text: do you think god exists?? or are we just assuming there is god somewhere in the universe watching us??!!? please give ur opinions with relevant reasons to support urselves.. "ur experiences with god" are also welcome.. thanks!!  =) of course there is some question of, "why are we here?" and the "meaning of life?" i believe strongly in god. i believe he sent his son down to earth to die for my sins, your sins, and everyone sins. jesus, bridges the gap between god and us that was separated when adam and eve first turn their backs on him in the garden of eden. sacrificing something pure, like a lamb, then was the gap filled. but then jesus came, a pure being, god’s only son, he was like the lamb, pure and without sin, sacrificed for our sins to fill the gap between god and us. believing in jesus and accepting him into our lives fill that gap to god and we have access to eternal life.   god is so significant in my life. my mother was taken from me at 12 years old by ovarian cancer. i didn’t think god cared. later i experienced trials of my faith. i grew to learn that there is a purpose to everything and that everything happens for a reason. everything happens for the best.   one certain case, i believe, would be that an angel of the lord confronted me. i had had some troubles at home and i stormed off to my school. i sat there on the swing sets looking down at the ground. i noticed the school was completely empty. i cannot recall any sound of the highway that could be heard very clearly near by. then i noticed a young woman with blonde hair. she was pushing a baby in a stroller. she had been walking around the track and soon came to the playground, which i had been the whole time. she slowly approached and asked if i was all right. of course, i said yes, trying to shrug her off. she asked me if i knew about jesus. i thought that she saw it was a perfect opportunity to preach about jesus and god. i already knew all that stuff, i told her i knew him and told her my father is involved with the church. she smiled and said that that was nice. she then said something i will never forget. she said with a smile on her face, “alright, just know that he loves you and knows that you are upset.” i smiled, thinking that she was being nice. she started walking away and she said, “nice talking to you, michael.” she walked away towards the surrounding school buildings. i then realized, i never mentioned my name. i didn’t even know her. in a small community, i had never seen her before. i then got on my bike and rode to the building to talk again with her. she had gone past the building very shortly before i arrived there on my bike. i turned the corner and she wasn’t there. it was physically impossible to get out of the school that fast, especially with a baby. i was then filled with a great sense of power and strength. it was a great feeling. i rode my bike home faster than ever. i was crying all the way home.  i have told this story to only a few people. i never expected people to believe me; i could care less if they didn’t. i believe what happened. i was there. that helped incidence helped me so much. i felt much better after that. today, i still have problems. i am human. but i can always turn to jesus for help. i believe in him by faith, and faith alone. that is all you need to attain salvation! faith.  i hope you understand to that god loves you.               god bless you!                   michael decourcy