Posted by rayww on September 16, 2008, at 13:58:50
In reply to Feeling out of place again in church, posted by Dinah on September 16, 2008, at 8:49:48
Your closing comment, "lack of ability to believe" means doubt.
(May I suggest?) Once you are properly tethered you should feel more secure. Doubt is such a cancerous entity once it gets a firm hold. If your foundation is built upon the rock of Jesus Christ you cannot fall. So what I read through your words, and the scriptures is there are two choices: Jesus and doubt. Which is the most secure as a tether?
You believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. You believe man has to recover from his fallen state in order to regain the Father's presence. I assume you believe that Jesus voluntarily came to earth to accomplish just that.
I think you believe more than you doubt. As you said, it will pass with a new topic. Hold on to what you believe till it does.
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