Does God really exist?

 It is said until you experience something, you never know it exists. It's not once I have come across persons that question God's existence. I too have at one point in my life questioned His existence. There are questions revolving around religion. One religion feels they are more true than the other.  While I am a proud Christian, I respect other religions.  

The reason I respect other religions is because the God they serve blesses them as they worship Him. When I pray in the midst of other religions I bow and pray to my God. The God of Abraham the one who gave His son to die on the cross for my sins. That is my version. I respect other versions. I know there is a common creation story in majority of the religions. Each religion has a saviour or one with unquestionable faith mentioned in their Holy book. 

It's really unfortunate that the religious divisions that exist are used to fight each other. Most of which is in contrary to the Holy book teaching.  I don't think there is a religion preaches hate, stealing and killing. Well at least not Christianity. Unfortunately many are doing wrong things in the name of God. It's no wonder questions of God's existence come up. 

Questions like if God exists how can people be dying from pandemics? If God is so loving how can a whole family be wiped out? If God is rich how can there be poor people? If God is a provider, how can there be people sleeping hungry? If God is just, how come there is lots of injustice? 

Let me share my understanding. This understanding doesn't have to be agreeable to you. I respect those who disagree with it all. 

As a Christian, I have come to understand that humans were created in God's image and likeness. They therefore have ability to create. Over the years they have created things that have been of benefit and harm to them. In addition being flesh makes them have selfish desires and therefore skew things towards their benefits and the expense of other human beings.  It's about satisfying greed as opposed to need. That is how some steal, kill in the name of God's blessings. That is not God it's human flesh. They do it for themselves not God. 

When God created us , He also gave us free will.   By free will I mean freedom to choose good and bad. Each religion talks of do's and don'ts. Each human then decides the path to take. When one takes the bad path they simply bare with the consequences. While Christians talk of following the devil to imply bad things. Other religions talk of bad karma. Which is actually in the Bible in the line of what one sows so shall they reap. 

Humans can't go destroying nature and expect things to balance🤷. Cut down all the trees and suffer drought and floods. Pollute the environment and suffer the scourging sun. Get into the lab and release biological weapons and suffer the consequences. It's as simple as that. It's not that God isn't love. It's not that God enjoys seeing His creation suffer. He just doesn't force his way into our lives. The minute we come to this understanding we shall not be misled in the name of getting God's blessings. Stop agreeing to be blackmailed, jailed, kidnapped in the name of God and religion. Free yourself by seeking a personal connection with God. This will only be found by reading your Holy book not as a story book but with a deep understanding. An understanding that allows you to mirror your life into the story or verse you read from your Holy book. 

God does exist and God is everything good. God is immortal we are the mortals. God reigns supreme over everything. God isn't forceful. God comes to all those that seek Him. I have experienced Him and continue to experience Him. He is everything to me. I desire the same for you too. 

Let each of us ask themselves:

- Do I follow God or a religion or a person? 

- How do I read the word of God? 

- How do I internalise God's word? 

- How is God's word true in my life?