i see God

i recently spoke with a teenager who doesn't think God is really there, or if he is then he is not perfect because he just could not be if he allows all the horrible things to happen in the world. i have heard this many times from people who, in this modern age of worldwide news and rapid technology, doubt in a creator or at least an all-loving one.

i have never personally seen God with my physical eyes but i do believe that he is there because i have seen him in so many other ways.....

i see God in my mom who ALWAYS thinks of her girls before she thinks of herself. mothers have to be the most god-like people on earth. their constant love and selflessness reflect the pure love of the Father of us all.

i see God in my husband who tells me he loves me and holds me when i feel awful even though i am probably being incredibly whiny and annoying. he is so patient, a trait i know he inherited from his Divine heritage since i am no where near that patient.

i see God in the sun that rises every morning without fail. how much we take for granted that each day happens and the world continues on, giving us breath, nourishment, life and we almost don't have to do anything. he created this world just perfectly enough for us to live on and sustains it every day.

i see God in the beauty of the mountains, the flowers, the ocean, the trees. he created the beautiful earth also for us to enjoy, not just live. think about it.....mars could possibly be inhabitable but who honestly would want to live there? its full of red sand. yep i like earth. what a great gift from a loving Father!

i see God in children and babies - their sweetness, their innocence, their faith, their love and kindness. we are born innocent with a desire to love and trust. the world and experiences change us but we come as a reflection of the being from who's presence we left.

i see God in families. family is there for you when no one else is. family is there for you from 1000's of miles away. family believes in you when you don't even believe in yourself. family laughs together, cries together, works together, remembers together. what greater evidence of a God than the family, who, for most of us, we are just born into?

i see God in spring, birth, budding flowers, and sprouting plants. the newness and resurgence of life is such a miracle and a blessing! surely the evidence of a God.

i see God in our ability to change. i hear many times in today's media that we can't change, we are the way we are and there's nothing to be done. that is not true! humans have changed and adapted to their surroundings and circumstances throughout all time. everyone can change and improve themselves. i have seen alcoholic men leave drinking behind for their families, i have seen gangsters leave their gang and become church goers and youth mentors, i have seen teenagers turn their lives around to serve their God, i have seen change in myself as i became more charitable and self-less. God is at the heart of these changes.

i see God in people helping each other in times of need. stories pour in of neighbors and strangers reaching out to each other after disasters such as Hurricane Sandy or earthquakes in Central America. that goodness and kindness comes from the source of all good - our loving Father.

i know that God is there. sometimes the craziness of the world can overshadow the good and beauty around us, but if we look it is there and reminds us that he still cares.

if you are reading this, how do you see God? please share!