Ours is a faith that can handle difficult questions that are part of the human experience. A person’s faith can collapse almost overnight if she has failed over the years to listen patiently to her own doubts, which should only be discarded after long reflection.” People who blithely go through life too busy or indifferent to ask hard questions about why they believe as they do will find themselves defenseless against either the experience of tragedy or the probing questions of a smart skeptic. “ A faith without some doubts is like a human body without any antibodies…. And yet others take doubt and grow with it.ĭoubt can be a good thing, and we can reap huge benefits by engaging and learning from it. Some allow doubt to diminish their faith. Still, others accept and acknowledge doubt but don’t know what to do with it. Others doubt but push it to the far reaches of their minds because of the first group. It should never be used and merely suggesting the idea reveals a severe flaw in a person’s commitment to Christ. Some consider doubt to be a four-letter word. It’s interesting because of the varied responses and reactions to it. “Doubt” is an intriguing word when used in the context of Christian belief, Scripture, and God’s ways. What about you? Have you ever doubted? Have you ever analyzed your faith and found questions that bother you? Questions you couldn’t answer? D***t In The Book of the Dun Cow, this observation is made about Beryl, a hen who serves as a nurse to three young chicks. “ She never analyzed this faith of hers she merely believed it and, with a dreadful care, acted accordingly.”
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