400 Billion Stars

One of my all time favorite quotes is, "tell a man that there are 400 billion stars in the universe and he'll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he will have to touch it to be sure" (Murphy's Law Quote). I think this quote is a lot like our relationship and journey with God. We often struggle in our journey because we can't touch God to be sure. Many of us struggle to believe what the bible tells us, yet can easily believe almost everything we read on the Internet and in magazines.
Where are we putting our faith and trust? Even Christians struggle to put their faith and trust in God. Every time we worry or have anxiety over something, we are essentially displaying a lack of total faith.
In my own personal journey with God there have been times that I've had as many questions, as I've had answers. I have been seeking so strongly over the last two years and during this time I've listened to: two sermons a week at the church I attend, I've listened to TV preachers, I've listed to Christian sermon's on Cd's, I've watched Christian DVDs, read Christian books, read Christian self help books, read Christian magazines, read about God on the Internet, I've had debates about God with believers and unbelievers, I've done bible studies, I've talked with people about God as often as I can, and most importantly I have read almost the entire bible.
I now find myself at a place where I have all these different Christian perspectives on God. So now I'm asking myself what is from God and what is from man? I'm addressing this issue in an attempt to be candid about what many believers will experience at some point in their journey with God. I want my own fresh encounter with God. So every day I pray for God to speak to me. Not in an audible voice (although that would be really cool), but still in a manner that there is no mistaking that it is from God. During the next season of my life, I'm going to stop asking man's opinion, and start asking only God's.
Over the last few weeks I have felt God putting a simple scripture on my heart and it is Psalm 46:10 "Be still, and know that I am God" (KJV). So for now, I'm being still and trusting in God. And I'm remembering that if I can believe that there are 400 billion stars in the universe, how much more should I believe in the promises and truths of God.....