Whether a child knows and can trust his or her parents definitely has a very large impact upon his or her day-to-day life as well as individual development. It affects their confidence, their wholeness, their security, and how they view other relationships and the world. In the same way, if God, a supreme, all-knowing, all-powerful being, exists, wouldn't our knowledge of God and whether or not we can trust God have a great impact upon how we view ourselves and live our lives?
In the US, it seems like many people go through life without ever really thoroughly examining the question of God. Or, if they say they believe in God, many live their lives in ways that don't reflect that they really believe in God (including many self-proclaimed Christians.) Why? Here's my guess: Perhaps, most of us are pretty well-off and don't need anything, and we have a lot of freedom (unlike many other countries.) We have enough things going on in life (career, family, television, going on vacation, soccer practice, etc) that maybe we don't even ever think about what life really is about or where it comes from. I believe the question of God is of great importance, but to many of us in the US, it's not critical or urgent, so we never really look it in the face.. until perhaps death, suffering, emptiness, or something like that comes close.
Some people say they'll think about God and figure out whether God exists later on. However, if you postpone the decision, you are already making a decision that the decision isn't important enough to figure out now and/or that you just don't want it to affect your life now. Even though you may be missing out on something good, you think life is good enough for now, and so the question isn't that urgent to you. Either way, whatever you believe definitely has an impact on how you view yourself and live your life.
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