Pastor Colton Jackson

Have you ever wrestled with doubt? You’re not alone.

Most of us, at some point, have sat in moments where our faith felt shaky, where we’ve asked questions we didn’t expect to ask. Maybe you’ve even doubted your faith itself. If that’s you, take heart: you are among friends, and more importantly, your doubt does not disqualify you.

Is It Okay to Question God?

This is an important question. And the answer is yes, it is okay to question God. But we need to make a clear distinction: there's a difference between asking God questions and questioning who God is.

Asking “Why, God?” or “How long will this last?” is very different from accusing God of being untrustworthy or doubting His character. One comes from a place of deep wrestling; the other begins to chip away at the foundation of who God has said He is.

This difference is significant, and it is clearly evident in Scripture.

Biblical Examples of Honest Doubt

The Bible does not hide doubt. In fact, some of the most powerful voices in Scripture openly express it.

David, the shepherd king of Israel, wrote in Psalm 22:1, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These were not words whispered in a corner. They were raw, painful, and full of tension, and yet, they made it into holy Scripture. Later, Jesus Himself would echo those same words while hanging on the cross.

In the Garden of Gethsemane, we see Jesus wrestling deeply with what He was about to endure. He was alone, abandoned by His closest friends, sweating drops of blood under the weight of what was coming. He cried out to God, asking if there was another way.

Yet, He ends that prayer with surrender: “Not my will, but yours be done.”

That moment wasn’t void of faith. It was filled with it. It was faith under pressure, faith wrapped in agony, faith that still said “yes” even when the cost was everything.

Doubt Isn't the Absence of Faith

Have you ever found yourself in a moment where you knew God could do something, but He hadn’t yet? Where you believed in His power, but you couldn’t see His hand at work?

That’s doubt. And doubt doesn’t mean you’ve stopped believing. It simply means you’re feeling the tension between what you know God can do and what you're currently experiencing.

Doubt is what happens when faith collides with reality. It’s the space between “I believe” and “I don’t see it yet.”

And that space? It doesn’t cancel your faith.

In fact, the presence of doubt often means you still care deeply. You’re still looking to God. You’re still hoping, still praying, still wrestling.

That’s not disbelief. That’s faith under pressure.

You Are Not Disqualified

Here’s the good news: Doubt does not disqualify you.

You may have walked into this season, or this day, with a heavy pit of doubt in your soul. It might feel overwhelming. But Scripture tells us that even faith the size of a mustard seed is enough to move mountains.

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move” (Matthew 17:20). Jesus didn’t say we needed perfect, unshakable belief. He said we needed just a seed.

So even if your heart is carrying doubt the size of an avocado pit, it doesn’t cancel out the seed of faith in you. You are still seen. Still known. Still called.

God isn’t afraid of your questions. He isn’t surprised by your doubt. And He doesn’t write you off when your faith feels fragile.

The Bible Doesn't Hide Doubt—It Honors the Journey

The Bible is full of people who questioned, wrestled, cried out, and doubted.

• David asked where God had gone.

• Job questioned the very meaning of his suffering.

• Elijah, after performing miracles, hid in a cave and begged for his life to end.

• Thomas said he wouldn’t believe Jesus had risen until he saw the wounds for himself.


And not once did God discard them.

Instead, He met them where they were. In their pain. In their fear. In their doubt.

Final Thoughts

If you’re walking through a season of doubt, don’t hide it. Bring it to God. Be honest. Be real. Be open.

Doubt doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means you’re human.

And the God who formed you, who knows your heart, and who gave you the capacity for faith in the first place, He’s not going anywhere.

Your doubt doesn’t disqualify you. There’s still space for you in the story God is writing.

Faith and doubt are not enemies. They’re often neighbors. And even when they wrestle, grace still wins.