The Stumbling Block of Self Protection - David Mitts
"Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes! (Mat 18:7) Click here to listen to " The Stumbling Block of Self Protection " Being steady in the storms of life comes from a certain kind of thinking, a certain perspective. The opposite of that perspective is called a stumbling block, a perspective that causes instability or a double-mindedness, a divided heart. But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.(Jas 1:5-8). How do we ask in faith without doubt? Well, the real question is how does doubt come into our t...