I'm constantly battling with the concept of faith and religion. I feel like people have made religion such a straight forward, there's an answer for everything, black and white topic. But I have a hard time accepting that that's the way it is supposed to be. What if we're actually not supposed to have all of the answers? What if the unknown is the unknown for a reason? I highly doubt that God would be too thrilled with what we've done to religion. How religion has becomed a cult. How religion has created hate and tension. How churches will turn on their own, and how judgmental they've become. Isn't that the complete opposite from what religion was meant to be? People are becoming pro religion and anti God.
It actually sickens me how people will simply believe whatever their church or "religion" tell them to believe. How people rarely think for themselves anymore. I mean, come on! Research and think for yourself. It's OK to question your own beliefs.
So in conclusion, I believe. I believe in God. I believe in praying. I believe in peace and kindess. I believe God is about compassion, mercy, and especially love and forgiveness. I believe there is more to life than what we can see. I believe that we are not meant to have all of the answers. I also believe that God holds all of those answers, and that's the way it should be. I have my beliefs, and I'm still trying to figure out what it is I definitely believe in. But what I do know in definite, is that I am not religious. but I am spiritual.
Emily, you are not alone! I feel the same way and think it's okay to question "religion", but not question God. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I think as long as you form a relationship with Him, then nothing else matters.
I recently read a book called Surrender! The Life Changing Power of Doing God's Will and honestly, it was life changing. It changed my doubts into faith and lays out the honest truth to attaining a relationship with Christ. It is worth a read to just reflect on.