Pick a bridge, say the Golden Gate Bridge. Did all of the parts just miraculously over time fit and come together? And why did it evolve to the color red? Why not Green or Blue. Of course it didn’t, there was a designer, an engineer. You can touch the bridge and see all of it’s pieces working as one. Common sense will tell you that there’s no way all of the particles and molecules to form steel, over time, came together and created the beams for the bridge. Nor could that happen for the cables used or even the bolts and welds on the bridge. Ok, let’s say it did happen. What then are the odds that all of the evolved pieces for the bridge came together to erect itself in between two land masses? And when did they get painted? You would have to say that’s ludacrous. So why are so many people in denial about God? When you cross over the bridge, you may not think about it, but you have faith in the builder and designer of the bridge that it will work as it’s supposed to and get you to the other side.
Take the human race. We are like a bridge in many ways. We have many parts that were designed and crafted together to make us one body. We can see the body and we we can see many of the parts needed to make us work as one. If we can conceive that something as simple as the Golden Gate Bridge didn’t “evolve”, then how can we look at something millions more complex as the human body and think we were not created? We were created, like our bridges, to help us get from one side to another.
Any time you struggle with your faith, "is there a higher purpose?", “is it worth it?”, “what if I’m just crazy?”, “why does everyone think I’m nuts?”, go back and think of any object in front of you, and think about how it was possible for that item to be created. There has to be a creator, no doubt. So with that quick reminder, we should be able to remain on track for Christ. I deal with Conviction vs. Empowerment so much throughout the day, that I needed to look back at where I am compaired to where I came from for some clarity. What I mean by Conviction vs. Empowerment is that since I was truley saved on August 26th, 2007 I no longer enjoy doing the things that I used to do, and I constantly feel convicted when I do something that I used to enjoy, but no longer enjoy it. In other words, if I did something and Christ was physically over my shoulder watching me, I wouldn't have done it. What I think we tend to forget, at least myself, is that Christ is over our shoulder and is living inside of us. So this leads to Empowerment. Since I am a new creation in Christ, I should feel more empowered than crippled, Romans 8:31. Yep, this is just some of the stuff in my head on a daily basis.
