Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.
John 20:27
After Jesus rose from the dead, Thomas initially doubted that it was true, but soon believed through Jesus meeting with him.
What’s interesting is that Thomas doubted that one time, but he’s been labeled “Doubting Thomas.”
You would think he had doubted and questioned his faith for his whole life, but this had been just a few days of his life.
It’s easy to let one failure define who you are.
If Thomas would have worn that label, he would never have fulfilled his destiny.
Yet the Thomas took the gospel to India and made an incredible impact with his life.
Are you wearing negative labels from the past?
God’s mercies are new every morning.
Receive that mercy and move on.
Life is too short for you to let what happened in the past keep you from the great things God has in your future.
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