Strong By Design Podcast Ep 359 Is it Okay to Doubt God? ft. Chris Wilson & Jared Haley
We all have moments of doubt in our lives. Times when we feel God has abandoned us or that we are separated from God. So, is it okay to have these feelings, is it normal to have these thoughts?
Have you ever asked the question:
- Why me Lord?
- How can God be good if He let this happen to me?
- Why would a good God let that happen to someone else?
- Has God forsaken me?
- Am I under attack right now?
- Why am I struggling to believe in God right now?
In this episode on the Strong By Design podcast, hosts Chris Wilson and Jared Haley talk about doubting our faith in God, what it looks like to experience feelings of unbelief, questioning God’s plan for our life and feeling like we are under attack.
"It's okay to question. It's okay to wrestle.... It's okay to have emotions with God that isn't just all lovey-dovey." — Jared Haley
The Great Commission even mentions doubt…
Matthew 28: 16-20
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Time Stamps
00:40 - Welcome to the 'Strong by Design' Podcast
03:40 - Hosts Jared and Chris' perspective on the act of questioning God
05:42 - Jared reveals how he came to accept questioning and wrestling with God
17:19 - How wrestling with God helps you grow spiritually
18:40 - The importance of feeling safe to question
20:58 - Chris and Jared discuss the connection between science and faith
23:43 - Is it possible for a Christian to doubt God and still have Faith?
40:24 - Bible verses about Faith and Doubt
50:03 - What does Jesus mean by 'Whatever You Ask in My Name' in John 14:13-14?
54:00 - Who is the greatest man in history?
57:21 - Struggling with doubt? The power of seeking the Holy Spirit's guidance
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