Do you believe in a God?
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Re: Do you believe in a God?
But I do accept other people's beliefs and I don't look down on them for their beliefs. Everyone has to find their happiness somewhere. Mine just happened to be God.
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I would like to say 'of course he believes in me' but I wouldn't really know for sure.
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Prayer is cathartic and people talk to God all the time whether they believe or not, they say "Thank God that worked" when things go right, or blame the Gods when things don't work, whereas ultimately ‘The way, the truth and the life’ is in their own hands.
If a person connects with a God and it works for them, I say go for it.
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my sentiments EXACTLY..............
God is good!
for those of us who have " blind faith ", it's a wonderous feeling to have God in your life...
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@suzysuzy1124 wrote:yup! as you say : " if a person connects w/a God and it works for them , i say go for it "..
my sentiments EXACTLY..............
God is good!
for those of us who have " blind faith ", it's a wonderous feeling to have God in your life...
History tells of the dreadful things that have been done by people because of "blind faith" and a conviction that they have God on their side.
To quote Pascal: "Men never do evil so completly and so cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction"
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Fran, i've been meaning to ask you what the meaning of the above is ??? i've re-read it many times...duh on me!Fran wrote:It doesn't matter whether you believe in God what matters is does God believe in YOU?
Sorry you misunderstood, when did i ever say that i thought " God was on my side ? "...
let's see, was it after the tragic death of my 39 yr.old soul mate, father of my 2 children?
or maybe the sudden death of my 2nd husband?....take your pick!...
I' d venture to say that you're referring to those religious fanatics, lunatic fringes of society...the misfits who are so adept at starting wars...
for heavens sake WTH does that have to do w/me ?...
although a very " spiritual " person, i have no need for churches, temples, etc.............i also follow no religion..can't stand " bible-thumpers ", etc...
i've found that the " churches " are filled w/the BIGGEST PHONIES in the world............
hope that clarifies my position on this subject............btw, i agree w/that Pascal quote 200%!!
one of my fave quotes is by C.S. Lewis...
" I believe in Christianity as i believe that the sun has risen, not only because i see it, but because of it i see everything "
( i'm not a " Christian " but wholeheartedly agree w/the thrust of his statement )...by blind faith i mean, as you age you realize that not everything requires " proof " or an answer............it's more a gut feeling and an " instinct "..which in my case has evolved over the years into my present belief system re a " higher power "
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By pure coincidence (is there such a thing?) I happened to be listening to Bob Dylan's "God on our Side" as I was reading your post. A great song.
Not sure where I read that line about God believing in you - I guess I read so much there are lots of little snippets that just seem to lodge themselves in my brain. I think what it means is are you leading a life that your God would believe that you are doing your best - rather as you might say to a child "I believe in you and I believe you can do this".
I'll probably annoy you again now but I must share with you something I heard on radio recently. This person, who happens to have had a particularly tough deal in life, was talking about those who say they are not religous but are very spiritual & he said in his opinion "Religion was for people who are scared of going to hell and spirituality is for people who have already been to hell & survived it". I though that was quite an interesting, and funny, way of making the distinction.
Sorry if I annoyed you, really I did not mean to but was just musing on a Sunday.
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Fran wrote:@suzy
By pure coincidence (is there such a thing?) I happened to be listening to Bob Dylan's "God on our Side" as I was reading your post. A great song.
Not sure where I read that line about God believing in you - I guess I read so much there are lots of little snippets that just seem to lodge themselves in my brain. I think what it means is are you leading a life that your God would believe that you are doing your best - rather as you might say to a child "I believe in you and I believe you can do this".
I'll probably annoy you again now but I must share with you something I heard on radio recently. This person, who happens to have had a particularly tough deal in life, was talking about those who say they are not religous but are very spiritual & he said in his opinion "Religion was for people who are scared of going to hell and spirituality is for people who have already been to hell & survived it". I though that was quite an interesting, and funny, way of making the distinction.
Sorry if I annoyed you, really I did not mean to but was just musing on a Sunday.
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Fran!....no way did you annoy me at all...actually i enjoy these type discussions...very enlightening...
our whole l'il repartee here was worth the wonderful quote above comparing religion vs. spirituality...WOW! i agree, never heard that one... very funny and interesting, and Soooo true!...
Thanks for your query, i appreciate your interest...
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Love it ...Soooo SUCCINCT!..." BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT "....Shakespeare...TrishaAnn92 wrote:I do believe in a higher power, I am not a religious person, but I believe it is something that none of us truly understands and the name it has been given is God and I accept that.
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