In our perpetual quest for logical evidence that God is real and responsible for our existence, we tend to overlook some of the most compelling evidence.

Many aspects of our world become so familiar that we cease to recognize the miraculous nature of those elements. We take for granted that the sun will rise each morning and the moon will cycle through its phases each month. When the snows melt and the days become warmer, we anticipate another growing season.

When we fall asleep each night, we do so confident that we will awake the next morning. We are confident that we will continue to breathe through the night.

So much of our existence relies on the repetitive cycle of nature that we fail to recognize the possibility of intelligent design behind those events.

So, where does the concept of God fit into this equation?

If we step back a moment from our everyday life and look at our world with fresh eyes, we might be amazed at the vast number of cycles of nature that support our existence.

We participate in God’s recycling program by taking advantage of forces of nature that are conveniently available for us. We tap into the power of water rushing to the sea to generate electricity. That same water then evaporates into clouds that produce rain for our crops.

We fertilize our crops with waste from our livestock which then consume more plant material and start the cycle over again.

We shelter our homes with trees that shield us from the sun in the summer and allow the sun through in the winter to capture the warmth. The leaves that fall decompose and become nutrients for the next season’s plant life.

Those same trees cleanse the air and replenish the level of oxygen we need to survive. Ultimately, they too will perish and provide nutrients or fuel.

We heat our homes and fuel our vehicles with compounds derived from plant and animal life that lived and died long before humans existed.

We capture energy from sunlight that was produced by the nuclear fire of our home star.

As we step back and observe the workings of our planet, we can see how much of our existence is dependent upon the constant recycling of our natural resources.

Once again our logic demands that we question the likelihood of so many conveniences unless there should exist the planning and engineering of that higher power we call God.

The single miracle of our existence is dependent upon so many other miracles, that we can’t begin to recognize or count them all.

When we next question the existence of that higher power we call God, perhaps all we need to do is become aware of the next breath we take and the next beat of the heart within our chest.

Neither would happen unless the powers of nature were not orchestrated from that all-powerful Source.