In The Beginning....

II Corinthians 5:7 - "For we walk by faith, not by sight." It's not about seeing to believe, it's about believing to see ~ @michaelhsweet

Reminds me of a couple of things in The Santa Clause movie with Tim Allen.

The little elf girl Judy is conversing with Scott Calvin (AKA Santa Clause, AKA Tim Allen), and she says something quite profound. Scott just can't wrap his head around the fact that he's at the North Pole. He says that he sees it but just can't believe it. She replies, "Seeing isn't believing. Believing is seeing."

Also, when Neil is trying to convince Charlie that Santa doesn't exist, Charlie asks him, "Have you ever seen a million dollars?" Neil has to answer "No." (That would be my answer too!) Charlie replies, "Just because you can't see something, doesn't mean is doesn't exist."

How can you possibly believe in something if you haven't seen it?

As D-Boy put it in his song Last Days,

"Man, I don't see Him, how could He be there?"
"You don't see the wind but you like to breathe air, right?"

Which is of course based on Billy Graham's famous, "Can you see God? You haven't seen him? I've never seen the wind. I see the effects of the wind, but I've never seen the wind. There's a mystery to it."

How do we know that wind exists? We can't see it, so we have to rely on evidence of the wind.

• You've seen the trees sway by an unseen force.
• You've seen the dust blowing across the street.
• You've had to chase a piece of paper that was blown out of your hand.
• You've felt that gentle breeze on your cheek that, for some reason, makes you smile.

You know the wind exists because of your experience with it. You can prove the wind exists only by the evidence it produces, like those described above.

God is much the same as the wind. We can't 'see' God with our eyes. But we can see God in many other ways. There is overwhelming evidence for God, and you can experience God.

Once you begin to believe, you will also begin to see.

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This blog is going to explore the evidence for God. I welcome discussion on this blog as long as it is kept civil and there is no unnecessary profanity. Let's experience God together.