Our lives are not our own. We know this because things happen every day that are out of our control - sickness, death, decisions made that are not ours...It is difficult to understand exactly HOW we are part of this world some days. I see my friends who don't believe there is a God and I wonder how they can imagine this life without a Creator - without a God.
My husband read me a quote last night that had my head reeling. It is quite philosophical but if you really think about it, it makes a lot of sense (it took me a minute to wrap my brain around it). It's called the "ontological argument for the existence of God."
Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109AD) defined God as "that than which nothing greater can be conceived." Wiki explains more, "He suggested that, if the greatest possible being exists in the mind, it must also exist in reality. If it only exists in the mind, a greater being is possible—one which exists in the mind and in reality."
Theopedia explains, "The argument is ingenious. It has the appearance of a linguistic trick, but it is a difficult task to say precisely what, if anything, is wrong with it. All forms of the argument make some association between three concepts: the concepts of God, of perfection, and of existence. Very roughly, they state that perfection is a part of the concept of God, and that perfection entails existence, and so that the concept of God entails God's existence."
Whether you agree or not, or even understand it, the Truth is: there is a God. The Most High God. And He is our Creator. He sacrificed His Son, Jesus, on a cross for us (sinners) so that we can have a right relationship with Him.
As I work through all the daily activities in my life, from studying for my own school work, teaching my children, cooking my family's meals, planning children's activities at my church, cleaning my home, driving here and there and changing diapers (to name a few), I am reminded that God exists. He not only exists, but He loves me. And you.
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