Does my faith scare you?
Does my faith scare you?
Recently when speaking to a few friends I have heard this comment "You know you're referring to this God thing a lot and you're scaring people."
Really? Can you scare people with your own beliefs? I guess if your beliefs are different or maybe if you have none of your own. Look I get it, I grew up Catholic, my Priest was a drunk and a hypocrite. He wouldn't let me have my first communion because my mother was divorced, that is until my dad paid him off. So yes "religion" left a bad taste in my mouth.
I even went through a period that I hated "God" blaming him for all that happened in my life.
But I've come to realize that everyone has their own closeness to "God" and what they believe. So I have never tried to push my "God" or my beliefs on anyone.
I only speak of what he has done in my life and how my beliefs got me through my darkest hours. You might have your own way to get through things and if that works for you, terrific! Whatever gets you through your day, works.
This is my journey, all I can tell you is this is who saved me when lying on my coke dealers floor after a 7 day coke binge. In the same dirty clothes, wacked out of my mind, at one of the lowest points in my life. It was then that I fell to my knees and cried out for help because I no longer had the strength to go on. All I can tell you is that it was God who gave me the strength to pick myself up and walk out that door and leave all the drugs and drinking behind.
It waa God who stopped me from killing myself when I couldn't go on one more day with a man who treated his dog better than he treated me, it was God who gave me the courage and strength to leave, to start my own business, to know that I didn't need a man, any man to do this.
It is God, during this pandemic, while everyone is panicking and afraid, that I am calm, why? Because I know God has me, that he will take care of me just like he always has.
Look, your "God" might be Buddha, Hosana, or anything else you want to call him, or maybe nothing at all. Maybe you're just spiritual, maybe you are an atheist, it doesn't matter to me, my only question is does it get you through your darkest times? Does it give you comfort? Does it calm your fears? If the answer is yes, then good for you, it works for you.
I don't preach "If you don't do this, or believe in that, you will go to Hell"
"If you are this type of person, then your going to Hell"
"If your not perfect, your going to Hell"
No, I am far.... far from perfect, my Bishop says we come to church because we are sick and need to be healed. There are no perfect people, I am just trying to be the best I can be and sharing my journey in hopes that you might be reading this. Maybe you don't think you can go on, or that no one understands or you are scared. I want these people who read my blog to know, you are not alone. I've been there, I was scared, I laid on the floor crying and begging for help, the only difference between me and you is I put my stuff out there for the world to see to try to help another person.
For me God has worked miracles in my life and in telling my story, I must tell you how I got to the place I am now, for me it was God. You might want to take another road, believe in something else and I am fine with that, but this is my journey and I write about what I know and what works for me.
I just want to be a blessing to others and to inspire others. If my beliefs scare you, read the next day's blog, because believe me it will be different. I write about what moves me each day, whatever that may be. But I must tell you, I will continue talking about God as he is the one who saved my life and who each and every day I give thanks to and will continue to praise.
So today my friends, I hope that this clears up the issue of my faith and my "preaching" about it. My thing is whatever gets you through the day works for you and whatever gets me through my day works for me, we are all different, we all have different beliefs, it's just about finding something that will do it for all of us, so it needn't scare you.
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