what causes your faith to waiver and how do you overcome?

Question

I need help in that area.

Faith in GOD dudes.

Answer 1

Generally faith wavers because we look at things from the box of our worldly surroundings instead of remembering that God works all things together for good, that He is on the throne, that our light and momentary afflictions are not to be compared to the eternal weight of glory we have waiting for us in Christ Jesus.

If I feel my faith wavering I start praying and reminding myself of the promises that God has given to me. I think about how He has been faithful in the past in my life and in the lives of others down through the centuries. I remind myself that whenever people try to contradict what the Bible says with the latest societal wisdom, that mankind like the grass withereth and like the flower fades away but the Word of God endures forever!

Answer 2

Faith, our walk or belief in God, whatever statement applies. We tend to get off track in our walk with God when we start looking to ourselves for answers. Take a look around you for evidence as to why that doesn't work. The world is in a real mess. Wars, famine and disease among many other problems. They come mostly from man's own doing. And whichever way you believe, God or no God, the result is the same as I stated above. So either way, man is the cause. Either you believe man is god or God is God and blame goes to man in both cases. Those who do not believe in God blame those who do and vice-versa. Funny how that works out.
Bottom line is, I myself find that my "faith" weakens when I look to myself as god rather than staying true to what I'm supposed to do. Praying of course is the most important aspect. Knowing how to pray is only gained by knowledge of God's word. Once I get off course, it become painfully obvious and it's up to me to repent and get back on course. But one thing you can and should expect, struggle. It's what makes you strong.

Answer 3

Praying usually centers my thoughts and heart on his will.


When my faith waivers it is usually because I have been running on self rather than on what God wants for me. He knows best what I need. So trust and obey are the primary words of focus to overcome the fear that so easily besets faith.

So first trust that God has all your needs taken care of and do that which pleases him, and all things will be added unto you.


Mat 6v33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.


May the Lord richly bless you and keep you in his will.

Your friend,

Andrew

Answer 4

I am have been a chiristian for approx,41 years, served as a deacon, sunday school teacher ect..... I was married for 24 years to he most wonderful woman i the world and after 13 years of marriage we were blessed with our son we worked i the church together life was truely good. approx, 4 years ago she filed for divorce, i gave up my home and all my possessions had to file bakruptsy income became greatly decreased but i continued to believe God would turn my mess into a miracle... I am blessed that my son is with me if not over night everyday at least a fe hours everydaynand now his mom has remarried we are very civil, but thats enough for now, but I was making this point,,,, I NEVER thought my marriage nor my faith could ever waiver or be touched but after my marriage ended a part of me changed inwardly.. my heart was broken and still is. I trust God but from a human stand point i do question why me? I believe that I live and conduct my life in a manner that adheres to biblical principles that is pleasing to God, but my finances, emotions, and over all blessings have seemingly contimued to suffer..I at times ask my self have i beliedved incorrectly have i been taught wrongly.I look around me and I see people in am out of church who either are out of the faith or live it half heratedly on the outside and it appears they have home, a bank account ect.... but then i suffer to by necessities for my self and my son... This i really don t understand. I know the word declares > do not lean to your own understanding but trust in the power and i the wisdom of God....so I continued to do that, but inside I am not the positive person I used to be .... I have recently turned 50 i have lost over 100lbs and I would like to finish my life loving someone and being loved, but I saved my self for my wife knowing she was my one and only until death, but if I was wrong about THAT, how could I ever know aything for certain is what it seems....

Answer 5

my faith waivered because things in religion didn't make sense after some time. i never did overcome it. if you want to overcome it you should just ignore all the bad things in your life and just say that jesus wants it to be this way. Of course that's not the best way to go imo, but you can do that if you need to.

Answer 6

To start, why do you believe that 1 + 1 = 2 ?
I hope it's not because someone told you.

The right answer is that you believe so because it makes sense and because you've thought through it.
You've thought about the possible alternatives and you've thought about why it could be true.
You thought about it with no bias to either side.
It makes sense that two apples can be gotten from adding and apple to another.

It makes sense that 3 X 3 = 9, because three crates, each with three bottles of milk in it, hold, altogether, 9 bottles of milk.

You believe these things, because you have thought through them.



So whatever you currently believe in, think about that.

Good luck,
Peace.

Answer 7

you had an epiphany. as someone who has "lost" their faith, you don't overcome it. you either accept it or don't. trying to be something you're not is a life of constant confusion and grief. and i didn't "lose" my faith, i meerly had my eyes finally open to the world we live in. to the truth of life...what is real to you? question everything.

Answer 8

when things don't happen the way you want them to , you see no prayers being answered at least what you believe is not a answer then you waiver,by letting doubts have your attentions

Answer 9

I don't know what you mean by faith wavering.Give an example

Answer 10

When people say we evolve from monkeys but we really evolved from a common ancestor. But a glass of warm milk helps.

Oh wait you were addressing this to Religious people only, right?