What does God know?

A lot of people in this world think that God does not exist and that God is never there when they need Him. It really breaks my heart when people think that because I have felt that way before and it's very discouraging to feel like God doesn't hear prayers, or He doesn't see what happens in our lives, or anything of that nature.
I know that for me personally, I thought God wasn't there for me because I didn't get immediate results from prayers that had requests for certain areas in my life. I also thought He wasn't there for me when an awful tragedy happened in my life and He didn't immediately swoop down to save me or the other people that were involved.

I also think that people have a hard time believing that God is there because they can't see or touch Him. In this day and age we only believe in things that we can see and touch. Well....think on this....the wind is real right? I mean we can feel it and see its effects on the grass and the trees, but we can't see it. God is the same as the wind in some aspects. We can feel Him move and work in our lives; we can also see how He works whenever He brings us through a tragedy, when He gives us a good day, yet we can't see Him physically.

There is a verse in Romans that relates to this common issue. It says, "For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse" (Romans 1:20)
"His eternal power and divine nature have been clearly seen" wow! I don't see how it could be any plainer. God's word even tells us that even though we cannot see Him we can still experience "His eternal power and divine nature".

With all of that said....God is indeed alive and real. I promise you that He will be the best thing ever in your life.
Now....as for answers to prayers....God answers in three ways; Yes, No, and Wait. I think the two answers that we have the most trouble with are "No and Wait" because we want a lot of things in life and we hate being told "No". Being told to wait on something has that same effect because we want things now...not later.

Ok story time....
So I think I blogged about me not having a voice awhile back and how I didn't know why God took it away. Well....now that I look back on it...I handled it all wrong. I was so "me-centered" instead of looking at how God was working in that situation. In that time of not being able to laugh, talk, and sing, I found that even without a voice...God is enough. I was able to serve Him and further His kingdom in new ways. To love Him in new ways.....to experience Him in new ways. It drew me closer to Him than any song that I could sing, or any conversation that I could have with a someone.
It was hard to not have a voice because as you all know...I love to sing, talk, joke around and make people laugh, but at the same time being quiet was an amazing experience. And I don't mean just being quiet physically...I mean spiritually as well. To just slow down and find how God was working in that time just brought me peace...even though I was kinda mad at Him for taking my voice away.

My whole point overall is that God IS real, He DOES care about you, He LONGS for a relationship with you, He KNOWS what is best for you, and He will ALWAYS be there for you.
So...if you're facing a situation where you don't think God cares or that He doesn't know what He's doing....just wait and see what He has for you. He has something better than what this world can offer you...trust me. You will get better opportunities, better gigs, and better chances to bring Him glory because He will make it happen....just not in your timing :)