Why I Believe in God: Seeing Without Seeing

Isn’t it just like God?

The very same day someone asked me why I believe in God — even when I can’t see Him — He landed me smack in John 20:29 during my morning Bible time.

“You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.”
(John 20:29 NLT)

And right alongside that was 1 Peter 1:8, like a sweet echo across scripture:

“You love him even though you have never seen him. Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.”
(1 Peter 1:8 NLT)

It felt like God whispering right to my heart:
“Ashley, this is exactly why. And this is exactly what I want you to share.”

Why I believe in God — even though I can’t see Him

So here it is. My plain, farmhouse-table answer.

I believe in God because this world is stitched together too perfectly to be an accident. Gravity holds us just right, your heart beats without asking, and sunflowers turn their faces to follow the sun. That’s not chaos — that’s craftsmanship.

Deep down, every human heart is born a little homesick. We ache for meaning, for love that doesn’t splinter, for hope that holds steady. The Bible says eternity’s written on our hearts, and mercy, have I felt that in my bones.

History backs it up too. Ancient writers who didn’t even like Christianity still documented that Jesus lived, was crucified, and that people were willing to die saying He rose again.
Folks don’t lay down their lives for something they know they made up.

Most of all?
It’s personal. I’ve seen prayers answered in ways that made no earthly sense.
Peace has filled rooms where fear should’ve owned me.
And I’ve watched doors swing open that all my striving couldn’t have budged.

And no, I can’t reach out and physically grab God’s hand. But I can’t scoop up love or hope or even gravity either. I just see their effects, feel their pull. It’s the same with Him.

More than just feelings — history & dusty old proof

And because God’s so kind, He didn’t just leave this all floating in personal stories.
He anchored it in actual dusty human history.

Take Josephus, a Jewish historian writing around 93 AD — that’s less than 60 years after Jesus died. He wasn’t a believer. Didn’t have any reason to prop up Jesus. Still, he wrote that Jesus lived, did amazing works, was crucified under Pilate, and that people believed He rose again.
(Josephus, Antiquities 18.3.3)

Then there’s Tacitus, a Roman senator and historian. He flat out called Christianity a “deadly superstition” (lol thanks Tacitus 😂), but still recorded that Jesus was executed under Pontius Pilate during Tiberius’s reign.
(Tacitus, Annals 15.44)

Archaeology keeps joining the conversation too. They’ve dug up the Pool of Bethesda (John 5), found stones inscribed with Pontius Pilate’s name, and unearthed entire cities mentioned in scripture.
The dirt basically keeps saying: “Yeah, this Bible stuff happened here.”

And those prophecies?
Micah wrote that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem 700 years before Jesus showed up.
Zechariah nailed the betrayal and 30 pieces of silver detail.
Isaiah described crucifixion centuries before Rome even invented it.

why I believe in God: Seeing without seeing

So how do I know God is real?
How do I keep trusting someone I can’t physically see or touch?
Creation itself still screams Creator.
History still stands as witness.
Why I believe in God is because my soul can’t rest anywhere else.
And I’ve tasted grace, felt Him hold me together, and there’s no science chart or philosophy that can explain that away.
It’s exactly what Jesus said — blessed are those who believe without seeing.
And that’s me. That’s why I’ll keep loving Him, trusting Him, and believing, even when I can’t see it all.

Why I believe in God & trust there’s a heaven — not reincarnation

She also asked me if I believed in reincarnation. If maybe we just keep coming back here, hoping to get it right next time.
But here’s what I hold onto: God gave us this one precious life, and then eternity. The Bible says,
“Just as each person is destined to die once and after that comes judgment.”
(Hebrews 9:27 NLT)
It’s not a revolving door where we keep cycling back, hoping to fix our mess-ups.
Honestly? That makes me love God even more. Because it means this life matters. The hard days and the sweet days aren’t wasted loops — they’re the opening chapter to forever.
No, I can’t hand you a map of heaven. I can’t pull out a photo album. But I trust Jesus when He said,
“I am going to prepare a place for you… so that you will always be with me where I am.”
(John 14:2-3 NLT)
If He was real enough to walk dusty roads and hang on a cross for me, then I believe He wasn’t lying about what comes next.

A beautiful echo from C.S. Lewis

Sometimes the biggest faith move is simply saying, “Yes Lord, I’ll go,” even when you can’t see the whole map.

And I think C.S. Lewis captured it best when he wrote:

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
— C.S. Lewis

More from My Faith Journey

Want to see how this all ties into the bigger story? Come wander through the rest of my Faith Journey posts and see what God’s been doing.

Dig Deeper in Scripture

If you’re curious, that’s right where you’ll find these verses — John 20, Hebrews 9, John 14, and 1 Peter 1. I’ve linked them on Bible Gateway so you can peek whenever your heart’s ready. No pressure, just an open invitation.

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