I have really had a hard time sleeping lately ... I was just surfing the web ... I stumbled upon a blog site that wanted someone to prove there is a god ... It got me to thinking ... the person already had 439,895 replies to their simple request:
Prove there's a god
Come on and do it.
Prove there's a god.
Don;t read off scripture or anything like that just prove there's a god.
I thought of all the tracks people go door to door handing out ... and of the prayers going out for unbelieving family members ... and I thought of all the people who preach hell and damnation ...are they doing any good?
God has become a very important part of my life. And yet I have Science background and love the scientific method. Could I prove to this person that god exists? As much as it "works for me" for someone who does not believe in God - my "relationship with God" may be seen as little more than a placebo. Something in my imagination - because I WANT it to be real, could it have all of the same kind of effects and what I think is a real relationship with God? Am I being led by God or my own inner desires, fears, or subconscious reactions to my environment and inner thoughts??
How could I prove it ... continue on to read what I posted and why.
After all those responses ... I wasn't about to try to read through them all ...I just thought - well one more certainly couldn't hurt, besides, someone may take it to heart - even if only one person read it. I didn't spout out scriptures or put him down because he didn't believe in God and I didn't even pray for him. I called it like I saw it ... as I understand it myself ...
This is what I posted:
How can I prove to you there is a god ...hmmm. Well everyone said that the guy who claimed there is an Atom - (something that made up everything in the world and was invisible) thought he was NUTS! We couldn't see it until we had found the right tool - the electron microscope - or something like it - and when we took an atom apart - it was immensely powerful (atom Bomb)... who would have believed something unseen could hold so much power.
I found that the instrument to "prove" there is a God is faith. See ... I made the active choice to believe there is a God (cuz I just don't have enough faith to think we just accidentally happened - I don't have the faith to believe in atheism) So I tested to see what "God" was all about based on the Bible - I was brought up Catholic (which I am not now) and felt that it was all BS made up to get people's money - I still don't think in the church I went to as a kid I was far off - but that's beside the point)
I took the only resource (history book) that I had available to me and I tested God. Did what this book say about him pan out. It didn't happen overnight ... but I acted on the premises that he was real, he heard me, he cared about me ... and that if I talked to him - he would find a way to communicate to me to, answer all my questions about him - in time.
I had a lot of personal experiences that have led me to believe God is very real. But I cannot give you my instrument of measurement - the tool I have to "Prove there is a God" You have to use your own faith and test it - if you are really sincere - like any scientist would be wanting to prove or disprove something ... I am sure in time you will know if there is or is not a god out there.
I hope this has been helpful to you - it's the only answer I have. Scriptures don't mean anything without faith - just like a signed check for a million dollars (which is good) doesn't give you money unless you go to the bank and cash it. And why would you try to cash it if you don't even have the tiniest faith that it could possibly be any good. I am afraid ultimately it is up to you to find the proof or lack of proof. Mine wouldn't do you much good. Where I am giving glory to God - you would say its chance or coincidence or luck ... you would not use my faith to call it a work of God. You would have to use your own faith.
I could never really prove it to anyone ... except me. I look back on my experiences, and I know I couldn't make some of that stuff up even if I tried. For those of you who have read some of my diaries, you might know I was born with physical deformities and need prosthesis to walk. For those who did not know - I have a fake leg ... it is made as an above the knee prosthesis - that means from about knee level down - I have no leg. I sincerely believe that even if I was completely healed by God and grew a new leg ... there would be some idiots out there that would claim I was abducted by aliens and they genetically engineered a new leg for me ...really ...
So ... I am done trying to PROVE there is a god to anyone. I am going to live my life, share my experiences with any who want to listen, give glory to God ... and just be me ... and I will let you be you. Sound ok?