Does my faith scare you?

Does my faith scare you?

Recently when speaking to a few friends I heard this comment "You know you're referring to this God thing a lot and you know 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.

I get it, I grew up Catholic, and my Priest was a drunk and a hypocrite that wouldn't let me have my communion. That was until my dad paid him off. So yes, "religion" left a bad taste in my mouth.

I realize everyone has their own closeness to "God" and what they believe. I never try to push my "God" 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 or your own person or thing that you believe in and if that works for you, terrific! Whatever gets you through your day, if it works for you, it works for me.

But again this is my journey, this is who saved me when lying in my dealer's house after an eight-day coke binge. Passed out on the floor in the same dirty clothes, whacked out of my mind. I was 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. 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 was 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, and to know that I didn't need a man, any man to do this.

Look, your "God" might be Buddha, Hosana, or anything else you want to call him, or nothing at all. Maybe you're just spiritual, it doesn't matter, does it get you through your darkest times? Does it give you comfort? Does it calm your fears? Then it works for you.

I don't preach "If you don't do this, or that, you will go to hell" 

"If you are this type of person, you're going to hell"

"If you not perfect, you're going to hell" 

"If you don't believe what I believe, you're going to hell"

No, I am far.... far from perfect. My Bishop says we come to church because we are all sick and need to be healed. That was surely me.

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 you or you feel alone and scared. 

I want these people to know that you are not alone. I've been there, I was scared, I also 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. This is why I write this blog every day, this is my purpose.

I am saying that for me, God has worked 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 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 inspire others. If my beliefs scare you, read the next day's blog, believe me, it will be different as I write about what moves me each day, whatever that may be.

But I must tell you, I will be talking about God every Monday 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, it's just about finding something that will do it for all of us.

"Be the change you want to see"

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