The second step of the AA Twelve Steps states that we come to believe that a power greater than ourselves is able to restore us to sanity.  For many people coming to believe is an ongoing process rather than an event.

I very much like the words of theologian Daniel Migliore*:

According to one classical definition (St. Anselm), theology is “faith seeking understanding” (fides quaerens intellectum) . . . in the writings of Augustine it takes the form, “I believe in order that I may understand.”  According to Augustine, knowledge of God not only presupposes faith, but faith also restlessly seeks deeper understanding . . . for Anselm, faith seeks understanding, and understanding brings joy.

Karl Barth contends that theology has the task of reconsidering the faith and practice of the community, “testing and rethinking it in the light of its enduring foundation, object, and content . . . what distinguishes theology from blind assent is just its special character as ‘faith seeking understanding.'”

Christian faith prompts inquiry, searches for deeper understanding, dares to raise questions.  How could we ever be finished with the quest for a deeper understanding of God? (2)

*Migliore, Daniel L.  Faith Seeking Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Theology.  2nd ed.  Grand Rapids:  William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2004.