[Abraham] “...believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”? (Gal 3:6)
Abraham believed God. Way to go Abraham! There's more to the story than just "Abraham believed God." Abraham doubted God at times, too (read Genesis 12, you'll see). Abraham both believed and doubted. And Abraham isn't alone in the Bible. In Mark's gospel, a man who asked Jesus to heal his son said, "Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief" (Mark 9:24). Like Abraham, this man believed and doubted. Jesus even chose an apostle who became known for his doubting: Doubting Thomas. Thomas believed...and doubted. These believers, Abraham, the man from Mark's gospel, and Thomas were human beings just like you and me. All believers doubt sometimes and believe sometimes.
Even though we doubt, God is greater than our doubts. Abraham was saved. Thomas was saved. Jesus healed the man's son in Mark's Gospel. We doubt, but God remains faithful. Our doubt does not negate God's goodness, greatness, and grace. God loves doubters! Jesus died for doubted. The key lesson from the doubt-belief of these men is that in spite of times of doubt, they kept on believing. God didn't give up on Abraham and Abraham didn't give up on God.
Don't you give up on God because you sometimes doubt. God will never give up on you. You are just like Abraham, the man from Mark's gospel, and the apostle Thomas. God never gives up. Love never fails (1 Corinthians 13:8). As the rock band Journey said, "Don't stop believing!"
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