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Psalms 22:1
"My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? why art Thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?"

This past week, we studied Jesus asking Peter "Why did you doubt?" As Peter sank into the stormy waters of the Sea of Galilee, which he walked on. While walking on water is unique, doubting is NOT. It is very common. We might even consider it part of the human condition. 

Since it's natural for our minds to doubt, fear and question what the Bible says rather than simply believe. We want to overcome doubt. Christians should continually seek God through Bible study and prayer. We should attend a local Church of believers to be nourished by biblical preaching and have fellowship with like-minded believers. So, the doubtful mind can and will become increasingly stable. Rest in the assurance that we are all children of GOD. 

And, our doubts, fears and questions are nothing new. Today's verses, written by Kind David, about three thousand years ago, shows us that doubt goes WAY BACK. "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? why art Thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?" You might recognize some of these words. "Eloî Eloî lama sabacthani." Or, "My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me?" was the raw and tortured cry of our Lord and Savior as He was dying on the cross. If doubt can plague the mind of the Son of God, we can expect it to afflict us too. We need to be prepared for it and be ready to combat it.
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