I have a friend. He’s a Christian, medical professional, and a senior adult. Recently, he shared a long-time inner-conflict. It goes like this.

“There can’t be a God! And, there must be a God!”

(Here are my two sides of that debate.)

THERE CAN’T BE A GOD!

God makes no sense.

You can’t see or prove that a God exists.

A real God would be more reliable.

How could there be a God if so many good people experience terrible things? And, so many bad people get rewarded.

If God is so good why does so much bad happen? There can’t be a God.

THERE MUST BE A GOD!

I am a spiritual being living in a physical body. And, I need a big spiritual mentor to explain this life.

(Science can explain how something works. It can never explain meaning, purpose, or man’s mission.)

Then, there are those times when I have an unexplainable encounter. It’s that moment when my spirit has an encounter with a bigger spirit. The only word to describe it is, a sacred moment .

And what about those miraculous events, that are totally unexpected, unpredictable, and unexplainable. They are breathtaking and full of awe.

God, being a Holy Spirit, makes sense if we are spiritual beings.

“There can’t be a God! And, there must be a God!”

And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some were doubtful. And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Matthew 28:17-19 (NASB)

Jesus said, all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Prayer

Father, help my spirit lead me even when my soul has doubts. Amen