Doubt doesn’t mean you’ve lost your faith.

Doubt doesn’t mean you’ve lost your faith, it simply means you’re trying to figure out how your faith works in this chaotic and sinful world. So instead of being afraid of doubt, why don’t you let God use your doubt as a means of making you stronger in your faith and drawing you closer to Him.

You might try to ignore your doubts or pretend that they are not there or at least keep them hidden in some secret place so nobody else finds out about them, But if you do that long enough those doubts will come back to bite you. They’ll always be a weak spot in your faith. So you’ve got to deal with your doubts! Acknowledging your doubts they do not disqualify you from God’s service or at the very least make you a little less spiritual than others. Raising questions and having some doubts is never the sign of a weak faith…but rather it’s the sign of a growing faith.

Before you can feel comfortable about acknowledging your doubts you need to know a few things about doubt itself. You’re not going to lose your salvation just because you’ve got some unanswered questions about the bible. All do. Doubt is not the same as unbelief. Unbelief is a willful decision. It’s a deliberate decision to stand against the truth. Finally, doubt is not necessarily an unhealthy condition. If doubt is handled properly then it can become the springboard to a deeper and stronger faith than you’ve ever experienced. Doubt means to be undecided, to be wavering between 2 decisions, to be uncertain about the certainties of life.

There’s a difference between honest doubt and distrust. Honest doubt really is looking for answers; it’s seeking for personal understanding. But those who distrust ask questions, not for the answers but for the response they can get from the people they questioned. Honest doubt is never satisfied with its present level of belief, but distrust goes to the max in its unbelief. The doubter investigates to find the answer but those with distrust never are looking for an answer since they already made up their mind, there is none to be found. God welcomes honest doubt, but he stands against those who distrust.

An honest doubter still can have feelings of chaos and turmoil. And if you ever go through a season of doubt, then what you need is exactly what Jesus gave to Doubting-Thomas. “Peace be with you.” When everything about Thomas’s life was filled with chaos, Jesus offered him peace. Jesus didn’t say, “Thomas, I can’t believe you doubted me? Or I’m hurt because you didn’t believe like the other disciples”. He didn’t shame, judge or condemn Thomas for his doubt; he simply gave him what Christ is giving to you (Comfort). The Heavenly Evidence is almost HERE.