By Sarah Sanchez

I have a family member who I constantly have discussions with about the Bible. He asks me questions and we go back and forth about facts and theories. Usually, I’m grateful that he’s so interested in the Bible and that he comes to me to ask questions. However, we recently had a discussion that I wasn’t too fond of.

Last week, my family member started asking questions about the validity of the Bible. I told him what I knew and what I’ve heard in church, but he is a “I need to see proof” kind of person. He needed to see the facts for himself in order to believe that the Bible was reliable. I didn’t have the physical facts on me so he wasn’t convinced.

I was on my way to work after the discussion and I decided to pray to God in the car. I usually talk to God while I’m driving, as if he was sitting in the passenger seat. I started to tell him about my frustration with my family member and how I wish I had the physical facts to show him that the Bible was valid. But then, I started to question the validity myself. I said these words to God, “What if he’s right, what if the Bible isn’t as valid as I thought?”

Then, at the exact moment that those words came out of my mouth, I saw a sticker on a pole that said, “The Bible Is True”. I’ve driven this same exact way to work every day for the last two years and I’ve never seen that sticker on that pole before. What are the chances that right when I was questioning the validity of the Bible, I was to see a sticker that said, “The Bible Is True”? Maybe it was a coincidence… maybe. But I didn’t think it was because I wasn’t looking for an answer. It just showed up.

I immediately started laughing after I saw the sticker because I felt like it was God telling me to stop doubting. God is funny in the way he teaches us. I think a sticker randomly placed on a pole did the trick.

No, the sticker didn’t prove that the Bible is true. It didn’t show me facts or statistics to prove my point. The sticker did more than that. I believe it showed me that I needed to stop doubting and have faith. But most importantly, I think it showed me that God actually listens. As soon as I asked Him a question about the validity, I saw that sticker. He showed His presence and His comfort in a time of doubt. I think that was better than any statistic or chart I could’ve seen.

So I know I may not have all the answers, and many may disagree with what this sticker meant or if the Bible is valid or not. But that’s okay, because all that does is encourage me to learn more about my faith and to find the answers not for myself, but to help others believe. That’s what we as believers of God should do; be like that sticker and show others that… the Bible is true.