The Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith

by Craig Groeschel

Overview

God can handle your most difficult questions and use them to deepen your relationship with him.

Am I the only one who has these doubts? What if my friends, family, or others find out I'm doubting my faith in God? What is really true? Does it make me a bad Christian if I have doubts?

In The Benefit of Doubt, bestselling author and pastor Craig Groeschel shows us how asking questions, seeking answers, and wrestling with doubt can actually draw us closer to God. With his trademark humor, warmth, and lay-it-all-on-the-table style, Groeschel shares stories from his own life as well as the Bible to help us wrestle with—and find helpful answers to—the questions fueling our doubt, including:

• What should I do when I doubt God's goodness?
• Why doesn't God answer my prayers?
• Doesn't science disprove the Bible?
• Why would God provide only one way to heaven?
• Why does God sometimes feel so far away?
• Why believe in Jesus when his followers are such hypocrites?

If you're wrestling with doubts, this book, along with God's transformative power, will help you develop a richer faith, a deeper understanding, and a more authentic relationship with God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310366621
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	02/18/2025
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, which created the free You Version Bible app and is one of the largest churches in the world. He has written nineteen books and hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast. As a widely respected leader in the Church, Craig speaks frequently at leadership events and conferences worldwide. Craig and his wife, Amy, live in Oklahoma. Connect with Craig at www.craiggroeschel.com.

Editorial Reviews

Pastor Craig Groeschel has become a mentor to me and many in our church through his writing. His latest masterpiece, The Benefit of Doubt, teaches us that doubt is not a dead end but a doorway to deeper faith. This is a timely guide for anyone who wrestles with what they believe about God, and I have learned that everyone does at some point. So buy it for now or for later, and get a copy to give away. This book will help you turn your questions into your biggest spiritual-growth catalyst.

Jonathan Pokluda

It's not wrong or shameful to find yourself in the valley of doubt when you're faced with huge questions or hard circumstances. Craig Groeschel is a pastor, and even he has been there! He knows what it's like to be surrounded by shadows, and through this book, he shows you the way back to the light.

Lewis Howes

In The Benefit of Doubt, Pastor Craig Groeschel confronts the most difficult questions we often wrestle with in our faith. I grew up believing that if I doubt, I have no true faith, yet I am reminded in this book that the strongest faith is not a faith that never doubts but rather a faith that perseveres through the doubts. When we stop feeling judged by our doubts and shamed by our questions, then we can begin to see that doubts can actually deepen our faith and lead us to know God more.

bestselling author; podcast host; speaker Madison Prewett Troutt

This book hits home with straight truth as Craig tackles some of the toughest questions we all ask as believers. If you're looking for wisdom and a little gut check, this is it.

Willie Robertson

I walked through a season of doubt in my life, and I would have given anything to have a guide like this through it! Thank you, Craig, for normalizing these struggles and not leaving people there but giving them handles and a way to connect with God in a deeper way through it.

Jennie Allen

In every question there is a quest! I'm grateful for how Pastor Craig reminds us of the hope we have in Jesus while navigating the daunting journey through our days of doubt.

Tim Tebow

The Benefit of Doubt is a timely and much needed guide for anyone wrestling with questions of faith. Craig shows us how those questions and uncertainties can be pathways to a deeper relationship with God rather than a barrier to faith. Craig's wisdom, insight, transparency, and authenticity will encourage you to explore your faith, leading to a life of greater purpose and clarity.

Christine Caine

Surprisingly, redirected doubt can actually deepen our faith rather than diminish it. The Benefit of Doubt is a compassionate guide to help each of us do just that. With honesty and transparency, Pastor Craig Groeschel tackles the tough questions we wrestle with when the obstacle of doubt presents itself, transforming it to a doorway of trust and transformation.

Lisa Bevere

'Lord, I believe. Help my unbelief' is a deep and powerful response our Savior can use to draw all of us deeper. That's what Pastor Craig does in this fantastic book. God uses the honesty, stories, and Scriptures to draw us close to the heart of God.

Earl Mc Clellan

Having doubts about God is something almost everyone will experience. Those doubts either strengthen someone's faith or deconstruct it. In The Benefit of Doubt, Pastor Craig gives biblical insight to all the whys you may have about Christianity.

Sadie Robertson Huff