Jack County Cowboy Church

There are things that happen to us in this life that batter our faith to its foundations. The sudden death of a child, spouse or cherished friend. The blow comes and our entire world rattles violently. There are dry times, when Jesus seems a thousand miles away. Our prayers seem to bounce back off the walls and ceiling and go nowhere. Then there are times when we falter and stumble so badly, like Peter the night of Jesus' trial before the Sanhedrin, where that failure looms so large that it is easy to believe that the Lord could never use us or trust us again. When doubt settles in, it can tear at our soul like a raging bear. The gnawing in our head and our heart seems as though it will never cease. The vision of his son so attacked his mind that the father cries out, "...help my unbelief." All these things are based on circumstance and emotion. Circumstances are often uncontrollable from our viewpoint. Of course, God is in control of all things. Emotions are fickle and deceptive and utterly untrustworthy. Things often look darkest when we are tired or guilt-ridden or emotionally spent. These are times when the enemy will do his level best to tell us that we are no good and God is done with us. The simple truth is that we all will doubt from time to time, to varying degrees and about different things, regarding our Christianity. It is part of the growth process. In the end, when we have turned again to Jesus, our faith will be stronger. God is utterly trustworthy in all His ways. Jesus is called the Good Shepherd. Know that if you are the one lamb that has wandered off, He will leave the ninety-nine safely kept to find you.