From Sunday Morning
by Pastor Nave on April 17, 2016
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth (Mark 9:23, KJV).
In life we are faced with many choices. There are times when we are given the opportunity to say, “yes” and others to say, “no.” Scripture even admonishes us to make decisions with a simple yes or no answer—and to stick to those decisions (Matthew 5:37).
However, there are many times when we’re faced with a decision and we’re indecisive with our answer. We make a “maybe” decision (instead of yes or no). There is truly no more miserable state as a human being than to be constantly in indecision. Indecision can be a graveyard for all of our good intentions.
James instructs us to ask with unwavering faith—a double-minded man is unstable in all of his ways (James 1:6–8). God can be hard on those who have doubt in their life. Even in Jesus’ ministry miracles weren’t performed in some places because of people’s unbelief (Matthew 13:58).
But, our stage of non-decision—our maybe’s—are different than a no, and that’s a better place to be. In our walk with God, our maybe still leaves the door open for God to do a work in our life. We need to test God at His Word; give Jesus an opportunity to do something in our life and we’ll see that He’s better than anything else!
When we’re faced with indecision, it’s important that we be honest with God about where we’re at. We may believe that all things are possible, but we still have some unbelief in our life. A man in Scripture asked the Lord to help his unbelief (Mark 9:24). If we ask God to help us, and just leave the door open a little bit for God to perform a miracle in our life, we will see a miracle on the other side of our “maybe.”
God can do great things in our life if we allow Him to work. God knows everything about us (Psalms 103:14) and knows our limitations. But, He wants us to make the decision to give Him a chance to work. Even if we have faith the size of a mustard seed (Matthew 17:20), God can combine our faith (our maybe) with His power and we’ll see the miraculous performed in our life.
Are we being honest about our faithlessness today? Are we willing to step forward into God’s presence with our “maybe?” Even if we haven’t made up our mind, are we desperate enough to see something change? God can work miracles in desperation—it’s just up to us to determine if we will allow Him to work. God can put us in a position where we have no other choice but to look up at Him. Then, we’ll be able to change our “maybe” into a “yes” about Him.
