Quotes About Doubt

Claro que te dejo. No faltaba más." Pero faltaba. Cómo no que faltaba.

Si estuviera ta seguro acerca de Dios como de ese no-perdón, me estaría condenando. Pero no hay condena. No hay nada. Y la nada puede no ser condena sino liberación.

En realidad, los elementos que él (¿o Él?) mismo nos ha dado (raciocinio, sensibilidad, intuición) no son en absoluto suficientes como para garantizarnos ni su existencia ni su no existencia. Gracias a una corazonada, puedo creer en Dios y acertar, o no creer en Dios y también acertar. ¿Entonces? Acaso Dios tenga un rostro de croupier y yo sólo sea un pobre diablo que juega a rojo cuando sale negro, y viciversa.

en realidad no sé que decirte porque ninguna lección sirve

qué es la vacilación sino un rodeo de la conciencia?

Y la noche en que aparecieron juntos en lo de Joaco y Teresa, no fue preciso hacer ningún anuncio, ya que a esa altura nadie podía dudar de que eran (separados o juntos) una pareja.

En el caso de que Dios exista, no habría de disgustarle esta duda.

Si estuviera tan seguro acerca de Dios como de ese no-perdón, me estaría condenando. Pero no hay condena. No hay nada. Y la nada puede no ser condena sino liberación.

creen en Dios sólo porque ignoran que hace mucho tiempo que Dios ha dejado de creer en ellos.

Pero a mí me falta decisión, me falta estar seguro. ¿Usted ha pensado alguna vez en el suicidio? Yo sí. Pero nunca podré. Y eso también es una carencia. Porque yo tengo todo el cuadro mentar y moral de suicida, menos la fuerza que se precisa para meterse un tiro en la sien.

For Maria had given up praying a long time ago so that God would not know where she was.

I'm not sure what I'll do next, though. The problem with me is that I like to work; I like to do what I do well and completely; I just don't have a calling. Not yet, anyway

Only she who trusts nothing can know real peace.

There was such a pile of them that Charles and his aides, when first they came into the chamber, expressed doubt that any single person could have written so much.)

I threw in the obligatory "if it be Your will" at the end. That tagline may sound spiritual, but it was less a submission to God's will and more a profession of doubt. If you aren't careful, the will of God can become a cop-out if things don't turn out the way you want.

test by getting out of a boat in the middle of the Sea of Galilee when Jesus uttered one of the craziest commands in Scripture: "Come." Peter risked far more than wet feet. The

coined and collected over the years. Faith is climbing out on a limb, cutting it off, and watching the tree fall down. If doubt is putting your circumstances between you and God, faith is putting God between you and your circumstances. Faith is unlearning your fears until all that's left is the fear of God. Faith is the willingness to look foolish. And I've already mentioned it, but it's worth repeating: faith is taking the first step before God reveals the second step.

If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of faith, isn't it?

Si no sales de la barca, nunca vas a caminar sobre el agua.

If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of faith, isn't it? Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.

If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of faith

Couldn't get that idiot to make a decision if you begged him. Notice how he makes that ehh sound when he has to think? He couldn't lead a pack of Cub Scouts to the rest room.

For the place God calls us into isn't doubt free—how can any place where we walk by faith and not by sight be that? No, the holy wild is where we have driving and haunting doubts, God-hungry doubts that pull us to our knees, force us to the Word, make us wrestle all night and not let go until He blesses us. The holy wild throngs with true skeptics.

If you want to be certain, you should never get married. You should never change jobs. In fact, you might as well just stay home. Because I don't know anybody who is certain. That need to be certain is just procrastination.