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Originally Posted by Carpenter
I have been thinking about this over the past few days.
Is it good to have your faith challenged/shaken once in a while?
There are things we listen to, conversations, people, sermons, radio, there are things we read, and especially in the bible that give us pause to consider the things we believe and trust.
I actually think it is a good thing because at a minimum if you are challenged, bothered, and conflicted, hopefully the first place you will look for answers and reestablished moorings is the Word of God.
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I would have to say yes. But I guess I want to clarify that answer. In my case, it has been a tremendous blessing. Oh, it has been painful and frustrating and horribly hard to go through, but I am already starting to see some of the fruit.
In my case, it was during the shaking that I learned that I had placed my faith in things other than Jesus. In fact, when all those things had been stripped away I no longer could even remember why I had faith in the first place.
Now that is a scary place to be! But already (and I am still in the middle of it) I can tell you that it was totally the best thing that ever happened to me. In getting to know Jesus again, I am falling in love with Him all over again, and all I can think of is no wonder I have been so miserable the past 3 years! There just is no substitute!