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Trust with doubt still in the room.
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Faith · 35 sec read
Reflection
Honest uncertainty and real trust have shared a room longer than most people expect. One doesn't have to fully leave for the other to be genuine.
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Doubt and trust have shared a room longer than you'd think.
Hebrews 11:1New Testament"Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see."
Faith · 40 sec read
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Trust can be a steady, chosen direction even on the days the feeling of certainty simply isn't there.
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You can keep walking in a direction even on the days it doesn't feel certain.
Mark 9:24New Testament"I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"
Faith · 45 sec read
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Silence isn't the same thing as absence. Some answers just take longer to arrive than we'd like.
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Silence isn't the same as absence — some answers just take longer to arrive.
2 Corinthians 5:7New Testament"For we live by faith, not by sight."
Faith · 50 sec read
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Certainty about every step ahead was never really available to anyone. Trust isn't the absence of not-knowing — it's continuing to walk anyway.
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You were never promised to see the whole road — only the next step of it.
Matthew 17:20New Testament"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed... nothing will be impossible for you."
Faith · 55 sec read
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Waiting to feel a large, unwavering amount of trust before doing anything can mean waiting forever. A small amount, genuinely held, is enough to take the next step.
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You don't need a large amount of trust — a small amount, genuinely held, is enough to start.
Psalm 46:10Old Testament"Be still, and know that I am God."
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