Dinosaur Roar

Dinosaur……. No, I’m not talking about my phone. (But it is one!)

 I have been thinking about dinosaurs lately, probably due to a video I watched last week discussing dinosaurs and how they fit into the earth’s history.  The video is from a Christian, Creationist perspective, and deals with the dilemma many Christians face when trying to reconcile what they see in textbooks and museums with what they know from the Bible.

“Do dinosaurs exist?” I was seriously asked that question. :) Of course dinosaurs existed. We have fossils, bones, etc.  proving that dinosaurs once walked the earth. The question is:  when and how did they exist, and how does that line up with what the Bible teaches about “all man and animals” being created on the 6^th day? That was the subject of the video, and my group had an interesting discussion as we digested the thoughts presented.

But I am not a scientist, and this is isn’t even about the scientific proofs. This is just me, thinking. So, all week I have been thinking about what the video said and how it lines up with everything else I’ve ever been taught. And I realized something: I do not need indisputable proof, and I don’t need it to all make sense.   I found the video fascinating, and was very interested in some of the things that were presented that back up what I have always believed, and some things I had never even thought about. But even if I couldn’t reconcile dinosaurs with Genesis 1, I would be ok. It has always intrigued me, and I have always wondered, but I discovered this week that it wasn’t a deal breaker.  

I know dinosaurs existed, because I see the evidence. But I know God exists because I am the evidence. And I know that what God says is true, because my life shows it. And if God says all animals and man were created in one day, the 6^th day of creation, then ok. I don’t need more. I am not saying that everyone should just blindly believe or agree with me. This is personal, and for me, I am content knowing the Creator and trusting Him. I was always one of those kids who (though I challenged my parents) was secretly content with the answer “because I told you”, because I trusted them to tell me the truth and give me the answers I needed, even if they weren’t the answers I wanted.  I am the same way with God. So, no, I may never find out for sure what things were like when T-Rex and all his buddies roamed the earth, or if they went on the ark with Noah. But it’s ok.  I can always ask in heaven, if I get around to it. :)