Do you ever struggle with doubt?
It seems that it is a common problem for everyone. The Philosopher doubts their philosophy, the Atheist doubts their atheism, the Agnostic doubts their agnosticsm, the Christian doubts their faith. Not necessarily all the time but enough to make it a problem.
The problem with doubt is that it makes you feel bad. Not having a firm foundation to things you believe can be very disturbing. Sometimes it even leads to psychological problems including anxiety and anger. People who doubt can easily become angry with those who don’t (although those who don’t doubt sometimes do – if you see what I mean). Doubt has caused misery in many peoples lives. Some give up on Christianity because they think it will be an end to their doubts only to discover that there are as many doubts for the atheist as their are the theist.
The good thing about doubt is that it forces you to ask questions. Questions are important to deepening understanding and faith.
The standard condition for the Christian should be one of faith and not of doubt. I sometimes get the impression that some Christians think that being a doubter is the best way but Jesus always encouraged people to have faith (and of course faith is the opposite of doubt). It is very important to embrace your doubts and not just try to ignore them. If you ignore them they do damage, if you face them you can do things to help yourself.
We will explore this in more detail on another occasion but to end this part let me give you a way to start managing your doubts.
Pray, be thankful to God, and meditate on God.
It is a simple thing but so important to help with doubts. Talk to God about them. Try to develop an attitude of thankfulness for the things you do have and can be sure of. Give yourself some time to think about God.