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"This makes me consider that we will never be able to find evidence of God apart from nature. Nature is his creation, and could be the very method he used to bring all things about. Nature could be God's invisible qualities? Perhaps we are studying evidence of Him, and confirming Him everyday, and do not realize it."

That is similar to what Einstein thought; for him, understanding the laws of nature WAS studying God. Now, he was not a theist, and his conception of God was little more than those laws of nature, but the idea that by studying the natural world you are also learning more about God was there in his thoughts.

Ultimately, it's a theological position, one that can't be proved or disproved. It does seem to me to be the best way available for a believing Christian to reconcile their faith with what the physical evidence is.

I don't consider myself a theist. I can see that evolution does occur. I am not sure to what degree. There are places where evidence seems more thorough than others. So, I'm not against it. I'm just not convinced of it in the full scope either.
One thought I have had was that a variety of unique cellular organisms were created to develop into their own kinds. I have a whole lot of thoughts floating around in my brain these days. Also, that when God breathed life into man, he was referring to eternal life, at which point we were set apart from other living things. I have no conclusions, just a lot of thoughts and ideas. I find it all fascinating, and faith strengthening!

My feelings regarding the study of this is that there is much we will never know. I liken it to the assembly of a beach from a grain of sand.