We have not been Called to a Blind Faith

This is a little picture that is flying around on the web, and I thought it too good not to share.

This is exactly what evolution gives people: a false hope of a wished for reality. There is no evidence of biologic evolution, yet people wish for it anyway. It is a blind faith.  Yet we are not led to a blind faith, for our God has shown us His hand in everything we see. Although we come to Him on faith, we see the evidence all around us. On the other hand, evolutionists have to work off of their own scientific laws and go against those laws in order to come about with the answer they want. They know that the world cannot form with the ideas (beliefs) they propose, because they goes outside of the laws of science. However, we are not confined to this thinking, but instead have God on our side. He is above all things, including science, and only by His hand was this world created. Everything from the Spiral of our galaxy, to the helix of our DNA; God’s fingerprints are on everything, and that is why we know we have not been lead to a blind faith.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not
see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that
what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

~ Hebrews 11:1-3 ~

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen,
being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and
Godhead; so that they are without excuse.

~ Romans 1:20 ~

For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and
invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have
been created through him and for him.  He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

~ Colossians 1:16-17 ~

~ Rose

Everyday Miracles

I talk with many people about God and science a lot. But I have noticed something about people who take things from a purely secular standpoint and even some Christians: they do not see miracles. Well, they may see them, but they do not see them for what they are nor do they see their importance.

For example, I was talking with my parents about Dr. Ben Carson this evening and the gift that he has been given with neurosurgery. It is seriously an incredible the work that he has done involving neuroscience, especially with the separating of conjoined twins. The patience, the skill, the eye-hand coordination, and the knowledge and wisdom to perform such a task is immense. In fact, the very thought of it seems incomprehensible to me. For in all seriousness, once your neurons are gone in your brain, they are gone forever. There is no getting them back. Once slip on the scalpel and there are some serious consequences. Going back to Ben Carson, he has been given an amazing gift. He knows the amazingness of science, yet he sees the awesomeness of God through it all.

He sees the miracle of his gift.

This encourages me greatly, yet, it also makes me sad to think of the people who do not see this miracle.

This is why I bring this up: there are miracles that happen all around us every day, yet we do not even take time to notice them.

Life in itself is a miracle, yet we see it so much that we take it for granted. Some people even take it away because they do not deem it worthy to live, and yet the very fact that it is there is a miracle!

When did people stop believing in miracles? Why do people go to the extent of saying “It was a coincidence.” Or perhaps “It just happened, we cannot really explain it.” Or my favorite (sarcasm) “Science did it.”

I love science, but without the hand of God, you cannot even get the foundations of this world right.

The very fact that our solar system is in the perfect place in our galaxy is incredible, and you mean to tell me that it just happened?

The fact that we have the structures in place protecting us every moment like a magnetic field and ozone layer is awe-inspiring, and you mean to tell me that it formed slowly over time?

The fact that life is as abundant as it is on this earth is praiseworthy for God’s creativity, and you mean to tell me that it was formed by death?

The fact that two cells can come together, and have all the needed information to form a new human life, is indescribable, and you mean to tell me that it has no purpose?

The miracles that take place everyday are stupendous, yet we have treated them as if they are norm. It reminds me of a quote I heard a while back:

“Men go abroad to wonder at the heights of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars, and they pass by themselves without wondering.” ~ Augustine

How many times do we pass by ourselves without wondering?

I did a study on the human body one year. The cells, the muscles, the brain and so forth…all of it. And it astounded me. Literally, I was blown away. I have been a science geek for years, and I could not even fathom all of the perfection and design God has placed into just the human body – and we have barely scratched the surface!

However, my favorite part was the eye. Every part of it shouts the name of Creator. Nothing, in my opinion, is superior to the eye. It has the protection, the magnification, the depth, the material, and the function that is unreplicable. Something I found most incredible is that it is attached directly to the brain. It is literally one with the brain; a bundle of nerves that allows us to see. Because of this attachment, we get the perfect vision that we do and have the memory that we possess.

Here is another fun fact: we only see visible radiation. Sounds obvious, right? Well, there are many types of radiation, especially that comes from our sun.  However, God made sure that our eyes were properly formed to be able to see that visible radiation AND be sure that the sun produced mostly visible radiation! What if our eyes could not receive visible radiation (hypothetically speaking)? What if the sun did not emit enough or any visible radiation? Yet, neither of these things happened because God took care of it all.

Does it get more incredible than that?

