When does doubt become unbelief? Answer: When you let it, by clinging to unrealistic ideas about faith, by getting hopelessly preoccupied with the doubts that are a natural part of the Christian life, or by failing to allow faith to grow. These pitfalls can all be avoided. Don’t feel ashamed about your doubts. Talking them through with older and wiser Christians can be a vital safety valve that releases a head of doubting steam—a head of steam which could eventually lead from normal doubt to the