King of the Hill: Get the DOUBT OUT!

So you're standing in your front yard walking your dog. You notice a small strange light out of the corner of your eye. You turn to see a bush has caught fire. You run to see how bad it is and notice that the bush is not burning up even though it is on fire.

Then, as you stare at the bush in awe, a voice speaks to you!

That is pretty much the way it went for Moses.

He would soon learn that God had an amazing task for him to do, and this is where we find the next step for us on the way up our hill.

As you climb the hill you face, one of the obstacles you will encounter is the same obstacle that Moses encountered at the burning bush (that did not burn). That obstacle is doubt.

As God commissioned Moses to set His people free, Moses began to doubt, on many levels.

First, Moses doubted himself. Then he doubted the message. Then he doubted the plan would work. Then Moses doubted his ability to deliver the message.

Doubt now stood between Moses and the deliverance of 3 million Israelite people.

But Moses overcame his doubt as he put his trust in God.

On your way up your hill, you will have to overcome doubt. There will be times when you say to yourself, "I don't know...", "I can't make it", "Is this really worth it?"

Doubt can rob you of energy and excitement. It can rob you of peace. But most importantly, doubt will rob you of faith.

Without faith, we will not continue. Without faith, we cannot please God. Without faith, we will begin DEscending our hill instead of moving UPward!

Don't come down now, you have come too far! Don't give up! Don't doubt, have faith!

Faith in what, you might ask? Faith in the same thing that got Moses past doubt...God!

Matthew 21:21 tells us that, "if you ave faith and do not doubt...you can say to this mountain 'Go throw yourself into the sea' and it will be done."

Have faith - don't doubt! Get the DOUBT OUT!

How do we get the doubt out?

1. We read God's Word and get to know God!
2. We go to church so we can be around other people of faith
3. We change the way we think and begin believing God instead of blaming God!

And we do all those things over and over and over again!

Yes, you will encounter doubt, but don't let it stay. Get the DOUBT OUT, and you will soon find that you are King of the Hill!