I’m sure many of you have had encountered doubt along your life’s journeys, struggling with or accepting it somewhere along the path. Doubt may happen in the area of love, or in the spiritual realm. Doubt may stop you in your tracks or prevent you from making a crucial mistake.

During these times, I find it helpful to write about my apprehensions, the hesitations, not only to give me a fresh perspective, but also as a valuable tool to help me work my way through the questions or concerns I may have.

Love, whether it is the love of a human, or the complexities of God’s love, can be emotionally overwhelming and even scary. Doubt can kick in when our fears surface. Our fears of the unknown. The misunderstood.

Write about your times of doubt

If you encounter doubt, which you undoubtedly will, I encourage you the take time to write about it. Face your apprehension on the words in front of you. Dissect it. Analyze it. Find the meaning behind your doubt. And conquer it. Whether you move forward or hesitate, doubt is a healthy alarm that our bodies have built in to protect us.

A wise saying I have once heard states, “where there is doubt, there is no doubt.” Meaning if you have fear or apprehension, there is a reason for it.

In your writing, you might share about when you first embraced doubt and how it affected you. Did you push through it and face your anxiety? Another example of a time doubt may be when doubt was a welcome friend and companion along your journey.

Healthy Doubt is your Body’s Protection

Whatever the case, do not necessarily fear doubt – it is your gut protecting your heart. Your heart is not usually the smartest organ in the body, but usually the most irrational and giving. If a voice is telling you to hesitate, filling you with doubt, take a second to analyze these fears. Discuss them. Write them down.

Healthy doubt can force examination and result in remarkable transformations of faltering love and wavering faith. It can also protect us when we may normally go full force without any kind of a critical pause.

It seems counterintuitive, but my life’s experience has encouraged me to embrace doubt, listen to it, and even invite it to travel with me to protect me. So, next time you have doubts, pay attention, write about it, and face it head on. Give doubt a opportunity to do its job and provide guidance.

If you do complete a writing exercise on doubt, whether it related to love, relationships, dating, or the spiritual realm, share your comments and stories. I doubt that it will be a waste of your time!