Hot Takes - Doubt

HOT TAKES: DOUBT AND FAITH DON’T MIX
24-25 But Thomas, sometimes called the Twin, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples told him, “We saw the Master.”But he said, “Unless I see the nail holes in his hands, put my finger in the nail holes, and stick my hand in his side, I won’t believe it.”26 Eight days later, his disciples were again in the room. This time Thomas was with them. Jesus came through the locked doors, stood among them, and said, “Peace to you.”27 Then he focused his attention on Thomas. “Take your finger and examine my hands. Take your hand and stick it in my side. Don’t be unbelieving. Believe.”JOHN 20:24-27 (MSG)
YOU WILL ENCOUNTER DOUBTS.
Adam and Eve doubted God’s wisdom and intentions in the garden  Moses doubted his calling to lead the Israelites out of slavery Gideon doubted his title by God as a “mighty man of valor” Elijah, AFTER seeing fire fall from heaven, doubted God’s protection Jeremiah doubted that God could use him because of his young age Abraham and Sarah doubted God could give them a child because of their old age
“There is no road to spiritual maturity that does not walk straight through doubt.”JON TYSON
“We experience a dryness or loss of joy in our relationship with God. We question ourselves, God, the church. We discover for the first time that our faith does not appear to ‘work.’ We have more questions than answers as the very foundation of our faith feels like it is on the line. We don’t know where God is, what He is doing, where He is going, how He is getting us there, or when this will be over.” PETE SCAZZERO 
“God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It [pain] is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” C.S. LEWIS 
“The reason many of us do not ardently [strongly] believe in the gospel is that we have never given it a rigorous testing, thrown our hard questions at it, faced it with our most prickly doubts.”EUGENE PETERSON  
13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles[a] from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And they stood still, looking sad. 18 Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, “Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?” 19 And he said to them, “What things?” And they said to him, “Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, 20 and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. 21 But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. LUKE 23:13-21
Doubt: a feeling of uncertainty or lack of conviction
Diakrino (doubt): to withdraw from; or (reflexively) hesitant
“Doubt isn’t the absence of faith, it’s just misplaced faith.”  J.A. Wilson
Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. 22 Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the