thoughts from someone dealing with doubt
Posted in Prayer of the Week on Feb 22nd, 2009
Lord God, creator of this amazing universe that stretches the mind beyond its limits, please hear my prayer. Lord Almighty, humble my prideful thoughts. Give me strength so that I can accept not knowing everything, and an appreciation that your ways are greater than I can fathom. Let me not wallow in my ignorance. Let [...]
In reading Dangerous Journey, The Story of Pilgrim’s Progress, to my kids, I was taken aback by the how close to home one of the chapters hit. The chapter is about two pilgrims, Christian and Hopeful, who find themselves unjustly imprisoned in the dungeon of Doubting Castle. There they lay without food or water. They [...]
Posted in Prayer of the Week on Feb 15th, 2009
In order to start the week out right on this blog, I figured I should start with a prayer. So I will try to put to print what often comes out of my heart in my private prayers. I don’t know how it will go, or if it will feel less personal. But often when [...]
Posted in Doubt on Feb 4th, 2009
It has been about 2 years now that I have seriously doubted the faith I grew up with. There wasn’t a specific moment in time, but it was around this time two long years ago that I started spiraling down into doubt. It seems so long ago, and it is becoming harder and harder to [...]