On the supremely confidently certain to the major doubting continuum where are you? Are you certain? What are you certain about? No doubts? No fears? Totally confident? Yes I realize it depends on the subject but is one or the other the major condition you find yourself occupying? Do/are you doing anything to ‘move’ yourself off of doubting to more certain? And are you open to questions about those things you are certain about?
Doubts are not necessarily ‘bad’ you know. Doubts can be steps toward certainty. The only time doubt is bad is if it is in cement and you’ve turned doubt into rejection. How do you handle your doubts? Are you ‘comfortable’ with doubt? You really can moved into greater understanding when you attempt to resolve your doubts. The ‘truth’ should be what you pursue because then you can accept doubts as a method to discover truth.
Certainty can become a prison too. Remember, it is not the final destination. When you are unwilling to listen to another person’s questions, their doubts then you’ve become a closed person. Faith can always stand up to any challenge without being threatened. I would suggest that threat is the cause for people to hold up certainty as a shield against a different point of view. Actually it should be the basis for iron sharpening iron. Just as doubt can hold you in cement, certainty can too. If certain stays and doesn’t ‘grow’ then you will never expand your understanding.
Contrary to what you may think, certainty is not the end of the journey, it’s a path to faith. Many times anger, frustration is the path to doubt. Spiritually – what do you do when you are mad at God? He can handle your doubts, but can you? Doubt is not blasphemy…. unless that’s how it is expressed. Both doubt and certainty can be paths to faith. That’s the journey’s end.
