"The happy truth is that those who dispute the absolute lordship of God check their arguments at the door when they enter their closets to pray. The sad truth is that those who defend a doctrine of divine sovereignty often complain when things do not go their own way, forgetting that their grumbling is against God." - Chad Van Dixhoorn in 'Confessing the Faith'
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Throughout my youth, I proudly identified as an atheist. But then I spent a year in combat, going out on patrols, and I noticed something unexpected. In the back of my mind, I was quietly pleading, “Please, God, let us get back to the FOB safely.”
For most of the deployment, I didn’t even realize I was doing it. It wasn’t until I paused to reflect that it hit me: no matter how much I’d claimed I didn’t believe, in those intense moments, I instinctively turned to God for help.
Deep down, when fear and emotion take over and logic fades, I think we all believe in something greater. Many of us are just too stubborn to admit it.
I can definitely relate to that good friend. Amen and may the Lord bless you.
What you have here articulated is an example of the common saying, "There are no atheists in foxholes."
It is also an example of the presuppositionalist assertion that all men know deep down that there is a God on whom they depend and to whom they must give an account, but they willfully suppress this truth due to their desire for autonomy to pursue sinful passions.
Or, as it is stated in Scripture: "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse."
