Who of us have not had double mind before? You could have faced several situations in life where you doubted your ability to succeed. Having doubts is human - although it is a negative trait that everyone must work hard to overcome. Lots of people have been on the right path to success when they believed. But along the way, doubts began to creep in and before you know it, they changed their mind and everything was lost. I was reading this story from the bible and it inspired me to make this article (Warning: This story is about Peter and Jesus Christ). The essence of this story is to underline the fact that when you believe and are completely focused on your goals, you will achieve them. But when you start having doubts about your ability to achieve your wildest dreams, then you will eventually give in to doubts and probably fall along the way.
To give you a background of the story, Peter was on the boat in the early hours of the morning when he saw Jesus walking across the sea. When he wanted to be sure what he saw, he asked Jesus to command him to walk on the sea. When peter was beckoned, he walked on the sea likely focusing on Jesus. But when he removed his focus, disaster occurred. How did it happen? Read on:
But Peter got distracted. We read: “Looking at the windstorm, he got afraid.” Peter took in an eyeful of those waves crashing against the boat, tossing spray and foam to the wind, and he panicked. He probably imagined himself sinking in that lake, drowning there. As fear rose in his heart, his faith sank. The man who had been named Rock because of his potential for steadiness began to sink like a stone because of his wavering faith. Peter was an able swimmer, but he did not rely on that ability now. He cried out: “Lord, save me!” Jesus caught him by the hand and pulled him up. Then, while still on the water’s surface, he drove home this important lesson to Peter: “You with little faith, why did you give way to doubt?”
“Give way to doubt”—what an apt phrase! Doubt can be a powerful, destructive force. If we yield to it, it can eat away at our faith and cause us to sink spiritually. We need to fight back vigorously! How? By keeping the right focus.
Conclusion
So the lesson is pretty straight-forward. DO NOT GIVE WAY TO DOUBT. As much as it applies to spirituality is the same with physical struggles. When you strongly believe with all your heart that things would get better or that you will achieve your dreams, then you will. But when doubt creeps in, you begin to see reasons why you wont succeed.