Doubt is a common human experience, and the Bible addresses it with both honesty and correction. God does not condemn honest questions, but He calls us to move from doubt to faith. James 1:6 warns, “But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.” Doubt makes one unstable and double-minded.
Thomas, one of Jesus’ disciples, doubted the resurrection until he saw Christ with his own eyes. Jesus said to him in John 20:27, “Do not be unbelieving, but believing.” Yet Jesus also showed compassion, offering the proof Thomas needed.
Matthew 14:31 records Jesus saving Peter from sinking when he doubted while walking on water, saying, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” Doubt is not beyond God’s reach, but He always calls us to trust.
Faith comes by hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17). The answer to doubt is not ignoring it, but confronting it with the truth of Scripture. Proverbs 3:5 exhorts, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.”
Jude 1:22 encourages mercy toward those who doubt: “And on some have compassion, making a distinction.” The Church must help the doubting by pointing them to the Word, prayer, and the character of God.
God is faithful even when we waver, but He desires us to grow in confidence through His Word, His promises, and His Spirit.
