Hi all, it's been a while! I've been on a spiritual journey, over the past few years. I had left Christianity about five years ago, then identified as an atheist, then researched a bunch of other ideas and philosophies, and then returned to believing in God again, about two years ago. I had what I'd like to consider a ''Holy Spirit'' experience. It was pretty great, and it changed my life.
But, you know, this world is powerful. The voices that you hear, urging you to do the wrong things, or go against God, can be very loud, at times. It's not always easy to pray them away. But, through my journey, I've discovered that I'm not as strong without God, or as happy. I'm quite lost, actually. I have many wonderful atheist friends, who live very good lives, and don't understand why I couldn't also live a life without God. But, I've always felt empty without His presence in my life. The thing is, God has always been there for me, but it was me who didn't want to cooperate with His grace.
I got married last year, actually, I'm officially married for one year this weekend.
I wrote a blog a while back about all of this ''God lets us leave,'' and I believe that to be true. There are days though, that despite my faith, I feel pulled towards the world's voices. They are tempting, and it's not like it's anything all that bad, that they're offering to me. But, what they are asking me to do...is turn from God. The world doesn't want us to follow Him, and there are many tricks and distractions that may seem okay to pursue, but they will only lead you further away from Him. It's important to not take for granted, your prayer life. Without it, you can be lured away by the world and its empty promises of nothingness.
I'll leave this here, for now.
But, you know, this world is powerful. The voices that you hear, urging you to do the wrong things, or go against God, can be very loud, at times. It's not always easy to pray them away. But, through my journey, I've discovered that I'm not as strong without God, or as happy. I'm quite lost, actually. I have many wonderful atheist friends, who live very good lives, and don't understand why I couldn't also live a life without God. But, I've always felt empty without His presence in my life. The thing is, God has always been there for me, but it was me who didn't want to cooperate with His grace.
I got married last year, actually, I'm officially married for one year this weekend.
I wrote a blog a while back about all of this ''God lets us leave,'' and I believe that to be true. There are days though, that despite my faith, I feel pulled towards the world's voices. They are tempting, and it's not like it's anything all that bad, that they're offering to me. But, what they are asking me to do...is turn from God. The world doesn't want us to follow Him, and there are many tricks and distractions that may seem okay to pursue, but they will only lead you further away from Him. It's important to not take for granted, your prayer life. Without it, you can be lured away by the world and its empty promises of nothingness.
I'll leave this here, for now.