Greetings Dear Reader,
A dear friend responded to my opening on this by sending the
following. I am keeping his/her name out
so that the comments and not the person get the attention. This person does not walk the path the way I
do but the honesty in the comments reveals a thread that is common to us all if
we are honest. I will walk a bit slower through
this to address each of them.
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The first line set me on my heels. I actually had this conversation with a new
friend over the weekend. I guess that
the first thought I take from fear based on doubt is that everyone doubts. It is a lie to say that my faith never
waivers. It is arrogant to forbid
doubt. I think many lose faith because
they are not allowed to question in faith.
We rush to telling others that doubt is wrong when in truth
when we question things with integrity we are actually acting in faith. We are supposed to think with integrity. That means that if we are always seeking the
truth then there will be doubt, fear, and confusion whilst we sort out matters
of faith.
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I cannot demand that anyone believe what I believe. I cannot even insist that those who share my
faith never doubt. All I can do when
doubt tries to assail me acknowledge the fear and cling to my faith. Doubt is the other side of the coin of faith. Honest doubt has yielded deep faith for me
when I use the fear as a catalyst for following closer. Faith is the fuel of the journey. Without it there is no hope for me.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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