Having been an atheist I get the strength from within
I lived my life just as this ... until the age of 40.
What some don't realize ...
that does not change at all ...inner strength.
Some think this because they do not understand God and view God as a crutch
and now addiction instead of a creator. This they believe because they must find fault
or rationalize why God is not in their lives, why they do not choose to believe.
These individuals think they are not needing because they are strong.
And think others are not so they need God.This of course is incorrect.
God is knowledge
When actually what it is is the addition of the knowledge of God and our path
from here to the beyond ... this brings clarity to the meaning of life and an
understanding to why things happen as they do.... even the tragedies and terrible losses.
It is knowing life continues, that our energy continues, that we are one with God the creator.
It matters not our beliefs as I said we are connected whether we believe the same or not...
it is not my mission to bestow... I'll leave that to God
Some think this because they do not understand God and view God as a crutch
and now addiction
our marriage bond is very strong, I thought the strongest until my injury
and then JB cared for me when I was bedridden and thought I would never walk again.
Those were dark hours and the bond that came from that
is more than we ever would have known if not that had happened.
This is true throughout life, loss of our loved ones, tragedies, this our true growth
and bond... when tested. Love is easy when life is easy ...
I don't view god as a crutch, but...I do think we're all - mostly - connected. In some very cool and unexpected ways.
I attribute it to nature. Some might call nature god, and vice versa. I could call it semantics. I could also say it's more than OK, natural in fact, to just not know.
For what it's worth, I can empathize with the tests you and yours went through; me and mine have done some treading too.
Glad you had all that strength around and within you, sincerely.
I still stand by that both the tough and easy roads test us.
and by the way, this: "They are not needing because they are strong.Others are not so they need God." is the very definition of a crutch. stating that you need something as a result of a weakness is called a crutch.
Gimli 1993
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Heh. I think in the end I am not needing because believing in something i find totally illogical and nonsensical the opposite of helpful in getting through life.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Heh. I think in the end I am not needing because believing in something i find totally illogical and nonsensical the opposite of helpful in getting through life.
Actually I said we are all strong, with or without God! Human will
(I edited to hopefully make it clearer.)
And for me my life experiences ... 56 years now and counting
my knowledge and understanding, the world around, the evidence, my heart, comes the common sense that of course God is with us, that we have
a path and we continue.
“Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things - with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.”
Is the fact that most threads on religion become LOCKED at all a testament to how much religion is a major factor in wars and violence all over the world?
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I lived my life just as this ... until the age of 40.
What some don't realize ...
that does not change at all ...inner strength.
Some think this because they do not understand God and view God as a crutch
and now addiction
or rationalize why God is not in their lives, why they do not choose to believe.
These individuals think they are not needing because they are strong.
And think others are not so they need God.This of course is incorrect.
God is knowledge
When actually what it is is the addition of the knowledge of God and our path
from here to the beyond ... this brings clarity to the meaning of life and an
understanding to why things happen as they do.... even the tragedies and terrible losses.
It is knowing life continues, that our energy continues, that we are one with God the creator.
It matters not our beliefs as I said we are connected whether we believe the same or not...
it is not my mission to bestow... I'll leave that to God
I attribute it to nature. Some might call nature god, and vice versa. I could call it semantics. I could also say it's more than OK, natural in fact, to just not know.
For what it's worth, I can empathize with the tests you and yours went through; me and mine have done some treading too.
Glad you had all that strength around and within you, sincerely.
I still stand by that both the tough and easy roads test us.
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Nobody said that.
hey, it wasn't a claim I agree with. I think the idea is preposterous. but she said it:
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Heh. I think in the end I am not needing because believing in something i find totally illogical and nonsensical the opposite of helpful in getting through life.
(I edited to hopefully make it clearer.)
And for me my life experiences ... 56 years now and counting
my knowledge and understanding, the world around, the evidence, my heart,
comes the common sense that of course God is with us, that we have
a path and we continue.
This tells me, I got it right for me!
James Allen
that's a truism
Pretty much says it all.
...
Plus... I just wanted to be the 1,000th message in this thread.
Hail, Hail!!!
Corazon Aquino
Aldous Huxley
interesting
Through the Worm Hole with Morgan Freeman: Is There A Creator?
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/through- ... a-creator/
Wow. Interesting stuff!