I've had a thought. Perhaps God does not make it hard to beliveve, but it is the devil/sin that dose.

Not knowing whether or not there is a one and only true God is a legitimate stumbling block for people. Not everybody today is in the same position that Paul spoke about in the following passage:

Romans
1:19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath showed [it] unto them.
1:20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:

ED 134
"The invisible things of Him since the creation of the world are . . . perceived through the things that are made, even His everlasting power and divinity." Romans 1:20, R.V. But their testimony can be understood only through the aid of the divine Teacher. {Ed 134.3}

8T 256
And through man's disobedience a change was wrought in nature itself. Marred by the curse of sin, nature can bear but an imperfect testimony regarding the Creator. It cannot reveal His character in its perfection. {8T 256.1}

Not everybody today is in the same position Sister White spoke about in the following passage:

DA 537
That mighty miracle was the crowning evidence offered by God to men that He had sent His Son into the world for their salvation. It was a demonstration of divine power sufficient to convince every mind that was under the control of reason and enlightened conscience. Many who witnessed the resurrection of Lazarus were led to believe on Jesus. But the hatred of the priests against Him was intensified. They had rejected all lesser evidence of His divinity, and they were only enraged at this new miracle. The dead had been raised in the full light of day, and before a crowd of witnesses. No artifice could explain away such evidence. For this very reason the enmity of the priests grew deadlier. They were more than ever determined to put a stop to Christ's work. {DA 537.1}

Things are very much different today. Being this far removed from Eden and the Cross unbelievers need, more than ever before, clear and convincing evidence that God is everything He says about Himself in the Bible. He has set up His remnant believers to be that proof! Now, more than ever, we need to experience righteousness by faith so that our unbelieving brothers and sisters can see in us a reason to accept Jesus as their personal Saviour. What more can we do?

AH 33
The greatest evidence of the power of Christianity that can be presented to the world is a well-ordered, well-disciplined family. This will recommend the truth as nothing else can, for it is a living witness of its practical power upon the heart. {AH 32.2}

AH 36
A well-ordered Christian household is a powerful argument in favor of the reality of the Christian religion--an argument that the infidel cannot gainsay. {AH 36.2}

UL 156
The real evidence of a living God is not merely in theory; it is in the conviction which God has written in our hearts, illuminated and explained by His words. {UL 156.3}

It's true that by faith we believe things we can't see, but lot's of people believe things which they can't see which is just hooey. (hope I spelled that right). We want to believe things which are true, and the truth is based on evidence. The evidence is itself evidence which is not seen, but it is never the less evidence.

I think it's important that we understand that faith is based on evidence, and that we understand what that evidence is, so we have a reason for our faith.

Are we saying the same thing?

For some the the living world and how its made up is the requested evidence, for others it is the living testimony from believers. Im sure there are lots of other evidences too.

/Thomas