Five Minute Friday: Doubt

This post is part of the Five Minute Friday Link-Up

Today’s word prompt is Doubt.

Doubt it really is a thief of joy. To go beyond self-doubt can take some serious faith and leaning on God. That has been the case for me.

Two years ago, my husband was struggling to find happiness and joy in his job. For years we had lived through overnight shifts, long hours away, and limited family time. After a lot of prayer, I told my husband to pursue his love for photography and work at building his own business. I had been out of the workforce for five years but I was confident that God was directing back into work.

I started to apply for jobs and my husband was days away from his last day when I got a thanks but no thanks letter. At that moment my husband began to doubt the decision we had made but I was firm and believed that God wanted us to have faith and trust in Him. I polished my resume and sent it out again. Within a day I had a request for an interview, which later resulted in a job that would help my husband focus on building his business.

Satan wanted us to have doubt. Doubt takes our eyes off God. Doubt lessens our faith in God. I am so glad in that moment I did not doubt the direction God told us to go. Having faith and knowing that we were following God’s direction for our life has given us so many blessings.