Searching for an emotional prompting, a sign, an image that will somehow erase doubt about the existence of God.  This is the inherent difficulty and ironic dilemma associated with charisma and religion.  Faith is simply that component which does not require proof.  My faith rests upon something greater than the proofs, equations and calculations of this universe because it has been erected upon the rock which supports all creation.  However, the calculations, science, temporal physics and atomic structure will never “disprove” God for these things were all His creation from the outset.  As with man how can any formulaic deconstruction of a created being result in any other evidence but a path leading to its creator?

I believe that God has provided more than adequate clarity regarding His existence, His plan and His sovereignty, a fact that frees me from the charlatans and emotional masseurs endemic to false and charismatic teachers.  I am not looking to “feel” a certain way when I worship, with the exception of being authentically thankful for all that God is, has done and will continue to do for us.  I am not seeking miracle to reassure me that God is still there, I simply know it, just as any man knows God exists looking upon a child or a butterfly.  I am not seeking Divine revelation for He has already given such in His dynamic, infallible and inerrant Word.  I will not find “enlightenment” through some mantra-laden, drug induced or meditative trance for this is simply me seeking to join the enemy in becoming a false god.  God has told us what was, what is and what shall be, we have only one decision, to accept and believe or deny and resist.

We have been told that the pursuit of happiness is a most noble goal, I beg to differ.  Happiness is self defined, self maintained, fleeting and steals from us the energy/focus requisite to serving others to the best of our abilities.  My happiness having no other source of fulfillment other than “my” own immediate or lasting gratification is simply based solely upon “my” defined universe, meant for nothing other than serving me to the exhausting of my sensual desire.  On the contrary we are offered lasting peace with God through acceptance and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ.  We are offered a new heart, a refreshed understanding and a “circumstantial or sensory” freedom allowing us to be joyful, thankful and consistent even in the midst of happiness-denying chaos, pain, sickness or temporary loss.  What would it benefit me to be entirely sensory fulfilled and “happy” if that pursuit even minutely resisted the larger Truth of God, subsequently turning me over to the imaginary and contrived science of a false, self defined, self maintained illusion?  I neither require or demand that God continue to prove Himself nor do I desire to create a universe in which I am the master and commander.  For me it is simply fulfilling to serve God, in His definition and direction of that service, accepting the features, benefits and rewards of that service for His Glory.

Do not be led astray, this continual global pursuit of immediate gratification is the enemy’s doctrinal mantra.  I cannot serve myself or this world and continue to serve God.  I love people and wish them harmony, peace and abundance, but I will not forsake God to achieve that end.  We need to be okay with God being in charge in order to see that Him being in charge is the best thing that ever happened to humanity.  Trying to adjust, jury rig or rewrite the realities of a created universe simply results in the nullification and acceptance of abundant joy and possibility of that which Has already been perfectly created by God.

Thank you Lord for offering ample proof of Your existence, love and sovereignty through the Truth of Your Word and the world You created.  I pray that everyone give up the battle which has been ended by the redemption of Your Perfect Lamb, the Lord Jesus Christ.  I pray that people lay down their arms, embrace that peace and formulate an eternal, prosperous, fulfilling relationship with You.  Send us no miracles Lord for we have already received the greatest miracle of all, a Savior, who redeemed us to You for eternal relationship.  I ask for millions of faithful workers for the harvest, that You open the eyes of those who would be set free and have mercy upon those who would not.  In Jesus Mighty and Precious Name.  Amen.