"Let us hold fast
the profession of our faith
without wavering;
(for he is faithful that promised;)"
Hebrews 10:23


Faith in God is so vital.
You must seek it as a priceless treasure.
Let there be no room for double-mindedness.

With Msharmony here. Prayer works, what the bible teaches works. Living fully for God works. I personally have seen & experienced so many signs & wonders. I have 100% faith that God exists & all He asks is that we repent of our wrongs, then allow Him in.

"Those first bananas that people knew in antiquity were not sweet like the bananas we know today, but were cooking bananas or plantain bananas with a starchy taste and composition. The bright yellow bananas that we know today were discovered as a mutation from the plantain banana by a Jamaican, Jean Francois Poujot, in the year 1836. He found this hybrid mutation growing in his banana tree plantation with a sweet flavor and a yellow color-instead of green or red, and not requiring cooking like the plantain banana. The rapid establishment of this new exotic fruit was welcomed worldwide, and it was massively grown for world markets."

More of a proof of evolution, than creationism

Many people confuse plantains with bananas, some of the differences are noted above. Although they look a lot like green bananas and are a close relative, plantains are very different. They are starchy, not sweet, and they are used as a vegetable in many recipes, especially in Latin America and Africa. Plantains are sold in the fresh produce section of the supermarket, they usually resemble green bananas; ripe plantains may be black in color. Plantains are longer than bananas and they have thicker skins. They also have natural brown spots and rough areas.

A "plantain" is not a banana though. It is only closely related, but it is a different fruit all in it's own. The two are not connected.

And evolution in it's exact tense does not rule out creationism. God made us to where we could adapt/evolve to the different surroundings/enviroments.

If God would not have made us to adapt/evolve, then we all would be secluded to one part of the world where we were originally brought into this world. Say we were made in the tropic, we would not be able to survive in extremely hot/dry weather, nor the snowy cold areas if not for adaptation/evolving. This also include skin color. Because the only difference between adaptation and evolution is time period. The first ones to that area, adapt to that climate/enviroment. After that after multiple generations, it's viewed as evolution.

But this is a wee bit off "religion" discussion and won't go into much detail about the two.

But again, God made us to be able to survive in all climates and this is done through evolution.

Realize that your faith in God is a seed, as a mustard seed.

And the enemy of your soul will always show up to confuse you and to devour that seed.

Much like he did to Adam and Eve in the garden.

The Word of God is salvation.

Wow...Thank you, everyone, for your help.

I'm working on it, and it seems to be working out...Keep it coming, and I'll keep you updated. The praying thing seems to help, definitely more than whatever it was I was doing before.

Hey, that is wonderful news. When you pray, it connects you directly with God. You begin to learn to discern His voice from any thoughts you have. The more you pray, the more you will experience answers to your prayers. Enjoy your journey into faith :-)

Jesus said:

"Blessed are they which do hunger

and thirst after righteousness:

for they shall be filled."

One of the strongest arguments for Christianity and the Jesus story is that it cannot be proven to be untrue.... It must be accepted totally on FAITH...... We are 2000 years later without videos, pictures etc to prove that the biblical version of Jesus is false.....

Kind of like flying elephants....
I have seen many live elephants in my 56 years, many pictures, etc...and I have never seen an elephant fly. There are cartoons and drawings of flying elephants (dumbo, etc..) so some might think they are based upon truth... and some would argue, since I have not traveled the globe and looked at every elephant, the elephants I have never seen could have a few among them that can fly.

But based upon logic, reason, science and common sense I know elephants don't fly. Kind of like God wasn't mad at a person for eating an apple after listening to a talking snake... then inseminating a woman to have a god/son to suffer and die for us. I wasn't there 2000 years ago, but this story is beyond bizarre.....It would be easier to buy into worshiping flying elephants !!!

This is a created being's logic.


"Where wast thou

when I laid the foundations of the earth?

declare, if thou hast understanding."

Job_38:4,

Belief in God is based on Faith. If you don't have it, you don't have it. It's not something you can force.

If you want to find a meaningful religion, search them, study them and try practicing them and see if one "speaks" to you. It will just feel right and bring you that connection to the Divine that you are looking for (if you are looking for it).

Or simply study religions because it's interesting to you. I do that. I have had dinner with a Hindu man and his wife where they fed me Prasada. I've been to Unity church, Unitarian church, Wiccan Circle....etc. The list is long. Just remember to always be very respectful when others allow you to participate in their rituals.

And, yes....prayer, above all is what will bring you faith.