Experiencing God
Is God real
I’ve heard all about Him in Sunday School
At church
From my parents and others
But
Is He
Really real?
Sure
I’ve prayed and sometimes
the prayers seem to have come through
But how do I know
It’s not just a coincidence?
Yeah and sometimes
I felt something
I felt love
I felt moved
I felt touched
But how do I know It’s not just
A passing fancy
A temporary feeling
Something I made up
Something I imagined
Something I attributed to
as God moving in my life
How do I really know that
God exists
and He is real?!
What is FAITH?
Is it “blind?”
Do I turn off my brain
And just “choose” to believe?
If that is the case
Why then did God give me a brain?
Others speak of having
Their prayers answered
Experienced God
Heard His voice
Felt His love
Received His direction for life
Was provided for
Felt His healing power
Experienced His forgiveness
Felt free
Felt joy
Felt His presence
Felt His touch
How do I know what they’ve experienced
Weren’t just figments of their imagination
How did they experience God?
What do I need to do to also experience God?
How does one really know it is God?
God Sightings
Some speak of seeing God in the day to day
From the beauty of the sunset
To the beautiful sounds of nature
To the majestic mountains
To the running brooks
The crashing waves
The rushing wind
The gentle breeze
The thunder and the lightening
The birds chirping and the bugs buzzing
Some speak of God’s answers of prayer
In the little things
Passing of a test
Remembering a forgotten knowledge
Winning a video game
Beating our opponent in a game
Locating a misplaced object
Being given extra play time
Parents forgetting to mete out our punishment
Not having to do a chore expected of us
Enjoying our family
A long-lost friend reaching out to us
Being forgiven by family or friends
Someone being generous with us
A patient sibling
Getting away with something
Receiving an expected gift
Getting into our desired school
Having a good day
Finding unexpected joy
Peace when panicking
Unexplained calmness
Getting a good deal at a store
Comfort when afraid
Companionship when lonely
God’s presence when feeling down
Whatever we feed will grow
What we neglect will be forgotten and die off
If we want our faith to grow
We need to feed it
Unless we ask we will not receive
Unless we seek we will not find
Unless we knock no door would be opened to us
One key to experiencing God
To see if He is real
Might have to do with us choosing to
Ask
Seek
Knock
And then we shall see if He
Answers
Gives
Opens doors for us
We then nurture it
Nurture our faith and grow it
By our continual
Asking
Seeking and
Knocking
“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me” (Revelation 3:20).
