I have not looked at all the posts on this, as I have been away for a few days, but those I have read, have gone down the normal path, of why there is no God, if there is why does this or that happen. My current situation is that I believe in God, and I believe in Jesus, that he walked on this earth, performed miracles, and rose from the dead, so that anyone on born on this earth can have eternal life. Simple theory. However I have not always thought like that, I was anti God when I was younger, my father died when I was 11 so of course God was to blame. My younger days I was a complete knobhead, involved in things in hindsight I should not have been involved in. However over a number of things happened in my life, that lead to a change, and that was brought about by people praying for me, and I eventually accepted that their was a God who cared for you. My life has changed, there are different perspectives put on your life, and before where there was discord in my life there is peace. I still have times of doubt, but that is me. I don't consider myself a nutter, I run my own company, that is fairly successful, although I go to most United games over the season, so perhaps people could say I was nutter. I still vent my spleen at the games, I still like a drink, to me I am a normal man in the street. Bad things have happened to me since God came in to my life, my 4 month old Grandson died in my arms, there have been other family things, that should have shaken my faith, and initially they did, however I found that I put my trust in God, then it becomes easier. God never said that he is going to give you an easy time, he has simply said trust in me, and I will give you peace and a confidence that everything will be alright. I have that confidence that when I close my eyes for the last time, then what he promised will come to pass. Ask any person who believes truly in God, and they will tell you the same. God in my view made the heavens and earth, but man fell through Adam and Eve, and he them allowed man to do what they wanted, and still does, that is why man has freedom to do what he wants, but then God gave us a get out by believing in his son Jesus. I could go on for hours on this subject, something I would not have done a few years ago. We could discuss that whys and wherefores of evolution against creation, but like me when your eyes are opened, then you see the real beauty of this earth, and have the real confidence in knowing he is real.
