I have come to learn for myself that the opposite of faith is not doubt, but rather the opposite of faith is certainty! Having doubt is to be fundamentally human & asking questions is the first step to finding answers and clarity. Let’s shed the shadow of shame cast on doubt and instead seek and find clarity that only comes with asking questions.
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episode 13: Episode 13. Bridging the Gap with 3 Stages of Faith
The 3 stages of faith outlined in Faith is not Blind by Bruce & Marie Hafen are useful in describing how we grow and evolved spiritually and address the “GAP of uncertainty.” In their book they share: “The best response to the GAP of uncertainty is to keep growing into Stage 3, where we don’t just see the real and the ideal, we also hold on to each perspective—with eyes and hearts wide open. Looking through the lens of this simplicity [that is] beyond complexity, we can take action even when we wish we had more evidence before deciding what to do…the choice to be believing at this stage is very different from mere blind obedience.” In the same way we don’t want to remain in grade school forever, we don’t remain in primary Sunday school forever. That was surely an important starting place, but it is not all there is. Having questions and doubts is a vehicle to a deeper, stronger, and more expansive faith. In essence, they help us “graduate” from being a Child of God to an Adult of God. I hope you'll give it a listen. I am a proud member of the Dialogue Podcast Network (DialogueJournal.com/podcastnetwork). The Dialogue Podcast Network features shows by Latter-day Saints who wish to bring their faith into dialogue with the larger stream of world religious thought and with human experience as a whole and to foster artistic and scholarly achievement based on their cultural heritage. Please see website for a list of podcasts. Interested in my Pilot Hybrid Group Coaching program? Click here and drop your name/email: https://mailchi.mp/3ee14c9c2840/hybridgrouppilotprogram Subscribe to get my free LGBTQ+ Resource Guide for families. This is 20+ pages of interactive resources that I have found and/or used along my own journey. I make it easy for you to start yours with everything all in one place. Click HERE.