A young man recently confided in me about all the doubt that swirled around him and kept him from even a small portion of the peace the Bible talks about.

When I hear talk of constant doubt, it usually means I’m talking to somebody whose first doubt is personal. You have to accept the fact that God custom made you to be who you are because that’s what you need to be to do what he put you on earth to do.

If you can’t accept yourself, resting in God and loving others is nigh on impossible.

To hear more, listen to my sermon “Making God Smile.” Go to http://FUMCHUB.org and drill down in the sermon archives to 1/11/2009.

Making God smile can be an everyday occurrence.



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