monchanger

Background: I'm not religious, but I don't deny God's existence. I see no proof, and none of the three God-based religions provide what I find to be compelling arguments.

I'd like to get insight from Christians, especially the Evangelicals I keep running into here on Yahoo. I understand personal testimony is a big deal for you, and that many describe witnessing acts of God.

I pointed out in the question "Have you ever gotten a sign from God or Jesus?" that I don't know how one tells if something is an act of God or just a coincidence which is then attributed to God.

Does seeing that "heart-shaped cloud" count as a sign of Jesus' love? How about being close to a car accident, or bumping into a priest, causing you not to be intersection? What makes it absurd to think that your toast falling butter-side-up is not an act of God?

Please tell me what you think makes something an act of God, rather than just a combination of a random turn of events and wishful thinking. Quote the bible only if you must (I don't consider it a proper source, given that faith is a precondition to accept it as premise), but misquote it at your peril- I care not for the lazy and ignorant.