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Moments of Doubt
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by Brian Edward Johnson
o you ever struggle with doubt? Do you doubt
having some power steering issues with my car. At
yourself or wonder if this Christianity thing is
the time, I was a single dad of three so I had to make
real? Well, John the Baptist had a moment of
money stretch as best as I could. There was a book on
doubt we can learn from. The story is told in two gospels: Matthew 11:2-5
my shelf that I had been intending to read for a while. One morning, I finally decided to pick it up. I opened
and Luke 7:18-23. John sends two of his disciples to
it to a page where some pages were bent so I could
Jesus to ask Him, “Art thou he that should come? Or
straighten them. When I opened the page, I found
look we for another?”
three $100 bills!
I imagine, if you or I were Jesus, we might have
I was amazed and thanked God for the money.
reacted harshly. Well, it is a good thing we are not
I had no idea where it came from so, I started to
Jesus. Instead of scolding John for his doubt, He told
pray and ask for God’s guidance as to how it should
the disciples to tell John what they had seen and
be spent. I felt Him saying I needed to get my car
heard. Then He listed the miracles He performed and
fixed. I argued with Him about it because I thought
said the gospel had been preached to the poor.
the money could go to better use. I mean, it was just
Later, in that same chapter, Jesus says there was no greater prophet than John
power steering. Ultimately, I listened and took the car to a mechanic. They looked at it and told me I was
(Luke 7:28). When you have moments
leaking gasoline onto my engine! I asked how much
of doubt, it does not make God angry.
it would cost to fix that and the power steering. The
He does not doubt you because
gentleman said, “Um, that’ll be…right at about…
as long as you allow Him to work
$300.” After I picked my jaw up from the floor, I
through you, nothing is impossible.
told him to fix both.
Maybe you are not dealing with
If you are struggling with doubt, go back to the times where God has
doubt, but you have a friend that is.
come through for you. If it is
Tell them what you have seen and heard. Our personal
someone else in your life,
experience can be powerful.
testify about what God has
Showing God’s Word to
done or tell them to ask
be alive in you can bring
God to reveal Himself to
someone to salvation or
them. He proved Himself
it can be a tremendous
for John and He will do
encouragement to a
the same for us.
brother or sister in Christ Years ago, when I was struggling financially, I was
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About The Author
who is struggling. Brian Edward Johnson is a deacon at his church and a nurse by vocation. He wants to do the best he can to teach people to trust God, for their eternity and for each day.
