Quotes about Doubt

The passion for truth is silenced by answers which have the weight of undisputed authority.

Fear will always step in the moment we choose to let faith go.

I'd rather be unhappy and know that God is with me, than be happy, comfortable and unsure of God's presence.

Notions of absolute truth and ultimate authority are fiercely attacked, and the Bible itself is no longer accorded unconditional respect in Western societies.

Church is too often the most risky place to be spiritually honest.

When we reach the point where things simply make no sense, when our thinking about God and life no longer line up, when any sense of certainty is gone, and when we can find no reason to trust God but we still do, well that is what trust looks like at its brightest — when all else is dark.

Doubt is God's instrument, will arrive in God's time, and will come from unexpected places—places out of your control. And when it does, resist the fight-or-flight impulse. Pass through it—patiently, honestly, and courageously for however long it takes. True transformation takes time.

When knowing what you believe is the nonnegotiable center of true faith, questions and critical self-examination pose a threat.

Doubt is what being cornered by our thinking looks like. Doubt happens when needing to be certain has run its course.

Our level of insight does not determine our level of trust. In fact, seeking insight rather than trust can get in the way of our walk with God.

When we think of "strong" faith as something that should be free of uncertainty or crises, I believe we have gotten wrong an important part of who God is and how the Christian life really works.

Walking the path of faith means trusting God enough to let our uh-oh moments expose how we create God to fit in our thinking.