When you're internal dialogue questions existence of God ....
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.
When my internal dialogue does that, I've come to recognize it for what I believe it is. If the dialogue is negative, it's satan. If it's positive, it's God. That's all there is to it for me.
I like how God gave you that thought to look around you. He is so awesome!!!
rookie
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Its pretty easy for me, If its God speaking in me then his peace is always behind his voice, If the peace of God isnt there then its not God, and satan can appear as an angel of light which is positive so we need to be careful not to be decieved by positive..
Also, that is very true SAVEEVERYONE, we DO have to be careful, another way to know if its God or not is that God will never go against His word, or Himself. If something seems fishy like that, then its probably not from God.
Hey CanD, what you mentioned above is one of the main things that made me reconsider Christianity when I was agnostic, I looked around and thought, there is no way all of this could be an accident.
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I believe the negative thoughts are Satan. When i was first saved i always had negative thoughts bad thoughts that i really should not have thought. Two years after my confirmation i realized something. The thoughts had dwindled to practically completley gone. I think that my becoming stronger with God maybe Satan scared and he gave up hope on me. My heart is Gods and im glad =D
I'm pretty sure my internal dialogue is me, not God, not Satan.
Doubt is a faith building exercise.
__________________ I take a stand on justice, I take a stand on race Gonna take me a TV evangelist and punch him in the face I sing about the hope that’s in me and ask why the poor aren’t fed But if I don’t tow the party line, it’s be better if I were dead
I’m a liberal backslider I’ve been sliding ‘bout ten years
People ask me how I’m doin’ and I confirm all their fears I’m swearing like a trooper, and I’m drinking like a bum
I'm a liberal backslider, and it sure is a lot of fun
When you're internal dialogue questions existence of God .... 
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