Fact from Fiction

How do you know if something is true or not... We have the legends such as Bigfoot and the Loch Nes Monster, and we question those as children until someone explains to us how that can't possibly be real. Let's apply the same thing to religion. People tell us that there is an "Ultimate Being" (God) out there that created us and everything around us, the evidence that we have is a book (the Bible). Now, if we aren't willing to believe in a monster with abnormally large feet how are we supposed to believe in an all powerful God?

The answer is Faith.

I think I have posted about faith before, but it is my favorite word. Today during the confirmation class that I teach the kids started questioning if the bible was really true, and it made me happy that I was able to explain to them that faith is all that we can rely on.
I also started to think that this is the whole meaning behind confirmation. This is a step saying that this is what you truly believe and that if you want to take this step you need to understand. So this doubt actually turned into a lesson that I believe strengthened everyone's relationship with God.
Doubt is not bad, it helps you grow and build your faith!