Is it because you've never seen?

I find it stunning how strongly we rely on our eyes. We cross the street - putting our lives on the line - because we don't see any danger coming. Our eyes are immensely important for survival, our eyesight is our main source of perception. Without our eyes, we'd be caught in nothingness..... Although we know that our eyes play plenty of tricks on us - a mirage in the desert or merely a 3D coordinate system in maths that seems to be bending towards us o.O - we hardly have a better reference to tell us what IS and what ISN'T. What we can see, we believe is there. And what we can't see (unless it's scientifically proved and has some Latin name) is NOT there.

Assuming that life is only a tiny part of our existence and eternity is what we were made for, and assuming that it's true that we need God badly, I find it astonishing that "only" because we can't SEE him, we don't believe in his existence. What an unspeakable risk! - not only in terms of being lost for eternity, but even for our lives here - risking that at one point we'll look back and realize that our lives were nothing because we didn't believe in the one thing that counted. I think most people who don't believe in God reason it by saying "I can't see him"...Although sight is just one of our senses, we're willing to bet everything on it. I wonder, if we saw God, would we still say we doubt him because we couldn't smell him? Why is it that our eyes are the ultimate judge? Especially when it's about something as fatally important as the existence of God.....

Do you think seeing with your eyes creates bigger belief in you than grasping with your heart? Let's be honest, our hearts perceive the deepest and most complex of all things....we know that we can't see love for instance. But when it comes to God, we make our eyes, our deceivable, breakable little body the big referee. I'm wondering....would you consider that wise?

I personally spent most of my life doubting God's existence. I can relate to people who have trouble believing in God 1000x more than to those who've never even THOUGHT about the possibility of doubting him....I always felt like the biggest unbeliever in Christian rounds. I remember asking some girls at a camp "Do you ever question whether God really exists?", their answer was fast and simple: no?. I know what doubt is; genuine, deepest doubt running through every part of me. Doubt or unbelief can be so strong, that believing becomes so......unreal, unreachably far away. Doubt can become the foundation and the content of your life - your identity. Whether it's not believing at all, or simply questioning everything in every detail, doubt can become a way of life.

I want to point out that doubting is a choice. Even when people feel they aren't capable of believing - that's like saying I'm not capable of making my heart beat. Your heart beats on its own. You can BELIEVE without ultimately feeling "able" to. No, you can't "create" belief, or make your faith "grow". :) That is incorrect talk...The trigger is your decision. Those who take God seriously with all their hearts find believing as hard as anyone else. Believing NEVER gets easier. Miracles don't change that. It's a constant battle. But everyone is capable of drawing their sword. Including you. Your ability to believe is there, you just need to let it out of its prison.

Just now I was listening to a song called Blinded Eyes.. One of the last lines is Open your heart, He'll open your eyes. I was thinking about that... You WILL perceive God if you're willing to. Although it sounds so easy, it IS so much about whether you're willing to humble yourself down to saying God, if you exist, come out. But that little request (which is a confession that you're not absolutely sure about things) costs a lot of broken pride....Believe me, I've been there - talking to a wall when you don't know if someone's listening feels...humiliating. Some are kept back by fear. Afraid of getting their hopes up that there IS a reason, an answer, more to life...scared to ultimately be disappointed. That at least is part of my story. But God is mind-blowing. My disappointment again and again is looking back at my tiny expectations. Maybe you don't know which muscle to flex to "open your heart", yeah it sounds a bit abstract. Opening your heart means laying down your defense weapons. You may not be aware of it, but if you don't experience God in your everyday life, you're actively keeping him out, you've closed your eyes or you're holding your ears shut. The best thing you can do is to start looking for the door that you've kept locked - and opening it...because you CAN. :)