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I have had a faith crisis for several years and would like to rhink it is over , but how do you really know if it is over ? I have different feelings about the faith from time to time then it feels like I come back to my senses and just when I feel good about it something will trigger my anti faith feelings !!! Will it always be this way ? Will I ever have peace ? For me, I think my faith crisis became a faith transition which is ongoing – for several years without a real end in sight. I continue to learn, and I think that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Peace? Yes, it’s possible but you have to do your part in becoming comfortable in your own skin/beliefs. REBEL2 wrote:
…Will it always be this way ? Will I ever have peace ?
I agree with DJ:
DarkJedi wrote:
For me, I think my faith crisis became a faith transition which is ongoing – for several years without a real end in sight. I continue to learn, and I think that’s the way it’s supposed to be. Peace? Yes, it’s possible but you have to do your part in becoming comfortable in your own skin/beliefs.
I now believe that faith should be ever changing. When more is revealed, more is understood. Or, it is understood in a new & different way.
I have talked about this before: some of my favorite scriptures are the parables. One reason I like them is, some are open ended. This means
that God wants us to wonder, explore, imagine & question what “the next scene” of the story could be. For example, the Prodigal Son. What was the older brother thinking when his younger brother came home & the Father welcomed him with open arms? Happiness? Anger? or something else?
The same is true with the basic principles & doctrines of the gospel.
…Will it always be this way? IMO no. It was designed to change over time.
…Will I ever have peace? Yes. Let it come to you. It can be an adventure if you let it.
A faith “crisis” is over when it stops being a crisis (an emergency that needs extreme attention and care). It then becomes a “transition” or simply a “Journey”. I see my own experience now as a journey, which is why I love the statement:
Quote:May there be a road.
When you feel comfortable to a large degree. You may never be 100% comfortable, but if you’re in a zone where you can enjoy it again then. Is there stuff in the church I have trouble with? Yes. Do I lose sleep over it? No. I change the frame of reference and try and make it work for me.
This forum is a kind of pressure valve for me. I can complain about aspects of the church, with people who know what I’m talking about. I can’t do that with most non-member friends, or with active members, for totally different reasons.
This website also reminds me of many positive aspects of the church too. Some I experience for myself while others I just hear about. One of the sisters here takes the church out to prisons and I have been very moved by what she says. Other people provide us with inspirational quotes and other good things.
I agree with it moving from “crisis” to “transition” and just being a bit more calm about it. Being able to be less “triggered”. But it was not a point in time and occasionally I can still get triggered, but it is now months between being triggered and I get over it quicker (sometimes in a minute or two). So I suspect you are getting there, but you will kind of know it once you get there and you will feel comfortable where you are.
Best of luck!
A shorter answer: when you stop thinking about it. If you don’t think about something for days on end it’s probably no longer an issue for you
For me, a faith crisis is a period of intense grief – and like any other form of grief, is never “over”.’ It’s grieving for a different life, or a different understanding.
It’s figuring out how to move forward, making choices to become a better person.
The crisis part eventually settles down – it took about 18 months for me.
However, there are still triggers that put me right back at the beginning of the process. There are still tensions to examine and either resolve or endure.
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