God is real!

So many people can doubt their faith and the power of it. They doubt the power of God and His strength. God has rubbed mud on a blind man and cured his blindness. He has changed the lives of so many. He parted a sea and then put it back down. He gives faithful promises continually. He doesn't let us down! Some people can feel their faith is boring or not much is happening. Well you might not be having those same exciting and wonderful experiences you once had when first meeting God. But really you are at a really cool spot with God. You are becoming more mature in Him and can be closer to Him. We can learn to love Him more! We can find ourselves on our knees singing out to God and crying for His love and forgiveness! 

There are so many crazy theories out there about how the world was created, how we were created, what will happen when we die and many more things. Some people say only 144,000 people will get to be in heaven. Is that true? I kind of doubt it. The bible says anyone who calls on the name of Jesus and repent will be saved and go to heaven. Well does God kick out the old then? Probably not. Also many believe they will go to heaven when they really don't know God and His heart. Having faith there shouldn't be doubt there should be assurance. *75% of Americans believe they are going to heaven. 80% of women believe they are going to heaven and 70% of men think they will. God is living. He isn't someone that you can trick or that is dead and you just have to sign your name on a sheet when you die and choose heaven. He is living and can see each and every action you do. I liked the way C.S. Lewis put it that God has a timeline or a vision in front of Him that He can scroll forward and backward watching our lives. His time is eternal. Ours is right now. 

So many people passively say that God is real or that they grew up in the church so they believe in God. Or I had a cool experience at church camp. What did you do with those learnings and experiences? Did you go cry out to God and serve Him? Show His glory to the world? Or did you go back to doubting Him and thinking of yourself as more? It can be so hard to believe in someone we can't see or directly talk to! Or is it easier? He is always there ready to listen to put things on ours, He doesn't waver depending on His mood or our mood. He gave His word to study. He gave us forgiveness and is the only one who can actually fill our needs that no one else can! 

This is a cool paper. 

http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html

For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. (Romans 1:20 NIV). 

yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live. (1 Corinthians 8:6 NIV). 

“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” (Revelation 4:11 NIV). 

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (Hebrews 11:6 NIV). 

The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (Colossians 1:15-17 NIV). 

God is in control of this world and no one can stop Him!