Many of the most intellectually gifted people in this world struggle with true belief in something as simple as genuine faith.
The analytical training always asks another question seeking proof. And I can't think of many things worse that what a good old Garth Brooks country song says, "standing outside the fire."
Some folks stand at the threshold of belief like at a doorway to freedom. It's wide open and they only have to walk through it but something stops them.... doubt and whispering suggestions. I have been there myself. It's called a stumbling block, placed exactly there by an adversary that does not want you to go in.
And Doug's stumbling block was the big "why" question.
"If there is a God and He is good, why does He allow so much suffering in this world?"
If anyone reading this is uncertain about faith in Jesus Christ as our risen Lord and Savior, please, please, please listen to this long storytelling episode. Just give it a chance. One beggar telling another where to find bread. That is Doug Sharp's story.
Doug's vivid details and campfire hypnotic storytelling string together a series of unvarnished confessions and incredulous events that your long drive somewhere will feel like sitting on the porch with a war veteran, only in this case the war story is spiritual .
Fast food sound bite lovers need not tune in. This is a delightfully chewy one.
But in this world of so much uncertainty with deep fakes and AI making us more suspicious of everything, don't our souls starve for a moment like Doug had where he was provided CERTAIN knowledge directly from our Lord?
One small correction needs to be made in reference to his favorite bible verse, it is Revelation 3:20 and not Romans 3:20 as misstated in the recording
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