How to Find Faith in Doubt
“for we walk by faith, not by sight”
-2 Corinthians 5:7
As believers we have not seen proof of resurrection and glorification with their own eyes. However, Paul encourages us to live by faith and to confidently expect God to do what He promised in Christ.
There are seasons in faith when God feels far away; when prayer seems to be forgotten and the comfort we once felt goes quiet. These are the moments when we start to ask: “Where are You, God?”
If you’ve ever felt this way, you are not alone. Even the saints and prophets knew the ache of divine silence. The Bible is full of people who wrestled with absence — and still chose to trust.
Silence Is Not Absence
When God feels silent, it’s easy to believe we’ve been abandoned. But silence does not mean absence.
Sometimes, God’s quiet is an invitation — a space where faith deepens beyond feelings.
Kierkegaard called faith a “leap into the absurd” believing even when reason falters, trusting when proof is gone. That’s the essence of mature faith: not constant reassurance, but steady trust in the unseen. Faith involves a risk-taking element, as one must act without certainty of success or rational justification
God may be silent, but He is not still. The silence itself can become sacred ground, a place where we learn to listen differently, to sense His presence not in words but in the quiet strength that keeps us standing.
Faith Beyond Feelings
In the noise of our world, silence can feel like punishment. But sometimes, silence is where God whispers most clearly.
When answers don’t come, we can still cling to what we know of God’s heart, His goodness, His mercy, His faithfulness through every storm.
Faith is not the absence of doubt. It is the decision to trust even when we do not understand
Reflection
Are you walking through a silent season?
Instead of striving to hear something new, rest in what you already know: God’s love has not left you.
Sometimes the silence is where He strengthens your soul to stand on its own and not apart from Him, but deeper in Him.
I understand that faith isn’t always easy. If you’re struggling with silence, doubt, or distance from God, you don’t have to face it alone.
A chaplain can walk with you through the quiet places of faith to help you find peace, purpose, and hope in the midst of uncertainty.
Joshua Hedgecock 
“The silence itself can become sacred ground, a place where we learn to listen differently,” This makes me think of the healing and power of “surrender.” There is a shift or something towards receiving instead of fighting it (whatever the “it” be). Powerful.
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