Faith Like a Child

My maid of honor stayed over last night and we (myself, Neil and MOH) stayed up until 4 am talking about God. I didn't like it at all. I feel so bad for her. I know this might sound naive, but I find more peace in accepting the Bible on faith. I know that it is wise to question things that we don't understand to find the truth, but at the same time, you have to draw a line somewhere. There is no way any of us can possibly understand the mind of the one who created us. But her faith is so far gone anymore. When we were younger, it was so much easier for her to believe what she had been taught. But as she has grown up, skepticism has come into her heart. She questions everything related to her faith. She doesn't believe that churches should use emotional appeal to teach people something, she thinks it is like brainwashing. Yet she called my fiance paranoid for thinking "the devil is out to get him." Emotions help people with memory, that has been proven in research. And if a pastor is trying to emphasize a point, there might be emotional music in the background, not to trick you, but to emphasize the point that he is trying to make. After our discussion together, I almost felt like I began to doubt my own faith system, and that is scary to me. I do think a healthy level of skepticism is good in our walk with God (this is called discernment), but too much can take away our experience with Him, and can damage our relationship with Him. "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." (Mark 10:15-NIV)Children are trusting. Little children do not doubt that what their parents tell them is true, and they also trust fully in their parents' capability to keep them safe. (that is, if it is a good parent-child relationship, which is the example that God would be for us). My MOH has basically taken everything she has learned about faith, all different types of faith, and subscribes to the parts of them that she feels are right. My question is, what makes her right? What gives her the right to think that she can pick and choose the answers that make the most sense to her and that is the truth? She believes that there is truth in every religion. That could be true, but there are also lies in other religions. I guess I'm arrogant for believing that my faith is correct. I don't have enough background in world religion to make that statement, according to a well-rounded educated individual. But I do know this; my faith is so real and makes so much sense, to me, that I don't feel the need to complicate it by doubting its truth all the time. How confusing of a life it must be for someone who constantly doubts their belief system? Why would you want to do that to yourself?

Dear God, surround me as I speak,
The bridges that I walk across are weak
Frustrations fill the void that I can't solely bear
Dear God, don't let me fall apart,
You've held me close to you
I have turned away and searched for answers I can't understand
Sometimes, when I feel miles away
And my eyes can't see your face
I wonder if I've grown to lose the recklessness
I walked in light of you
They say that I can move the mountains
And send them falling to the sea
They say that I can walk on water
If I would follow and believe
With faith like a child
They say that love can heal the broken
They say that hope can make you see
They say that faith can find a Savior
If you would follow and believe
With faith like a child