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February 15, 2026
What do I do when God feels distant…silent…or even absent?
What if I’m struggling with doubt?
WHEN IN DOUBT
Now Thomas (also known as Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, “We have seen the Lord!”
But he said to them, “Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.”
A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:24-29
- Everyone LIVES by FAITH.
Why We Doubt:
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- SILENCE
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- SUFFERING
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- CHURCH HURT
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- INTELLECTUAL TENSION
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- SHAME
- Doubt is not the ENEMY of FAITH.
An UNTESTED faith is a FRAGILE faith.
“A faith without some doubts is like a human body without antibodies. It is susceptible to attack.”
– Tim Keller
How Does Jesus Respond to Our Doubts?
- Jesus COMES NEAR.
- Jesus SPEAKS PEACE.
- Jesus INVITES INVESTIGATION.
“We must lay before him what is in us; not what ought to be in us.”
– C.S. Lewis
- Doubt can become a DOORWAY to a DEEPER faith.
Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!”
Why I Believe:
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- HISTORICAL
- PHILOSOPHICAL
- PERSONAL
Memory Verse:
“And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13
When in doubt, seek JESUS with your WHOLE HEART.
FURTHER RESOURCES:
- After Doubt by A.J. Swoboda
- Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
- The Reason for God by Tim Keller
- Confronting Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin
