Ive been asking my self a ton of questions over the past few days. Since I’ve been a little home sick I want to know why. Why am I home sick? What would I miss if I went home? What would I miss if I stayed on the race? How am I going to connect with God in both places? What are my expectations for the trip? How do I know Jesus is real?
Hmm…How do I know Jesus is real? Sounds like a simple question but it took some people a little bit of thought, which is good. I like to not only challenge myself but I like to challenge others with tough questions. Here are some answers that I got.
“How do YOU know Jesus is real?”
Teammate 1: “I don’t. But I believe what the Bible says is true. And I have faith that the hope I have is real.”
Teammate 2: “20 years of my life I spent without Jesus. After a few months of questioning and going back and fourth I decided to follow him and his calling for me. And I am different. The difference between age 0-20 and 20-25 is, well there is no other explanation other than God.”
Teammate 3: “History proves it. In my personal life there were times I felt empty and with God there is just a feeling of wholeness. You can tell when someone has God in them, they are just…different.”
Team Contact: “History Proves it. Romans 1 talks about how you can see God in creation. There is just an undeniable presence in my life. A huge element of faith. He comes to you and initiates it.”
Family member: “I made it through the surgery, then realized that I should not have made it because almost everyone dies with what I had. After the surgery, I asked why I made it and realized that only God could have pulled me through it. He had plans for me, especially with you.”
faith |faTH| noun
1 complete trust or confidence in someone or something
2 strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
2 Corinthians 5:7 says “Walk by faith, not by sight.”
Here is something from my past that I don’t mind sharing because God has used it to change me for the better. When I was 16 I tried to commit suicide. If it wasn’t for that family member I mentioned above, I would be dead. If it wasn’t for God, we would both be dead. God saved my family member so that same family member could save me. I don’t think God is real. I know he is. He has shown himself to me in ways I cant explain. I see him in nature, in the mountains, in the people I meet, in my family, in my health. Listen to me, Jesus is not hiding from you. Im not going to lie for the last few months I have felt like I have been playing hide and seek with him. But the game got a little confusing. You see I thought Jesus was hiding and so I was trying to find him! But in reality I was hiding, and Jesus was just standing casually right in the middle of the room just waiting for me to see him. Its us that leaves Him, He will never and has never left us.
I know Jesus is real.
I would love to know “how you know Jesus is real” message me on my blog under the tab “talk to me!” and let me hear your thoughts!
My Father….
loves me: John 3:16
cares for me: Matthew 6:26
forgives me: Psalm 103:12
is compassionate: Psalm 103:4-5
is giving: Romans 8:32
is understanding: Psalm 139:1-2
is accepting: Psalm 139:1-6
satisfies: Psalm 107:9
persistently pursues me: Luke 19:10
heals: Isaiah 53:5
redeems: Job 19:25
renews: Isaiah 40:31
is gracious: Ephesians 1:7-8
is sovereign: Psalm 103:19
