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Not Just Because, Just Believe
She looked down at the limp teddy bear in her hands. The sweet toy stared up at her with black button eyes and an unfading smile. A patch marked the bears chest, over it’s “heart”, where it had been worn through by five years of constant love. The right ear was permanently deformed from five years of being gripped tightly by a tiny toddler hand as it was dragged from place to place, never once being laid to rest in a corner as the other stuffed animals.
The distant sound of a child’s scream shattered her heart, bringing her world to a stand still as she allowed herself to be overtaken by her grief. Her baby was gone from her. All she had left of him was the tattered teddy bear, such a small reminder of such a precious life, taken away too early. Five sweet and tender years, the lifeless bear in her hands held every moment in its blank button eye stare. Short and sweet. His life was surly that. The young mother found herself struggling with not knowing the answer to her question of why?
Though asked by every person in the world at some point or another, it has never received an answer that has put the familiar question to rest. Though many will say “because…“, not every one will agree, or understand the because. It is an impossible question to understand the answer to, yet a simple one to answer. If you can believe. Believe. The power to wash away grief, to smile again, to hope again, to dance again. To live again.
There is a world. We know this is true. Why? Because, we can see it and feel it. There is a beginning, a middle, and an end. There is no way to deny this. Why? Because we can see as a new life comes into this world, we can watch as this life grows, and later, we can watch as this life ends. There is pain in this world. This everyone knows. Why? Because everyone has felt it in some way or another. See plus feel equals believe.
We tend to be a stubborn people. where we cannot believe something unless we can see it or feel it, because then it is not impossible to us anymore. Because by feeling it and seeing it, we have proved it. As simple as that. Where is faith? Faith, is the substance of thing hoped for, the evidence of things unseen.
We question. We wonder. And yet, the answers are always so simple. We only complicate them with our questions. Can’t we just let it be simple and just…believe?
God. How can He be real? We can not see Him, cannot feel Him. But the world, that we know is real, (because), we can see it, and the pain, the love, and the joy, of this life we can feel. Where does it come from? There is an answer for this question. Will you believe it? Probably not. Why? Because, you cannot see it, you cannot feel it. Or, maybe it is only because you have not chosen to see it, have not chosen to feel it. Simply, ignored it. Have not believed. Did not have faith. Both unseen. But both are felt.
The Mona Lisa. How do we know that it was painted by a man named Leonardo de Vinci. Or that, it even had a painter? Couldn’t it have just become, just as, (some of have said), the world just became? Perhaps. But that is a very difficult thing to believe, now, isn’t it? And, if I said that this was what I believed, then you would probably laugh, roll your eyes, and probably never finish this. But don’t worry, because I don’t believe that. I believe, that the Mona Lisa had a painter, just as the world has a creator. How do we know that the Mona Lisa had a painter, and that it was Leonardo de Vinci? Because, we can read this all over, on the internet, in history books, some art books…ect. How do we know that the world was created, and that it was created by God? The same way that we know the Mona Lisa was painted, and indeed was painted by Leonardo de Vinci.
How can we really deny it? Even if you are blind. You can still feel it. In your heart when you love, laugh, cry. On your face when the wind blows. With your hands as you feel a loved one’s face. So really, and truly, in the end, it is impossible to deny, (though I know you will), God. Why? I ask now. Won’t you believe, have faith, accept, what is so easy. It’s going to be impossible to see the forest through the trees if you choose to make it so. Just stop. Don’t make it complicated. Don’t question. Breath. Listen. See. Believe…simply, fall into the arms of faith.
Why? God. Is there a better answer? There is an artist behind every single masterpiece. There is a writer behind every story, poem, song, ect. And, there is also, just as sure as there is a writer or artist for ever work of art, there is a God for the wonderful masterpiece called sunset, mountain, sky, sun, smile, eyes, meadow, stream, lake, snow, world. Why? Can’t you believe? Is it so impossible? So hard? To much to ask?
My simple answer for the complicated why?, is, faith, believe, God. What is your answer? Is it for reason, or just because?
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yeah, and can you point me to where the half monkeys half humans are? I'd love to see one!
It is not that I lack the knowledge, how could that be when that's almost all people believe these days...they are the ones that lack the knowledge that God exists, and there's no such thing as evolution, and no way to prove it...so why must I try to prove it to you? I wrote this because I love to write, and I love to show God's greatness through my writing, and show my love for Him through it, so there, if you want to believe this or that, go ahead, and I will know what I believe and there will be a day that no one will be able to deny it...!
beautiful piece of writing!! i have definitely had some trying times as well with religion--I am a firm believer in God, but some of my best friends are athiest. I love them, but they can be hurtful with their scorning of what I believe in. Thank you for writing this great piece! it gave my own faith a boost:)
P.S. I also wanted to say that I strongly agree that there is a Creator of this world. All the time in science, which people seem to love to compare against faith, we're taught: "everything comes from something". And yet, the Big Bang theory says that this whole universe was formed from...what? Essentially they're saying nothing, which totally contradicts what we've been taught.
Anyway, I love this and keep up the great work!!:)
@ bobun16
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yeah, the universe doesn't have a creator, ok...it all just became...yeah, that sounds good, that way I don't have to believe in a God that will control my life. Besides, it’s kind of childish to believe in, don’t you think? How ridiculous to believe in something so fairytale like, so impossible….wait…kind of like thinking that the world, the universe, just became…
I’d say, it’s more believable that the universe was created, and not just became…
You are telling me that let's say plants, just became? Nope. They were created, by the Creator to produce seeds that amazingly will reproduce another plant just like its own kind, and it goes on and on. The same with humans, animals and EVERYTHING. NOTHING, just is or becomes, it is all created is all formed by a god, the God, our Creator. Whether you, one of His creations, will come to your senses and believe it or not, doesn't matter, because one day, I assure you, you will know that there is a God, and you’ll regret ever doubting Him!
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