Get in there with them. Tell me your doubt. I would tell them over and over again, "It's not the strength of your faith that saves you. It's the strength of the one who your faith is in. It's not your faith that saves you. It's Him that saves you." I would talk to them, "Yeah, tell me about your doubt. Let me hear about it." Then I wouldn't get angry.
I would encourage your child not to always be wondering how much do I believe? Is it a lot, is it a little? Again, going back to it's not about how much or how little you believe, it's about who you believe in. We're all gonna go through times of doubt. I would share that with your kids. There was a time that I doubted the exact same way you do, and guess what? He loved me through it. How? How was he faithful when I'm faithless? That's what makes Him so beautiful.
Again, not shaming them. Encouraging them, bringing them back to the good news of forgiveness, restorations, God's love that's not dependent on their performance over, and over, and over again.
Originally published Wednesday, 12 June 2019.
