Paul Tillich, one of the most influential theologians of the twentieth century, said, “Doubt isn’t the opposite of faith; it’s an element of faith.” Everyone struggles with doubt, but maybe that’s not a bad thing. Doubt helps grow your faith. If you are never placed in difficult circumstances, your faith doesn’t get tested or stretched.

It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me…I live by faith in the Son of God.

Galatians 2:20

If anyone had reason to doubt, it was Paul. He suffered health problems, beatings, imprisonment, riots, hunger and thirst, sleepless nights, being lied about, robbed and shipwrecked. Yet amazingly his faith grew stronger. He could not have done this in his own power. His secret was today’s verse. Paul said he lived through Christ in Him.

Are trials and hardships causing you to doubt? Instead of dealing with situations on your own, allow Jesus to live through you. He will help you see your circumstances as a way to increase your faith instead of your doubt. Pray, too, for the unrest and disorder in America to raise the faith of Christians throughout the nation.

Recommended Reading: II Corinthians 6:1-12