As Christians, many of us deal with matters of faith and doubt on a daily basis. For preachers, it’s not just other people’s faith struggles they have to face; they experience their own high and low tides of faith even in the midst of an active ministry.
Doubt. It’s like a spiritual drought, a starless night of the soul, a low tide when faith seems to have retreated forever.
Nearly all of us experience these dry, dark, difficult times when God doesn’t seem real and it’s hard to keep going, much less grow as expected.
In this incredible video, Joseph Solomon, a poet, singer, and host of chaseGodtv expresses what it is like to be attacked by deep doubts about your faith, and encourages us to “doubt our doubts before we doubt God.”
Doubt is such a big issue for Christians, as we often feel guilt for asking tough questions, but we must be honest with God and confront it head on.
Solomon recounts moments of doubt that were profoundly frustrating. “I remember sitting in the back row of a cold sanctuary. Crying. Because I desperately wanted what the preacher was saying to be true. But my doubts were preaching a sermon of their own. And the streams of my tears turned into oceans of frustration!” he says.
“Honestly, I’ve considered quitting, but where will I go? Back? There’s no home for the living in the land of the dead. So I keep pressing forward. Today I have faith but I can’t make any promises about tomorrow. I’m surprised I’ve held on this long,” Solomon says. “I’m not questioning you, i’ve just got questions. Don’t leave me here. Don’t leave me.”
Watch the incredible video here. (Courtesy of chaseGodtv)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeY8lndPsdE
