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Is God Real? I was a youth pastor for several years, and smack dab in the middle of the experience, I was being bombarded by questions (usually from chuched kids, if that tells you something) about the existence of God.


Yeah. there's a lot riding on it. It's a big question that has baffled a lot of people for a lot of time, and it comes out in different questions, all of which I never really answered until I was a youth leader, and my own faith was on the line.

"Is God Real?"
"What if I can't feel Him?"
"How do I know all the other religions aren't true?"
"What about all the scientific evidence?"


First of all, there's a LOT to look through to answer these questions, and to solidify in our minds the truth about God, and I know I can't answer it all here... I want to take a few posts to do it, so expect more of this.

But no matter WHAT i post on my blog, in order for any of this to answer the questions for you, there's a few things you have to do.

Number one.. don't look for a reason NOT to believe.. because if that's what you're looking for, any excuse will do. It's easier to find one reason not to believe and just accept THAT as truth without really investigating it all. Many a faith has been shipwrecked by a lazy attempt.

Number two.. Commit to seek Him out and test the waters. If He's not real, the worst that will happen is that you won't find Him. But if you commit to seek Him out with all your heart, you'll find him.

(Deuteronomy 4:29 NKJV) "But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.


So... are you are ready to put your faith to the test?





I love this song by INDIA.ARIE... while it's not a definitive, hard as nails "proof" for God's existence, it answers some of the questions in an artistic and moving way. The key phrase is: All of this is not by chance. So for phase one of our investigation, let's take some tiem to observe nature... look at the complexities in the construction of the universe... and we'll talk about some of those NEXT TIME we get together.. Could this really have all been created by chance?


"God Is Real"[Verse 1]Sweetest honey to the brightest flower the largest plantInto the smallest atom, snow flakes in the bird kingdom,Smaller than the eye can see,Bigger than the mind can concieve. (oh)Heard a man on the radio today,Must confess I disagreed with what he had to say. [Bridge]How can he not believe that God is real,I don't understand how he could feel that way. WhenThere's earth air water and fire.So many different flowers, sunshine and rainshower,So many differnt crystals and hills and volcanos.[Chorus]That's how I know that God is real(all of this is not by chance)That's how I know that God is real(all of this is not by chance)That's how I know that God is real(I know this is not by chance)That's how I know that God is realThat's how I know that God is real.[Verse 2]In Saint Lucia, I jumped in the water.For the first time I understood its power.As I swam, I was cleansed.If I had any doubts, this experience cleared them. [Bridge]Now I know for sure that God is real.I know that it's the truth by the way it feels (uh-huh)Cause I saw starfish and sponges,Fish and black trumpets,So many different colors I stayedOut there for hours and I only saw a fraction of a fraction,Of the deep of the deep,Of the great blue wide.It Brought a tear to my eye.[Chorus][Break]We're made of the same stuff as the moon and stars.The ocean's salt water just like my tears are. You feel me the sun rises and sets everyday without fail[Chorus]That's how I know that God is real(all of this is not by chance),That's how I know that God is real(all of this is not by chance),That's how I know that God is real(all of this is not by chance),That's how I know that God is realEarth, air, water, and fireEarth, air, water, and fireEarth, air, water, and fireThat's how i know that God is real