April 11, 2026, the 101st day of 2026
Why Do We Doubt?
Doubting is not really a mystery. There are reasons for it.... View MoreApril 11, 2026, the 101st day of 2026
Why Do We Doubt?
Doubting is not really a mystery. There are reasons for it.
Sometimes it is a help, giving us pause before we make a decision. It is not wise to take everything we hear as truth, or to place our trust in someone or something untested.
Trust takes time. It takes discernment. But in the process of learning we may have been hurt because of misplaced trust. And if we have acted foolishly because of that trust, we may be less willing to trust even the trustworthy.
There are reasons that we doubt some things and not others. Some things have been proven to us, and other things have not.
Normally if we know all the facts and believe them, we do not doubt.
If we know part of the facts, but still trust them, we will not usually doubt.
If we know some of the facts, but don't really believe them, we will doubt.
But what about when we know the source is trustworthy, why do we still doubt? What is holding us back?
In believing in someone or something, there is a hope. And that hope is fragile. It may not want to believe too hard, for fear of that something not living up to expectations
The more precious the belief, the more precious the hope.
In the salvation story is such a hope, a hope that is almost too wonderful to believe, but also too wonderful to give up on. There is truth in it, a truth that will not be denied. Jesus accomplished it, and Jesus is the truth. When He speaks that truth is apparent to the heart of His creation.
That such a love and such forgiveness is meant for us, not just for others, is something worth grasping onto, worth seeking out, worth believing in.
To put down the burden of sin in repentance is a great relief, greater than we even imagine before we do it. To pick up eternal life, in surrendering our life to Jesus, is wonderful. It is a treasure.
But if doubt overcomes our trust, before faith can spring forth, we will reject that treasure. We will reject what makes life really worth living.
We trust in so many things less trustworthy. But the thing that matters most, is often abandoned because of doubt. That is the saddest of sad things.
Stay strong! Don't let doubt keep you from finding eternal life.
NAN
