Ah, Genesis. I don't think there's another book in the Bible that is so hotly (and unnecessarily) debated as this one is. People argue about whether the Bible is talking about six literal days of creation or millions upon millions of years. And meanwhile the whole point of Genesis gets trampled underfoot and completely ignored.
Stop. Just stop. Back up and start over.
What do we read when we first start Genesis chapter 1? "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." There. It's right there in the first few words of the Bible. "In the beginning, God...." it's right there in front of your nose. God is in the beginning creation. Continue reading and you see a pattern: And God said..., And God said..., And God said..., it's the same pattern. It's all about God. Read the Psalms; they talk a lot about praising God for what He has made. "When I consider the work of Your hands...," that's what God want to hear.
Reading about the Creation in the Bible should inspire praise to God. The same goes for reading about the millions of years of Earth's geological history. It's about who, not how.
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