“Doubt”…continued, Read part 1 here
It has been said that the unexamined life is not worth living. I would like to offer another variation of this process: The unquestioned faith is not worth professing. 
The Bible suggests that the seeker and even the doubter, is more welcomed by God than the stodgy believer whose faith is rigid and unexamined. Beware the man or woman who claims to have all the answers. Unless they have a glimpse of eternity that is usually not afforded humans, they will certainly be wrong in at least one area. That is why we are encouraged to “work out our faith” and “pursue righteousness.”
Our “walk” of faith is much like John Bunyan’s traveling Christian. He took an entire lifetime to figure it all out and reach his destination.
I remember, as a boy, my father driving in unfamiliar territory in Southern California with our family. He inadvertently entered the freeway — but he was driving the opposite direction. We all screamed that he had erred. He disregarded our pleas, the signs, and even the oncoming headlights, insisting that his decision was the proper one.
We all survived the journey, and learned a lesson as well. Faith examination forces us to challenge our preconceptions against the truth of God. It is never to late to hang a U and go back.
Doubt causes us to ask “Now where is it I’m going?” The destination is constant, for God does not change.
As Red Letter Believers, our pursuit of defending a set of doctrines will not keep us from living out our faith. And that our faith would have a good, healthy mix of doubt, just to keep us sharp.
May we all learn from introspection. May we all change our lures regularly until we find one that works. May we all catch lots of fish until that day when we dip our feet in the eternal waters on the other side of the Jordan.
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