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“Did God really create the universe?”
“Did Jesus really come to earth and do all those miracles?”
“Is it really possible that God loves me as much as the Bible says He does?”

Have you ever had any of those thoughts and asked those questions? If you have, then good - you’re human! Each of those questions are just a small example of doubts we may have about the Christian faith. Every Christian has doubts at some point - even the ones who appear to have the strongest faith.

But what exactly is doubt? Is it ok? Doubt, in the context of Christian faith, is being uncertain of religious truths. Because we are human, we have a hard time believing everything all the time, and it is our natural tendency to question what is true, particularly for things we haven’t actually experienced personally.

While doubt is being uncertain, it is not a denial of religious truths. It would be another blog post entirely to discuss denial (it isn’t just a river in Egypt, you know). This distinction is why we know it’s ok for us to have doubts. We can question our faith without denying it, and we can ask questions to God without denying Him. We learn by questioning, and God wants us to learn. If we take everything people tell us at face value and believe it without a shred of doubt or questioning, we could very easily be led down the wrong path. If we have some doubt, we question; and if we question, we need to seek God for the answer; and if we seek God for the answer, we will learn His truth and draw closer to Him.

God has placed each of us on this earth with many other people around us. Hopefully you have some mature Christians around you who have been living their faith for many years. If you do, discuss your doubts with them. They can help point you toward God’s truth and begin to erase some of your doubts. It’s ok to have doubts, but if you live in them and don’t seek God and His truth then your doubt will eventually turn into denial of God - which is the last thing a Christian wants to do.

Admit and address your doubts, and seek God through prayer and through fellow Christians so you may embrace His truth.