The Purpose of Doubt

“God means what he says. What he says goes. His powerful Word is sharp as a surgeon’s scalpel, cutting through everything, whether doubt or defense, laying us open to listen and obey. Nothing and no one is impervious to God’s Word. We can’t get away from it— no matter what.” Hebrews 4:12 TMB

Susan, listen that you might understand. Deep within lie the answers to every question you will ever formulate. The formulation of the question proves the existence of its corresponding answer. I author both within you. True questions (the kind that generate a determination to find their answers) are birthed in silence. True questions will always meet their counterpart; they will always find their way to understanding.

Doubt is nothing to fear. Doubt is not the nemesis of faith, unbelief is. Doubt is merely that which spurs you inward. It is the opposing force of faith and by design it strengthens faith. Do not deny your doubts. Explore them freely in the awareness of My presence. I will turn each doubt (which is vague by its very nature) into a well-defined question that will go after the answer it was intended to find. Doubt that is free to be expressed will be fashioned into a valuable question – a question whose answer is crucial to your advancement.

To explore a doubt is to free yourself from religious responses regarding your faith. Doubt that is not allowed to surface will be silenced by religious jargon and will eventually cause you to suspicion My very nature. So do not fear doubt but rather express it. Allow Me to use it to lead you to the questions and answers that will generate a faith that cannot be shaken. Doubt leads to questions, questions lead to answers, answers lead to understanding, understanding leads to faith, and faith always leads to Me. So be still and listen. Do not fear what you hear. What I will filter up from within you will never be unrelated to the questions you’ve been asking or the answers that you need.

I have purposefully placed Myself at the heart of every question. Doubt that is properly followed through on will lead a man to Me. A doubt explored will prove My existence time and again. Each heart that wants to know truth will know Me. True seekers will choose truth over their own opinions and interpretations, and will even question the opinions and interpretations of the day. True hearts seek truth over the lie, reality over illusion.

Fear nothing Susan, for I will never mislead you. All is well. All is well when the heart is assured that it no longer needs to hide or deny its doubts. Bring every question, doubt, and fear to a place of naked honesty before Me. In so doing you allow Me to guide them to faith before they have the chance to make the fatal turn towards unbelief. I love you, Susan, and will absorb every doubt with the understanding that waits to set you free.

“Thank you, Lord, for Your voice of freedom once again. You speak and I am moved. Your whisper rolls in me like thunder, proving my heart. I am naked and open before You, therefore I have nothing to fear. YOU are exploring ME. I no longer fear my doubts for they are the gateway to greater understanding.”