Belief vs Unbelief; Conviced vs Doubt

Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness. And he was called the friend of God. ---James 2:23

If there is anything in the scriptures that winds its way throughout the whole book, is that we must believe. Without a conviction that God is the One True Living God and that He sent His Son, Jesus to usher back the Kingdom of God and redeem us from our sins and secure a place in an eternal heaven, then we are in a state of unbelief. If we can’t accept that God loves us no matter what circumstances we were born to, what atmosphere we were brought up in and regardless of what we do or say now, then we live a life of doubt and distrust.

If we go through life, day after day, bombarded with news which is full of grave and dire possibilities, surrounded with people that cannot see the cup full, but rather empty and we deal with our circumstances in a worldly fashion, then we will find ourselves full of doubt and cannot believe that even God can reach down from Heaven to help.

That’s what the enemy of your soul wants you to believe. You see, doubt and unbelief are demonic twins. They are the direct opposite of belief and faith. We are told in Hebrews 11:6 that “…without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”

As I have grown in the knowledge of the Word, there is one thing that I know for sure! That is that God is a rewarder. He wants to give you everything you desire, but you must be in total belief and not have a thread of doubt. Jesus knew that mankind would struggle with this concept, so He addressed it very clearly in Mark 11:22-24.

So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore, I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.

This is the point I’m trying to make. When you are in a state of mind of doubt and unbelief that God wants to heal you, then you’ll speak out of your mouth words of doubt and unbelief. James tells us what we know in real life, that our tongue is our biggest enemy. If we can’t train our tongue to speak health, wholeness, belief and faith, then we will remain sick in our bodies because our tongue is like a rudder to our lives. We make self-fulfilling prophesies with our mouth. If we speak death, sickness, defeat and hopelessness, that is what we will get. But if we speak hope, belief that God will heal, protect and provide; if we speak health into our bodies, then we will enjoy a victorious life, conquering the plans of the enemy.

Confession: My tongue is the rudder of my life. I will cast out all thoughts and speech involving doubt and unbelief and embrace God’s loving care believing that He wants me healthy in mind and body. I will no longer doubt His willingness and ability to see my circumstance and reach down from Heaven to touch my life. I will trust Him! Thank you, Lord for your mercy.