Wrestling with Questions, Finding Peace from God: Erwin McManus & Dominic Done

As people of faith, we can talk about some of life’s hardest moments openly, knowing when we share our struggles, our friends and family will rally around us. But what do we do when we have questions and doubts about our faith? Where will we find acceptance when we question the tenets of our faith or even the presence of God? God promises He is always near to us, no matter what—and that includes our questions and doubts. This week’s guests, pastors and writers Erwin McManus and Dominic Done, talk about the battles we fight to find hope and answers. And they remind us when we seek God, even in the midst of our hardest moments, we can find His peace, which passes all understanding.

 

Links, Products and Resources Mentioned:

Sarah Young, author of Jesus Calling

Jesus Calling devotional

Jesus Calling books

Jesus Calling weekly Prayer Call

Jesus Calling interview with Bishop T. D. Jakes & worship leader Don Moen

 

Erwin McManus

Mosaic Church (Los Angeles, CA)

The Way of the Warrior: An Ancient Path to Inner Peace

Boulevard of Broken Dreams

 

Dominic Done

Westside: A Jesus Church

When Faith Fails: Finding God in the Shadow of Doubt

James K. A. Smith

Doubting Thomas

Bible Gateway

C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed

Friedrich Nietzsche

Existential Nihilism vs. Atheism Worldviews

 

Interview Quotes:

“The reason there are wars that rage all around us is that there are wars that rage within us.” Erwin McManus

“The battle for peace is exactly that: it's a struggle, it's a battle, it's a daily engagement for peace within your soul.” - Erwin McManus

”For hope to exist, it has to be in the future. When our hope is placed in the past, it turns into regret.” - Erwin McManus

“I'm convinced the reason we're created in the image of God is that we're imagined by God to create” - Erwin McManus

“Anyone who ever aspires to do anything meaningful is going to have the loss of a dream. One huge challenge is to not put your identity in the dream, because if your value as a human being is based on the dream you're pursuing, then your value is really fragile.” - Erwin McManus

“Many of us can identify and relate to a guy like Doubting Thomas. We want a deeper form of faith, but we also don't know what to do with our struggles and our questions.” - Dominic Done

“I think it takes wisdom to learn how to live in the tension of an unresolved faith.” - Dominic Done

“I would actually argue that God designed [us] in such a way that questions are born and that questions can lead us into a deeper, richer, more meaningful relationship with God.” - Dominic Done

“I would argue that the mystery in a relationship is actually what makes a relationship beautiful.” - Dominic Done

“We get so obsessed with wanting all the answers. But it's not about having every single answer. It's about the wrestle. It's about the struggle. It's about intimacy with God.” - Dominic Done

“I'm learning that God is speaking, but I'm not always listening.” - Dominic Done

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