Revolutionary Leaders

DOUBT

The Little Engine That Could: Here is this long train that comes up to this big mountain and he can't an engine to take him up and over. He approaches some large engines and they refuse for various reasons. The only train willing to accept the challenge is a little engine whose only job was to switch trains cars from one track to the next. He thinks about his heavy load compared to his little engine. He looks at how steep and seemingly impossible that mountain is and he starts doubting his ability, doubting what he was made to do. Although somewhat intimidated by the daunting task he hooks up the train cars to himself and pushes forward. “I think I can, I think I can.”, says to encourage himself. His doubt begins to disappear and he through hard work he makes it up and over. So now he says, “I know I can, I know I can.” Now he has confidence. He did doubt but now he has confidence.

There is a lot of times that we doubt. We doubt things in our lives. We doubt we can. We get up to mountains in our lives and we get insecure and think we’re not good enough. We live in fear of doing what God has created to do. Doubt can destroy you. You know your weaknesses and imperfections. You begin to doubt things that God has called you to be. Jordan Edward said this, “He who believes, can; he who doubts, can’t.” Sometimes, we can’t because of doubt.

BELIEVE!

1. Believe in God’s Purpose

God has a purpose for everything He created…YOU!

A - Relationship with HIM

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Gen 1:27)

Psalm 139:14 says, “I praise you because of the wonderful way you created me. Everything you do is marvelous! Of this I have no doubt.”

For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected…(1 Tim 4:4)

For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. (Col. 1:16)

B - Relationship with His creation

For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

(Eph. 2:10)

2. Believe In God’s Forgiveness!

- “While we were yet sinners, Christ died…” We don’t clean up our act or attempt to be worthy of His love.

- “As far as the east is from the west…” His forgiveness is complete!

3. Believe That God Believes In You!

- silence the voices of negativity

- Loneness!

Matthew 28:20, “I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

- Lack of confidence!

Matthew 21:21 it says, “Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more.”

- Illustration: impala…midget deer…jumps 12ft high & 30ft long yet is held in a zoo by a three foot wall…it will not jump if it cannot see where its feet will land

- If he didn’t believe in YOU he wouldn’t have sent His ONLY SON to die for you

- If he didn’t believe in YOU he wouldn’t have given you His Holy Spirit power

- If He didn’t believe in YOU he wouldn’t have equipped you with talents, abilities and gifts in order for you to live an abundantly fruitful life!

- You may be your reading this and you doubt God period.

Agnostic…doubts the possibility of the existence of God

Atheist…denies the existence of God

BUT - What if I’m right? - What if God does exists?

- Maybe you doubt God’s purpose

- Maybe you doubt God’s forgiveness

- Maybe you doubt yourself – your own capabilities or usefulness

BELIEVE!