When you're internal dialogue questions existence of God ....

[CanD]

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.

 

[rookie]

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

 

[SAVEVERYONE]

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..

 

[Galadriel]

Awesome that God was able to put that thought between those other thoughts.

 

[Galadriel]

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.

 

[CanD]

So very true!

I never used to get that many doubting thoughts, but then I guess I wasn't really being bugged by the devil as much either!

 

[JillLars]

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.

 

[desi]

If your internal dialogue argues against God's existence argue with it with what you know to be true and it will be compelled to relent.

 

[lismiles21]

that is really awesome.

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

 

[Karl - Liberal Backslider]

I'm pretty sure my internal dialogue is me, not God, not Satan.

Doubt is a faith building exercise.

 

[CanD]

JIllLars that's great to hear.

 

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

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!

 

[CanD]

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!

 

[JillLars]

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.

 

[CanD]

I think you're right Jill. Sometimes it takes just the smallest thing to shift our focus and change our perception.

 

[rookie]

I agree with you Jill. There are signs out there.

rookie

 

[Sair]

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!