The devil makes himself quite known,,, especially when he possesses people.. and ghosts ( from my understanding) are demonic entities. They have been captured on audio, and video. And my daughter witnessed something ominous when she saw an 8 foot shadow figure at one of the places she used to work.

Why doesn’t god present himself as readily? Am I missing something from the Bible?

Everywhere you look, you see evidence of design, which cries out for a designer. That's just the beginning. I have no trouble at all, it seems to me the easiest thing in the world. Especially as I have seen him work in my life.

The Bible says, Blessed are those who have not seen yet believe.

Is it truly faith if it is that obvious?

What a coincidence!

My wife has been having things come to her mind and she has been taking notes and reviewing scripture. She had no idea why it just has been almost daily for the past month. Sunday the pastor asked her speak for a bit this coming Sunday. The key is to be readily available to Him.

The Devil is SIN so that is easy for people, but that leads to destructions .
People have eyes so they can see all that God created they also have to have faith because without faith you can't please God. It is hard to belive in God that you can't see,touch feel everything hangs on faith.

Have you seen a person living their faith (won't use the word possessed because we have the choice).
I've never seen anything super natural ie ghosts or demons, but have personally experienced the presence of the Holy Spirit. From my experience it seems God does present himself readily. Sometimes it's an attitude of cup half full or half empty.

You are alive, so I know you have a heart. I can't see it, but I know you have it.

I see God everywhere. In everything. If you can't then it's probably not God but your in ability to see him. Pray for God to open your eyes so you can see. Sounds like you are seeking I hope you can find good Godly people to help you along your journey. Finding the right church made all the difference for me. When I found a church that was biblical focuses and reads woord for word line by line each week directly from scripture. Pick up where we left off. I don't remember the correct term for the type of preaching.

It's not so much seeing it to believe as it is believing to see. He is right with you always, it's up to you to look for him and believe with all your heart. Mike

I'm sure He does, most people just want to ignore Him because of the implications of acknowledging Him.

The real question might b why do you find it so hard to believe in him? I ask this assuming you are asking because of where ur at in your belief. I could be wrong though. Maybe you are missing him because your looking for the wrong person just as those of Jerusalem did when Jesus rode in on a donkey. They were looking for a worldly savior, when they should have been seeking a spiritual savior. Just a thought.

Adam hid when God came calling.

I ve prayed and prayed until im burnt out asking for god to please help with the anxiety, to at least send the Holy Spirit,,,, I know the human in no way can look god in the face,, even the angels have to shield their faces.. just a little something,, my faith has really been shaken guys.

what physical actions are you doing to help with anxiety?

I always thought about this topic. I keep thinking that their are little babies with their arms and legs being blown off in war so why would God want to help me with my smaller problems compared to that. Nobody could give me an answer.

God gave humans the ability to solve or lessen the impact of their problems...

fk44, it has been my experience that the prayer is much like punching the time clock, the work is just starting. Next comes the letting go of the reins. Imagine you are riding in a car with God and you say you want Him to take the wheel. Straightening out our wreck is to great to risk any backseat driving so you don’t get to ride. You will be out of the car following His every turn. You will have to be alert and paying attention.

You picking up what I’m putting down?

Im just a country bi-vocational pastor, but I'd like to help if I can. First of all, God the Father is aware of your situation whether you believe or not. He desires a relationship with you just as he does with every human. It is not enough to believe in god. That can be any god man dreams up when you are talking about small g god. Im talking about God the Father. Then, do you know Jesus Christ as your Savior? Jesus and his death burial and resurrection, and our faith in Him, is what brings us into a covenant relationship, (we are reconciled) w the Father. When you, repent of your sins, TRULY accept Christ and are born again, He sends the Holy Spirit to act in your life.

Also, evil spirits will try to instill fear in you, even if you are saved. Renounce them in the mighty name of Jesus.
You very well may be saved and just scared, you've been through a lot. God hears your prayers, of that I am sure.

Once someone is reconciled to God thru Jesus, they usually start seeing God all around them.

Thank you Pastor, I was wondering if it was only me that is troubled by the use of a lower case "g" when referencing God the Father