I'm not trying to turn this into Bible Study 2.0, but have you found being religious in your life has been rewarding to you? Like is there no doubt in your mind that a creator exists?
This morning I woke up, thinking that when I die if there's an afterlife I'm probably going to **** my pants because while I am a good person, I'm not certain that's enough... by the same token, God isn't stupid and would be able to tell if I was just going through the motions and my heart wasn't in it.
This might be more appropriate for the Bible study thread, but since we’re here...yes I do believe a Creator exists, the universe wasn’t some random accident. Take the planet. If we were any closer to the sun, we’d burn up. Any further away, we’d freeze. Even to get all the atoms and molecules and chromosomes in a single DNA cell aligned exactly right to create life could not be a random accident. The odds of that happening by pure chance are astronomical.
And it’s not about being religious. It’s about having a relationship with God and trusting HIm. That’s where faith comes in. And out of faith comes hope. Out of hope comes peace. And I didn’t discover this overnight. It took years of questioning, going through trials, struggling, but here I am.
Sometimes my faith was shaken, but I never lost it.
The opposite of hope is fear. The past couple months we saw plenty of that in the news, people’s fears being preyed on. But then there’s hope. We’re finally seeing glimpses of hope. I urge you to hold on to that and don’t let go.