Believing in God

    I at times found it hard to believe that there is a God, let's face it we can't see him and we can't hear his physical voice in our daily lives. We don't get to go up to his home and talk face to face with him and we can't just send him a text or email him, we can't pick up the phone and just say, hey how are you doing today God, I was hoping to have a minute of your time, are you busy? Maybe we could go for lunch sometime I want to get to know you better. These are all things that would be so helpful in believing that God is real. I can't speak for everyone but I'm sure that we have all at one point or another struggled with this concept, like why won't God just show himself to us? Why won't he call down and say hey folks I'm here, I'm real, hear my voice. There were times when I thought the idea of God was ridiculous, I mean what evidence do we have to support the idea of God. Why do we need to have a God or gods in our lives, and why does it seem that there are multiple gods in other faiths. How can we be sure we are right? Where did the concept of the many other gods come from and why? I have attended a number of Christian churches and found them all to have differening opinions, but with the one common theme, God is real. What is it that gives people so much faith in the one thing science has a hard time with; God, what does he look like? how did he do all of the things he did? How did he create the earth and the sky and the universe? Science says a big bang occurred some hundreds of millions of years ago and that all of the planets and suns and moons were a byproduct. Let's look at Earth, it is a perfect distance from the sun to sustain life, the temperature doesn't fluctuate to much and there is water, trees, and grass grows, there is oxygen, an invisible substance very critical for life ( we have faith in that). Man kind thrives here on this planet, this perfect little planet that managed to travel millions of light years in a formation with other planets and a sun and moon and just happened to be in the perfect place at the right time. So life must have started as a single cell organism and evolved dramatically, all manner of animals and plants that have very complex cell structures and have a sequence of DNA. Nature is pretty impressive, I have to give it to her she really has done well to have let evolution get to where it is. 
     I am not an evolutionist and it just makes no sense that life just happened with no design and that all the molecules and cells and DNA just happened to pop out of thin air, how is it possible that we could have evolved to a superior being? How is there such a diverse showing of life forms on this planet? And how the heck did we start? Not the big bang, so what else have we got; I guess we are back to God. There is a book called The Bible and in it contains words that people have written about God, and what he told them, get that, words that he told them to write. So God does show Himself to us, not in the sense that we physically see him, although He has revealed himself to some prophets, but more in the sense of witness, spiritual witness through the power of the Holy Ghost.
     For some one who wants to seek God, start learning about God from a variety of sources. Talk to a friend or family member who is active in their faith about their relationship with God. Go to church with a friend or family member. Read the Bible and The Book of Mormon. On a personal level, look for God in nature, see how God is moving through the works of truly compassionate people, or talk to God yourself by praying, ask Him with true intent, give Him your time and He in turn will give you His time. Don't be discouraged if at first you don't receive that moment of revelation or that "aha" moment, it takes time, pray often and be personal with God, let Him know that you are asking earnestly, open your heart and really listen, or rather really feel His answer. God's love is in our hearts and is something we can experience if we truly want to. The desire for God is also written in our heart, because we were created by God, and God never ceases to draw us to himself. I think that the key is to open yourself up to God and become aware of how God may be moving you to a deeper belief of him. God is the most powerful reality in this world and He is waiting for you to discover Him and be overwhelmed by His wonderful love and goodness. He is the One you were destined for. His love is the reason you are alive and He has a wonderful plan for your life.
    In my struggles with God I found it very helpful to write Him a letter, put it all out there then read it to Him. Read it to God as prayer, reflect afterwards quietly and wait for his answers. Be patient, God listens and ponders everything you desire to know and He will reveal to you in bits and pieces and you will gain in faith. That small seed will take off and you will grow in belief and knowing God, that is what He desires. God wants us to come to Him and He will testify to you his love and we can all realize that His true love came manifest through His son Jesus Christ, the most important gift to all of mankind.
     I bear you my testimony that God is indeed real, He is the creator of our world and our lives. He is our loving and living Father in heaven and through the redeeming love of His son Jesus Christ we will again reunite with God the Father and live eternally with Him.
     These thoughts I leave with you in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.