I don't know how to reconcile discrepancies between reason and faith. Sometimes I can't even tell one from another. I believe you have to have both in your life...I feel each serves a purpose. Reason helps you practically. It helps you solve problems, it helps you not accidentally die, it helps you learn. But faith gives you something to believe in. Faith gives you the strength to go on - it gives you the drive to be reasonable. They go hand in hand, as opposites, as brothers.
When has reason failed you?
I don't know how to reasonably defend my faith in God, sometimes not even to myself. I get comfort from God but there are some things I just don't understand. Maybe I will eventually. Maybe I won't. But this is a space where reason doesn't even come into play. I can reasonably argue for God, but I can reasonably argue against Him, too.
What do you believe strictly on faith?
I believe in God, even when reason tells me not to. I believe in God on faith, no matter what. I waver sometimes, I wonder sometimes - but the idea that there is no one up there, no one watching or making things happen, just doesn't stick with me. I always come back to God. And I always feel comforted by God. God is where I turn when things get rough...and I want to start turning to God more when things are good, too.
Does every question have an answer?
Maybe, but only God has the key.
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