As many of you know, we took a trip with our daughter, Jorja, to New York City a few weeks ago. Of course, we had just begun the Authentic Woman study and so as we walked the streets of new York City, I was thinking on the things I had studied that morning.....

I so desire for all of us who are walking with God through this are beginning to change our perspectives and thoughts about ourselves.....that we are beginning to think the thoughts that God thinks about our bodies, souls, and spirit.....

So I am thinking all about that, and when we crossed a street, I came face to face with this sign that was posted on a wall:
As, we go through Week 5: Depositing Soul Truths, it's all about how to overcome satan's lies.....how to remove his lies and replace them with God's truth. I loved this sign because the way to overcome satan's lies is indeed to "protect our thoughts".....and we protect our thoughts by making sure that we are thinking "God-thoughts".....

What are you allowing into your mind? Are they God-thoughts or worldly thoughts? Do they promote God's truth over your life, or not? Be careful what you fill your mind with.....for what you ponder is what you practice.....you will live out what you think on......PROTECT YOUR THOUGHTS......and thus protect your life.

Seems that many times in my life, I am truckin along and suddenly I get this "wave" of doubt....sometimes it is something so silly, but really heavy on me with doubt. Like, I know my husband loves me, but out of the blue, I will have this tinge of doubt overcome me for no apparent reason. Anybody? Am I the only one?

SO what do we do with it? What do we do to combat this doubt that seems to creep up on us?

1 John 4:16
"We have known and believed the love that God has for us."

In that short verse lies our answer: know and believe. That word "know" is "intimate familiarity with".....when I know like that, then I believe strongly; and when I believe strongly, there is no room for doubt!

If I know that Dale loves me because of the intimacy we have between us and the ways that he shows me each day, I come to truly believe he loves meand thus am confident, leaving no room for the enemy's doubts.

If I know the love that God has for me in a deep and intimate way, and I have seen it proved over and over again from salvation to answered prayers, etc. etc, then I have a firm belief that He indeed loves me and thus all doubt is cast aside. It's when I feel far from Him, due to my own choosing, that I leave the enemy an open place to sneak in with his doubt.

So, it all hinges on the "knowing" part....

Are you experiencing some doubt in your life?
Have you neglected the "knowing" of God in an intimate way?

It is in the knowing that the believing is strengthened and the doubt is demolished.