I have studied
researched
experienced enough
that I have to believe in God.
There is no other explanation.
And I can extrapolate that into believing many other things about Him.
He is supernatural. What He does doesn’t always make sense according to our world, or according to our science.
He is omnipresent. He is everywhere because He is supernatural – and involved.
He is bigger than science and He doesn’t follow all of the rules and guidelines we have come up with.
He clearly doesn’t follow our time.
Or any time.
A day for us is a thousand years for Him (2 Peter 3:8), which explains a lot about why He doesn’t always answer all our prayers with a yes or a no. Or heal people. Or help them. Or sometimes bother to do anything. Maybe some of our lifetimes aren’t long enough to know anything He does.
He exists (Genesis 1:1).
Check.
He is involved (Mark 1:17, etc.)
Check.
He sent His Son to earth to die for all the horrible things people do (John 3:16).
Check.
For all the horrible things I do.
Check.
And have done.
Check. (I think.)
He loves His creation (Genesis 1:31).
Check.
He loves me?
I’m not so sure about that one.
I know the cute little songs. I have read and know the Bible verses. I know and believe that the Bible is truth.
I know what I am supposed to say
what I am supposed to think
what I am supposed to believe.
It’s counter to my norm, but I don’t know how to entirely believe – this – without also feeling it.
Somehow.
I know I cannot rely on my feelings.
But I need to feel it.
So I can fully believe it.