Does
God Really Exis t?
This may seem an unusual question to ask
especially since this is a Christian website and the notion that
we would question the existence of God seems rather paradoxical.
The
reason I am posing this question is because there are so many
Christians and Non Christians alike, who do not know if
God really exists. For many, God exists simply because
they have been taught to believe so and on the other
side of the coin, there are those who were taught to believe
that God
does not exist and is simply a creation of
mankind to help deal with the struggles and complexities
of
life.
So how do we know
one way or the other whether God really exists or not? This at
first seems to be simply a personal subjective
thought or notion because it seems impossible
to prove one way or the other... so how can this topic help you
determine whether
God really exists? Please read on...
Most Christians have accepted
Jesus by faith and this is exactly what the scriptures say
pleases God.
| "But
without faith it is impossible to please Him: for
he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek Him." (Heb 11:6) |
This is how Christians
function... by faith... But I have a question... If you are
a Christian, wouldn't you want a more closer relationship with
God and if you're not a believer, wouldn't you really like to
know that your non belief is correct? I am going to tell you
in this text just how you can Know that
God exists, and for Christians, show you how to have a more intimate
relationship with God like
you've never experienced before. I will start by telling
you the following
true story of what
happened to me...
As a child I was brought
up to believe in God and over time, I eventually became a believer
in Christ. But
as I got older I started drifting from my Christian roots and
started tasting the fruits of the world. As time went on,
I went through many different jobs, experiences, relationships
and life
in general was treating me fine. At this time in my
life I was not attending church or actively pursuing a relationship
with
God.
I guess
you would have to say my Christian walk was in a cryogenic state.
I eventually decided to attend college to pursue
an education and after a few years
quit, moved back into life and pursued relationships, money
and
life
as before.
Shortly after leaving college, my mother
become very ill and her health deteriorated to the point
where
she needed
frequent trips to the hospital. During her last visit she grew
worse and passed away. During my time by her hospital bedside,
I witnessed transitions and processes that upon later observation
aroused my questioning
of the existence
of
God.
To make a
long story short, months after my mother's funeral, I was one
day setting in my small apartment thinking about my mother's
passing, my girlfriend and life in general. It
was at this time I felt I heard a small still voice... Now I
didn't
hear
an audible
voice,
but one that was unmistakably not of my imagination. What this
voice said to me was, "Come
out of this relationship". To help
you understand, I was currently in a good relationship with a
young woman and this simply didn't make sense to me since I was
very
happy and content. The idea of
breaking up with my girlfriend was not something I wanted
to do.
Over the course of time
this thought kept haunting me and I wondered if this was God
calling me
back to Him after so many
years away. I finally decided to hearken to this inner
voice and I broke off my relationship with this young lady.
This simple
act was only the beginning of a journey that totally
changed my life.
As some will attest, there
comes a time in ones life where we make final decisions about
belief structures
we've
been
taught. I knew I had reached a point where I really needed
to find a final answer to whether God really existed or not.
But
how does one really do this... God is invisible and cannot
be touched or felt... We can't even talk to Him verbally so how
could we really know? This was a question I needed answered,
after all, had I been following a myth like Santa Claus
or the Easter Bunny or did God really exist?
I
felt I was at a stage of my life where, like some people, I
needed to challenge my beliefs and teachings
and decided that if
God existed
I would follow Him the rest of my life but if He didn't exist,
I would
place Him on the shelf along side my other childhood beliefs
such as Santa, the Tooth Fairy and other childish notions...
To find my answer, this is what
I did... I made a challenge to
God and this wasn't a fist in His face challenge, but rather
a reverent challenge. I
emphasize reverent because
if God exists, I wanted to give the respect He was
due and here is what I asked of God.
"God if you
exist, please make yourself real to me in a way that you
know will erase ANY doubt I have about you" and "If
you make yourself real to me I will follow you the rest of my
life."
This is where my life took a 180 degree
turn. I placed no time frame on this request and left it
up to God to determine if and when He would make Himself known.
I decided
to do things God's way and not mine. I started attending
church, started reading the Bible and did what I thought God
wanted of me... to seek him with
all my heart, mind and soul.
After all if I seek God, like He says to do in the Bible, I
should find Him if he exists, right?
| "But
if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou
shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart
and with all thy soul." (Deu 4:29) |
... And this is just what I
did. After many months of taking Bible study classes at church,
following
what the Bible said
and trying to live a Godly life, my journey took a life changing
turn. At this time
I was
managing a small 10-plex apartment complex and worked a part
time job at a software retail outlet. One day I realized I didn't
have any money for gas to get me to work and payday was still
a several days away. At this point I did what most people
to do, I had a pity party and complained to God asking Him why
this was happening to me?!! After all, I was doing as
He wanted... I thought He took care of us
During
my pity party, I once again heard this still small voice and
it said to me... " Look
in your little red box".
Now this needs explaining... During the preparations
for my mother's funeral I found a small red combination lock
cash box for sale in the
small Funeral Home retail store
and decided to buy it. I periodically would place change
in this cash box and kept it on my work desk.
After
hearing this small still voice, I searched for my cash box and
after awhile found it laying
towards the
back of my desk just ready to go over the back edge to be
lost for who knows how long. I grabbed the box,
opened it and there was over $20 in cash and change in it. I
thought this was great but this isn't the premise or
syllogism for this story.
During
my apology to God, I felt this presence enter my
room and all around me
everything got very quiet. The next thing I knew I was on the
floor on my hands and knees with this amazing feeling of love
and warmth flowing around and through my body. At
this point I KNEW that
God was reaching down from His thrown and in my mind I felt
that
He was saying to me... "I
am pleased you sought me and now here I Am"
During this amazing experience,
all I could do was praise Jesus and say to myself, "This
is awesome... I am honored".
The feeling I was experiencing reminded
me of a Bible verse I once read...
| He
that believeth on me, as the Scripture hath said,
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
(John 7:38) |
This is what I felt I was experiencing and at
this point I knew, that I knew, that God existed. It
was from that time on, my whole life
changed and I totally dedicated my life to Christ...
Now, just
so you know, I've made many mistakes in my walk with God and
life still has it's ups and downs, just as your's will as well,
but I have something I never had before... a peace that
everything is gong to be all right and that God is with me.
Here is an invitation... Seek earnestly after
God like His scriptures say and ask Him to make Himself real to you in a
way that will
erase ANY doubt that He exists. He
has made a promise in the scriptures
that if you seek Him, you will find Him.
I know He will make himself real to you, if you
do as His scripture says and Seek God with a reverent and thirsty
heart. Remember, God looks upon your heart and knows your
true needs and intentions.
God
bless
Dennis Triplett
Road to Better Living
| "And
the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,
shall guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ
Jesus." (Php 4:7) |
You may be asking... Will
God do the same thing for me as He did for you? I
do not know how God will move in your life, but I do know that
He is no respecter of person
and what He did for me, He will do for you, IF you
will seek Him with all your heart, mind and soul.
I
needed to have Him touch my life in a way that He knew would
erase any doubt I had about Him and He did. After all, He
created
me and knows just what I needed in order to find my answer.
As for how God will
make Himself known to you, this is totally between you and
God. He knows exactly what you need and like I mentioned
earlier, He is no respecter of
person. Making
himself real to you is what He has promised in
His scriptures, if we
seek Him with all our mind and
soul.
| "And
Peter opened his mouth and said: Most certainly and
thoroughly I now perceive and understand that
God shows no partiality and is no respecter of persons"
(Act 10:34) - Amplified Bible |
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