Three Sticks — Personal Development for Christians

Doubt is an extremely powerful force. If you allow it to take a hold of your mind, it can paralyze you can keep you from having the life that you want. The challenge with doubt is that it is also a useful tool. Doubt makes us stop and think through major decisions or actions. It helps us to put our pride and arrogance in check. So the idea of resisting doubt and never letting it enter your head is equally as dangerous as letting doubt consume you.

Yesterday was an interesting day because it started off with me having to make some choices that I didn’t like. Some of the choices I had to make were almost exclusively a result of me being careless or irresponsible. I think because I was tired and my mental defenses were weakened that doubt crawled up to me and took a hold of my mind. I began to question all of the decisions I have made recently and allowed the negative aspects of my life to loom large and surround me.

I  allowed my doubt in one area of my life to expand and grow until it consumed me. Fortunately for me this was not my first experience with this phenomenon so I knew I had to grab the doubt that was threatening to crush me by the throat and wrestle it to the ground.

There are several steps I followed in overcoming my doubt. The first was to ask God for help. The second step was to admit my doubt so someone I trust. I learned long ago, that taking control over doubt is best done with the help of God and someone you can trust and respect. This person must also trust and respect you. Fortunately, I have both God and someone I trust in my life to help me. In Luke 7:18 - 23, John the Baptist asks if Jesus is the true Messiah. Jesus responds in loving manner that convinces John that he is the true Messiah and John’s doubts are put to rest. Because John was open with his concerns to someone whom he had trust and respect he was able to overcome his doubts. Like John we all need someone who can help us see past our doubts and open our minds.

It is amazing how quickly God, possibly through the law of attraction, will acknowledge your efforts to overcome negative thoughts. Within an hour of me getting a handle on my doubt, I got a message from one of my favorite bloggers, Debra Moorhead, about how my article Creating Your Life: Part 1 - Making Choices made a real difference in her day. Her comment made my day. Later on that day several other good things happened, so that a day that started off full of negativity and doubt ended with happiness and contentment.

I hope that you too are able to wrestle the gator called doubt and that you have rich and full days ahead.

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