I like to look at God’s perfection this way: He has placed His fingerprint on everything He has made to show that it was designed by Him. When I see the design of God, when that is revealed to me, I believe that I am seeing His fingerprints.

And those fingerprints are on each of us.

These are the kind of miracles that we pass by every day. These are not coincidences, not formed by chance accidents, not created by science and man. This is obvious design by God that cannot be overlooked.

Science cannot explain this, but God’s handiwork can.

“I praise thee for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are thy works, and that my soul knoweth right well.” ~ Psalm 139 :14 ~

When I consider the heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars. Which thou hast ordained; what is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him? ~ Psalm 8:3-4 ~

Becuase out of all of this, all of this creation,  He considers us worthy of His love. And that is truely a miracle indeed.

~ Rose

Memories and the Stories Behind

This is a description of my mindset as of late, and why I am now beginning to now overcome it. I apologize to those who feel as though I have neglected this blog – my prayer is that I may find more time to add to it!

Looking at this photo, I remember what a sad day it was indeed. I was in despair, a time of sadness. I was waiting for the light in the midst of stormy clouds. It had been a rough couple of months, and things were not going any better. I felt abandoned and alone. So I did what I normally do: I went for a walk. I like to walk when I am stressed out about something; it helps clear my mind of anything while at the same time allowing me to think it through. Usually on these walks, I end up in my barn; and it was no different with this walk. I like to sit up in my loft and look out the back window, gazing out onto the property. I do a lot of thinking up there, for it very quiet and peaceful save the noisy animals down below! Thinking about things helps me put everything into better perspective. However, whenever I go outside, I almost always have my camera, and that is how I got this picture. I like to capture the moment and setting that I am in, and I like to go back and recall how I was that day, as I am doing now.

I love taking pictures, and all of them have some sort of story that usually involves how I am feeling. And if it does not reflect how I am feeling, it reflects how I wish to feel. In my picture, there is a contrast of dark and light. I love contrasts and light, something about it is so fascinating. This picture reflects nothing, and the hope of something. I am facing to the left and out of the window, my hand barely opening the door. To my back, there is darkness with my coat fading into its blackness. But my face and braided hair is etched with light. Nothing can be seen outside the window, just golden light and the rusty barn door as it fades to the light. The contrast is subtle, yet so very stark to me. To most, people just see the awesome contrasts of light and dark,which I want people to catch. Yet I see the story behind it.

This picture really does reflect how I was feeling both that day and the past couple of moths. Standing in the midst of darkness, and waiting for the light to be turned on. My sadness was empty and dark. Nothing happy was at my back, just darkness. Yet before me, I was looking towards something new and bright. I could not see what was ahead of me, but I was prayer for something better than what was behind. My hand is opening the door to something brighter, something other than the darkness behind me. But this picture is called Memory, for that is what it was. I was remembering things. Things that had happened recently, things that had happened a while back; some were happy, and most were sad. None could be redone and none could be taken away.  However, my sadness was clouding out what could be, and my happiness was struggling to pierce the darkness.

This picture is called memory. Sadly, at the time, most of these memories were very overcast and gloomy. However, I do not want the reader and viewer to get the impression that I feel that all memories are to cast such a dismal feeling. That is where I want to bring in the light again. I have had good memories, and I knew that good ones are to come again. This photograph is to be a lesson: “To forget what is behind and to strain towards what is ahead”. No, it is not good to force the memories behind us, that only creates more emotional turmoil. However, it is good to remember that as there were once good memories there will be more again. We just have to open the window and look for the light. We have to keep straining towards what is ahead.

I was very miserable the day this picture was taken, but I am looking out the window and into the light of a new day. Standing tall like everything is okay is not always easy, but it helps in grasping the new day and light that is ahead. Thankfully, I was able to overcome of the sadness of that day, and now I am able to move so much more free every day. I do have bouts of sadness where I feel abandoned and alone, but I have realized that God has called me to something greater than this world here. He has not abandoned me, and He has been holding me all throughout tis.

It is not an easy battle to overcome each day, but it is proving its worth. I am not completely okay, but I know that my God is with me and He gives me a new start each day to prove that there is light out that window from this dark room. He is the light that I look towards, all I had to do was open the window to let Him in. That is what the memories were, and that is how the story was changed from darkness to light.

“So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way:
bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you
may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to
share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the
kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.”

~ Colossians  1:10-14 ~

~ Rose