Scripture Challenge DOUBT

Hey, everyone!

Thanks for stopping by! Today's Scripture Challenge features the word DOUBT. One scripture in particular stood out to me when I saw this week's word and I knew I wanted to use it but the other two really spoke to my heart, as well. I am using the following scriptures (click on the links to read from Bible Gateway in the King James Version):
1 Timothy 2:4 KJV
Luke 12:28-30 KJV
Mark 11:23 KJV

Here is my 8½" x 11" scrapbook page:
I used the large alphabet letters from the Kaleidoscope Brites paper collection from The Angel Company. The cardstock is from my stash! Here are my thoughts:

In first and second Timothy, Paul writes letters to Timothy. Timothy was pretty young and so Paul sort of mentors him on things he should do as the leader of a church. In the second chapter of this book, Paul instructs Timothy on things pertaining to worship. He says he would like to see that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands in worship to God, without anger or doubting. I feel that is really amazing that Paul wants to address an issue so many places of worship still have to work on today. When we come to worship our Heavenly Father, we have to check our hearts and emotions. Anger, disagreements, and bad attitudes that cause us to doubt leave no room for God to work in our lives! We have to believe His Word! It's interesting to me that we cannot even truly enter a place of worship in our individual spiritual walks with any form of doubt in our heart!

I love how Jesus speaks in chapter 12 starting in verse 28. He paints a beautiful picture with words of how God, our creator, takes care of all the things He made, so knowing He made us, why would we DOUBT that He will take care of us? In tough economic times, like we are living in, it's easy to start questioning if things will be okay. We often find our minds wondering if we will be able to dodge another round of lay-offs, cut in pay, or if we can find another job at all! The bills are piling up, the money is dwindling down and it's easy to let doubt and fear creep into your heart! Jesus said in verse 30 that all the nations have the same concerns but our Heavenly Father knows our needs! Wow! That is comforting to me! Our Heavenly Father knows our needs!!! He knows what we lack, what we need, what it takes for us to make it and He is not going to let us down!

In the book of Mark, Jesus says that whoever SPEAKS to their mountain (and that is important, you have to SPEAK) and tells it to be removed, as long as that person believes what they are saying is true and doesn't doubt it at all, it will happen! THE MOUNTAIN WILL MOVE! God is so faithful! I love that!!! If we believe what we are saying, and we are standing on God's Word, no matter what happens in our life, no matter how dark it might seem, Jesus said we can have what we ask if we do not DOUBT!

Thanks for hanging out with me today! I hope I have encouraged you today with this message. It is such a blessing for me to share this with all of you and your comments and private e-mails are such a joy to read! Thank you!!! I treasure each one and I hope that you will come and hang out with me again tomorrow! More crafts to share!

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