When I am doubting God's plan - Jared Kirkwood | Mariners Church

Main message: When life doesn't make sense, bring your doubts to God — entering his presence and stewarding doubt through Scripture, prayer, and community transforms doubt into strengthened faith and reveals that God's presence, not worldly prosperity, is true security.

Key points:

• Asaph (Psalm 73) nearly slipped into jealousy and bitterness by envying the apparent peace of the prosperous wicked; his heart, not his head, was where the danger began.
• "Where you look is where you go": fixating on others' lives drives you off course (illustrated by mountain‑biking and Half Dome metaphors).
• Doubt appears two ways — top‑down (intellectual objections) or bottom‑up (circumstantial anguish) — and doubt itself isn't sinful, but mishandled doubt leads to ruin.
• Entering God's sanctuary/presence (Psalm 73:16–28) corrected Asaph's perspective: the wicked are actually on slippery ground, and God's presence is his portion and refuge.
• Jesus calming the storm (Mark 4) models how real-life trials are training for faith; steward doubt by taking it to God, Scripture, faithful people, and practices like communion.

Scriptures mentioned: Psalm 73, Mark 4, Genesis