"Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God." My God is real! I am talking of the God, that I know through Jesus Christ, and through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit in my heart. God is real! How do I know that? First, I believe in God because I believe what the Bible tells me about Him. There is no better source on this subject than the Holy Bible. The account of His dealings with humanity tells a story that really happened, and it would not have happened except that God is real. The Bible tells me that God loved all people enough to send His Son as the sacrifice for our sins. I believe that the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus took place, and that because of His shed blood I can be saved, and that I am saved. Second, I believe in God because of His work in my life. God began His work in me early in my life, and called me to preach His word. I wrestled with that call because of my doubt about His existence, but He "took me to the wood shed" and made Himself real in my life. Nothing else could have turned me around at that stage in my life. After that "wrestling match" with Him, I went and knocked the dust off of my Bible and began to read it, and to actually understand it! Third, I believe in God because of the people that He has placed in my life. He led me to a godly woman who was always an example to me of the difference that God can make in our lives. Mary Alice Ezell Beauchamp was a true believer in Jesus Christ, and nothing could shake her belief in God. God sent her into my life because He knew that I needed her, and that, for some reason, she loved and needed me. She has gone on to Heaven now, but her influence is still at work in my life. I could go on an on here about God's activity in my life, but this is a short article and not a book. I do not have room to tell about all of the great people that God sent into my life. (If you are one of those people, THANK YOU!) Suffice it to say, that God has been at work in my life, and continues to do so. There are many other reasons that I believe in God, but the three in this article have been the most decisive in my life. You can believe in the God that we read about in the Bible, because He is real and wants to work in your life. Bro. Joe
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