Sæktu forritiðOne Minute Apologist - Doubting Toward FaithSýnishorn
WHAT IS EMOTIONAL DOUBT?
First is emotional doubt.
Perhaps nothing paralyzes a Christian’s once vibrant faith more than emotional doubt. This facet of doubt is brutal. It wears you down and at its peak it can bring you to the utter end of yourself, drowning you in despair.
Generally, emotional doubt arises when we experience or hear about something that is hard to reconcile with a good and loving God. It’s in wrestling through the problem of suffering and evil where we feel the full force of emotional doubt. This is where we ask why God? Why is there evil and suffering in the world? Knowing that there is evil and suffering doesn’t give us a real reason to dismiss the existence of God.
Like a doctor who may inflict his patient with pain in order to provide a greater good, so too we must trust that God has His reasons for allowing suffering, though those reasons are often unseen. He may allow suffering to wake us up from our complacency, to teach us a greater dependency, to develop compassion or forgiveness in us, or to help us trust in His unseen plan.
REFLECTION
If you struggle with emotional doubt, know that you are not alone. Pray your doubts out loud to God. Ask Him why and then search His word for the answers. Ask others for help in dealing with your doubts. You don’t have to be left alone to drown in your emotional doubt.Ritningin
About this Plan
We all have doubts, and those doubts can lead to confusion and hopelessness. But, doubt can also deepen our dependence on God, develop empathy for others, and motivate us to find satisfying answers to life's biggest questions. Don't let doubts erode your faith and lead you into unbelief. Discover today how to use your doubts to keep you headed in the right direction- toward faith.
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