"Where is God? Where is God? Where is God?"

I am reading a book called the 'Life of Pi', written by YANN MARTEL. Just started reading this borrowed book, at chapter 8 now. A rather interesting book, as it is written in a gentle tone- so I use this book as my comfort book, reading for relaxation.

"Where is God? Where is God? Where is God", asked an agnostic who doubts the existance of God. In Australia among the church members I always hear, very often, the words 'agnostic', 'atheistism', and some other -nostic words. I must say I have no interest in the real meaning of those words, because so often these people use these words to correct others and judge others.

But this is a very relevant question, "WHERE is GOD?"

In the past I have been judge for my belief in God, people ask me why believe in God? "It is not God who heals  me, but medicine", says some. "I work hard and I get paid (money), not that God provides", says others. I must admit at those moments I have surrendered explaining, perhaps I don't even bother correcting my questioners because such people are only interested in arguing about there is "NO God".

Personally, I feel sad for such people who only finds God in 'money', 'success', 'health', 'stability'...I feel life is either pretty dule or life is just about the "I" word for such people who doubts the existance of God.

On the other hand, those who claim that they are 'good'  Christians, I 'go' to Church every Sunday of the year, I 'pray' everyday...I must honestly admit, even the most active members of the Church do not have God in their lives! If God is all about 'church', 'prayer', 'being good'...This also will either mean a very authoritarian God, or perhaps, a God who has too boring a life that we have to end up doing all the 'praying', 'church going'...

For me God is so much more then health, sickness, prayfulness, joy, sadness, pain, comfort, church, non-church...The message for me as a person who knows that God is real, is to live a Christ-way of life, so that others know that I live in God (as in the Bible).

My message to those who doubt the existance of God, is to start moving on in life and if you doubt God, I advise that you take effort to examine the realness of God.

'To choose doubt as a philosophy of life

is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation.'

~From the 'Life of Pi'