Reason and Logic

Today's brief post is being drafted in the airport in Djibouti, on my way to Burundi.  

I have contemplated the many theories associated with the belief in the existence of a God.

God = Being with power, knowledge, and love.

Most of Christianity believes in an afterlife (that we will dwell with God after we die), yet struggles to comprehend a pre-earth life. If we are taught in sacred writings (Bible, Book of Mormon, Koran, Talmud, Nitnam, etc...) that we are the children of God, then is it really that challenging to believe that we existed with him prior to starting our purpose on Earth (find truth, living according to it, experience true joy (only through Christ)).  

In the Old Testament, the mighty prophet Abraham was promised of The Lord posterity without end, as numerous as the sands of the sea.  If such a promise was made to Abraham, is it too far out of our range of logic to believe that God's children would out number even the sands of the sea, even more than this Earth offers?  

Found in modern revelation, The Pearl of Great Price: Moses 1:35-37: 

35 But only an account of this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, give I unto you. For behold, there are many worlds that have passed away by the word of my power. And there are many that now stand, and innumerable are they unto man; but all things are numbered unto me, for they are mine and I know them.

36 And it came to pass that Moses spake unto the Lord, saying: Be merciful unto thy servant, O God, and tell me concerning this earth, and the inhabitants thereof, and also the heavens, and then thy servant will be content.

37 And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: The heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine.

Surely Isaiah said it perfectly:  (Isaiah 55:8-9)

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord.

9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

While so much of our existence here on Earth requires believe without seeing, belief in God moves us beyond mere desire into FAITH (an action that pushes the boundaries of belief into knowledge of TRUTH).  To some, FAITH is intangible.  To me it is very tangible.  As an example: Despite my weaknesses, the SUN still rises and provides warmth.  It is a tangible (feel) expression of God's love for all his children in whatever phase of progression they may be in.  Of note: The SUN receives its power and brilliance from the SON (Jesus Christ). The song of the variety of birds echoes in our ear drums to produce a tangible sound that is first felt then heard.

Of importance:  Our minds continue to learn and develop over a lifetime through experiences.  Our SPIRIT however learns very differently through feelings.  God frequently communicates spirit to spirit by the voice of the spirit or as previously stated, through feelings.  Our minds are often last to comprehend.  I know that GOD is real, he loves us, he wants us to be happy, but he can't allow us to experience true happiness or joy unless through obedience to his laws.  Thus the purpose to our life, to find what those laws (commandments, more than just 10) are.

Michael