*Excerpt from Ada Brownell's book, Imagine the Future You.
Anyone who will look with an open
mind will see that creation is “programmed” the way God designed it. Species
reproduce only after their kind. The body returns to dust—from which the Bible
says it came.
If we look at creation,
there is too much perfection to be attributed to chance.It is with awe toward the Creator that we see not one but two kinds of humans, animals, insects, reptiles, birds, and fish—which keep reproducing to populate Earth. Doesn’t it take too much faith to believe two kinds evolved so perfectly so as to join together and have the capacity to create others just like them?
Any part of the human body or any other part of creation defies explanation outside of the design of Almighty God.
More evidence for faith surrounds us. The power of God at work in the lives of men and women today is a great testimony. First, a personal relationship with God is the only thing that really satisfies the soul of man. Even if we have access to everything the world has to offer, if we don’t know God, we have emptiness.
IMAGINE WHY FAITH IS IMPORTANT TO YOUR FUTURE
Dr. Andrew Newberg, neuroscientist and author of Why We Believe What We Believe, says our brains seem to have a special place for faith. He has tracked how the human brain processes religion and spirituality. It's all part of a new field called neurotheology.[1]
Newberg says the
frontal lobe, the area right behind our foreheads, helps us focus our attention
in prayer and meditation. The parietal lobe, located near the back of our
skulls, is the seat of our sensory information. He says this place in the brain
is involved in that feeling of becoming part of something greater than one’s
self. The limbic system, nestled deep in the center, regulates our emotions and
is responsible for feelings of awe and joy.
Newberg says
similar areas of the brain are affected during prayer and meditation. He
suggests brain scans may provide proof that our brains are built to believe in
God. He says there may be universal features of the human mind that actually
make it easier for us to believe in a higher power.
I believe people search for God because of the “God-shaped void” within. If they haven’t heard the Gospel or reject it, they worship the earth, an idol they know is nothing but a figure humans created, or devise their own religion—even making unbelief into doctrine.
The answer to it all is faith. God allows us to choose whether to believe in Him, or man's ideas that reject our loving Heavenly Father. It's summed up in John 3:16: "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whosoever believes in him will not perish, but have everlasting life."
What a wonderful gift to those who believe!
[1] CNN report by A. Chris Gajilan on April 4, 2007.
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