Hosanna Restoration Church

When we consider being doubt free, it is obvious that we need to think right! I read something recently that said it takes a thought to change a thought. In our lives, we need to learn to access the thought exchange. There truly is a market out there where thoughts are exchanged on a regular basis. The devil promotes wrong thoughts and the Holy Spirit offers truth. The enemy is like a high pressure salesman who will tell us anything to get the sale and the Holy Spirit is gentle and kind as He simply presents the truth that will make us free.

Let’s face it, doubt is contagious. It spreads like a disease and is very destructive. It produces fear and convinces us that it is only logical to feel and think the way we do. Scripture on the other hand tells us to cancel out those doubts by taking every thought captive and casting down imaginations that exalt themselves against the truth. In other words, always choose the truth as presented by the Holy Spirit of Truth.

We need to stir up the gift of God as Paul told Timothy. We need to increase our zeal for the Lord. We ultimately need to love the truth and hate the lie. We accomplish this by knowing the truth and knowing that the truth sets us free.

All we need is God. I was thinking about what I really need and said to the Lord “You are all I need.” Think about it. David says things like, “You are my hiding place. You are my help. You are my protector and provider.” There is no life without you Lord. I don’t want to live if I can’t have you Lord. These were songs that God gave me to sing to Him. When we fill our hearts and minds with thoughts of Him we are in fact more than conquerors.

The increase we need is God in our lives. We must be confident in Him. We must be sure that He is all He claims to be and refuse to believe anything else. David said that there was just one thing he desired and that was the one thing he would seek after. There are many other things in our lives, but if our deepest desire is God, then it will override everything else at the perfect times. Confidence in Him will inoculate us before doubt can take over. This will not only protect us, but it will keep us from spreading the disease!

Yes, God will increase us in every area of our lives; our part is to increase in our love for and confidence in Him. That is the greatest thing we can ever do. As we do, He becomes our continual source and not just the one we go to in extreme times. In fact, it may seem that the extremes just do not show up as we rest in the shadow of the almighty. When we allow Him to be the shield about us, we can see the enemy coming before he arrives. Then we can deploy and destroy him before he strikes. Even if he gets close, our confidence in our Lord makes him an enemy to laugh at just as the Lord does!