn’t surrender His sovereignty to what we think He should do. He’s the potter, and we are the clay; He can mold us into anything He desires (Isaiah 64:8). And because He is God (and we’re not), He exercises His will to accomplish whatever He chooses in our lives. It may not be what we wanted or hoped for, but it will be exactly what we need. 

If your doubts cause you to run to God with sincere questions about what He is doing (or not doing), then asking is an act of faith. If you’re crying out to God for answers that only He can provide, then you’re experiencing a healthy relationship with God. 

There’s no question or concern that God hasn’t heard or dealt with before. And if it helps, there’s a good chance that the doubt you’re struggling with is the same doubt others are struggling with too. 

Why would God want us to come to Him with our doubts?