Why?!

I keep having discussions with my cousin and others about Christianity. They say things like "The Bible is just a story". They ask me if I believe in evolution, or how do I know what I believe is the truth. I am going to talk it out for my benefit because when asked these questions I draw a blank. I want to be sure and confident about my beliefs.

Why do I believe.

Is it just that I was told this in church and since my family said it was true I believed them?

I hope not! I don't think I could believe in anything else. Christianity just makes the most sense. Do you really think we evolved from apes? Sure some days I look dirty and ape like but seriously! It's a beautiful thing being one of God's children created uniquely for his purpose. It would be insane to say that I am just a smart version of the monkey.

Perhaps I believe because it makes me feel good knowing I will not just die, that there is an afterlife. I do like KNOWING this! I must believe. I couldn't type the word thinking, because in my heart I know. Did you know that everyone who uses the calendar is admitting that the Bible is factual!? Every day is because of Jesus. How do they say it? A.D. and B.C. that stands for after death and before Christ.

In the Bible where Jesus' tomb is found empty a woman tells everyone the news. If it were a story and they were trying to make it believable to their key audience they would have wrote a man found the tomb empty. In that time women were not respected so what they would say would be unreliable. Because the books of the bible were written by people who experienced these incidences they wrote them as factual.

To me Christianity is real. There are so many miracles that prove his love and existence. I go to church and when I am surround in his Jesus' presence there is no denying the Lord is real. He is there to help you with everything in life and will always be there when you need him even if you don't want him around he is waiting for you to accept his love. With a love like that how can I say "No, I don't accept your love." I love the joy that washes over me when I hear of something amazing God does. Like people having huge tumors that look mountainous and after prayer and a return to the doctor the tumor is completely gone! How can that be? Only someone truly great can make that possible! OR when a couple is told their child is going to be born with many complications and possibly die soon after birth and because they knew God was bigger than any problem, they had the child, who is now 14 and has been healthy since the moment of birth.

The Lord's love is amazing how can I deny the truth?

I'm glad I reassured myself!