I was driving in the car the other week. I was working and as you know, often our faith is tested. My internal dialogue had kicked in and I could remember 'hearing' things like "how do you know God exists...you don't hear Him with your ears...He doesn't exactly make it known that He exists...."
Typically I respond to my internal dialogue with more internal dialogue along the lines of "He doesn't need to make it known. It's a faith thing" Externally, I might say "in Jesus' name, leave me alone Satan". Then the internal dialogue starts again "How do you know Satan exists? Sure it isn't just your conscience that makes you feel accountable to someone else besides yourself?" ....you can kind of get the picture.
This day, I remember 'hearing' "Perhaps you are your own God" ....and then right in the middle of my internal conflict, a thought came: Look around you.
So I looked out the windscreen of the van I was driving. I saw trees, sunlight, grass, a windy stretch of road, more cars, birds, clouds, sky.
If I was my own god, I would have created all of this, but I didn't and I didn't because I couldn't. I couldn't because I'm no god. I'm no god because there is only one and He may dwell in me, but He isn't me.
Wow! This is very good! I love how you handled this!
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Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.
Psalm 45:6 NKJV
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Thanks Whitehorse,
But if it wasn't for God giving me a simple instruction, I would have probably argued with myself all morning. Ironically, this particular day, which is no different from any other has helped with my doubt lately. I was getting way too much of it - which for me, who knows there is heaps of evidence of God, it just wears you down after a while and sometimes you start to give into those doubts. So I feel God's given me a bit of a reprieve!
On friday I was driving in the car and I was kinda feeling down in the dumps about things, and I was thinking about God, and the clouds parted and the sun beamed down on the trees (the leaves are changing beautifully this fall). It was amazing. I really think there are signs out there, we just have to watch for them.
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Ephesians 2:8-9
"Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, so that nobody can claim the credit."
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I think you're right Jill. Sometimes it takes just the smallest thing to shift our focus and change our perception.
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Revelation 14:9,10 - - And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand - The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:
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By his hands and his feet
And they put him in the ground
Three days later everybody found out
That you can't, no you can't keep a good man down.
~~Newsong~~
I agree with you too Jill. The same sort of thing happened to me the other day too. I was driving to uni feeling pretty down, just felt like things were getting on top of me and I was feeling very lonely. It was a cloudy day and I remember thinking something and seconds later a ray of sunshine appeared through the clouds...and everything became brighter. It was Gods way of letting me know he was with me through it all and that everything would be ok. I wasnt in it on my own. Lifes worth living for God. He is an amazing comforter!
He is an amazing comforter! 
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