Category: Christians

  • Those Little Doubts

    Christians often live their lives with an open question towards God. Sometimes we openly verbalize it, and other times it hovers in the background. That question is “God, show me your plan.”  I don’t think it’s a conscious thing, but we’re treating God as a fortune teller or oracle of some kind. It’s true that God is outside of time and sees it all, but that doesn’t mean we need to know all the answers.  Those questions reveal the secret little doubts that we can sometimes harbor.  

    We know God will come through for others and truly believe that. Yet, we listen to the whispers of the enemy or our own self-doubts and doubt that we are worthy of Him coming through for us.

    There are some verses from the Bible that most of us have memorized:

    Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105

    Trust in Yahweh with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
    In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.     Proverbs 3:6-6

    Those verses are easy to recite and, in some ways, easy to believe, but much harder to live out in practice. We want to see where our footsteps will land rather than trusting God to guide us. Those nagging little doubts about our worthiness hold us back.

    Of course, based on our own merits, none of us is worthy. That’s why we needed Jesus in the first place. As believers, we are co-heirs with Christ, worthy not because of our own merit but because of who He is. God sees us with the imputed righteousness of Christ.

    There is a story in three of the four gospels of a man who wants Jesus to heal his Son. Jesus asked the man if he believed, and the reply is how we sometimes feel.

    Immediately the boy’s father cried out and was saying, “I do believe; help my unbelief.” Mark 9:24

    Can we relate?

    James calls us to be doers of the word, not just hearers. Jesus calls us to obey His commands. That takes faith. Our faith calls us to step past our little doubts.

    What if instead of treating God as our personal oracle, or listening to those little doubts, we simply started living life as His Word and Spirit call us? What if we strove for lives of simple trust or obedience? 

    How would that change the way we live?

    Some simple self-examination and prayer might be in order. Where are we not trusting Him? Where are we wanting to move in certainty rather than faith? What’s holding us back from simple obedience?

    God will not fail us.

    Hallelu Yah (Praise God)

    Be blessed

    Kevin

    When we say no to God

    SUMMARY

    I unpack why we quietly treat God like a fortune teller, demanding to see the plan instead of trusting Him with it. Real faith isn’t about certainty; it’s about obedience even while the doubts are still talking.

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  • SHEEP ARE SMARTER THAN YOU THINK –

    like sheep, we need a shepherd

    Let’s clear up a misconception about sheep this morning.

    Many people consider sheep unintelligent, but scientific research tells a different story. Sheep can recognize and remember dozens of individual faces, both other sheep and humans, and retain those memories for years. They learn simple tasks, solve problems, and navigate their environment through memory and experience.

    Their reputation for foolishness comes largely from one behavior: they follow the flock. But this is not stupidity. It is survival. Prey animals are safer together than alone, and what looks like mindless copying is actually a deeply practical instinct honed over thousands of years. Their caution around unfamiliar situations tells the same story. What reads as hesitation is often careful decision-making.

    Sheep also possess complex social skills, recognize hierarchies within the flock, and experience a genuine emotional life. Fear, stress, comfort, contentment. They feel more than most people expect.

    So, when the Bible compares us to sheep, it is not calling us dumb. It is saying we need a shepherd for the same reasons sheep do. We go astray easily. We follow the crowd. We are vulnerable creatures who fare better under wise guidance than on our own.

    The comparison is not an insult. It is a diagnosis. And thankfully, it comes with a prescription.

    Yahweh is my shepherd, I shall not want.
    He makes me lie down in green pastures;
    He leads me beside quiet waters.
    He restores my soul;
    He guides me in the paths of righteousness, for His name’s sake. 

    Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
    I fear no evil, for You are with me;
    Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
    You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
    You have anointed my head with oil;
    My cup overflows.
    Surely goodness and lovingkindness will pursue me all the days of my life,
    And I will dwell in the house of Yahweh forever. Psalm 23

    He knows our problems, and He cares. He gives us the remedy and guidance. The LORD adopts us into the flock by faith in what He has already done and gives us His Spirit and His Word.

    He understands our propensity to wander and stray yet leaves the 99 behind to find the one.

    He blesses us and protects us in this life and beyond. Praise the Lord, for He is the Good Shepherd who knows His own sheep. Praise Him who has given us ears to hear His voice calling.

    Hallelu Yah (Praise God) 

    Be blessed 

    Kevin 

    SUMMARY

    Sheep are far more capable than their reputation suggests, and understanding that reframes what it means when Scripture calls us sheep. The comparison is not about our intelligence, but our need for a shepherd, a relationship Psalm 23 describes beautifully.

    KEY POINTS:

    Sheep are smarter than we think, which makes the biblical comparison more meaningful, not less.

    Like sheep, we are vulnerable, prone to wander, and designed to thrive under wise guidance rather than on our own.

    Yahweh (the LORD) is the Good Shepherd who knows us, seeks us when we stray, and blesses us in this life and beyond.

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