its funny that in the last few days i have been in or heard a few conversations that have to deal with faith---of any kind. wednesday when my bro was talkin about the world goin to hell he was also talkin about the end of it, which i told him will b nothin like what hes thinkin it will b. (yeah i have been saved and i do believe in God.) so i told him about the rapture and apocalypse etc. hes not really into all that cause hes not sure God exists. now thats just one kind of faith. then i talk to mandy and read her post and shes lost her faith in love. if love doesnt exist, then y do we get attatched to ppl? r we really all just running around "in like" with everyone we share our lives with? cause i dont work like that---i get pissed off with my loved ones, or worried, stressed, proud of, happy for, sympathize with, etc. all b/c i care for them. and to me caring is a part of lovin them. ofcourse there r different types of love. ;) ie---i certainly dont love my brother the same way that i love my friends. then i read a comment darcy left on her post (extend of what tash said) and she doesnt know for sure that her life will have purpose/meaning. that requires a kind of faith in urself---to know that ur here for a reason.
now i talked to tim about this lack of faith thing after we left my bro's on wednesday. ill admit that im concerned for my loved ones that do not believe in God. im not preachin here, but i have read revelations and i know that come the end of the world its not gonna b pretty. i do NOT want the ppl i care about to b left behind come rapture and have to go thru all that. and then it brought up things like---where do ppl think their deceased loved ones go if they dont believe in a heaven and hell, which means ud have to believe in God.? where do good things come from? luck, a break, good timing? whats my purpose in life, y am i here? do u think that u were strictly born to go to school, graduate, get a job and procreate? since i was saved i have found that my faith has given me peace of mind many times. i can ask all these questions go pick up my bible and read it and find the answers. or i can pray to God about w/e im dealing with and feel better that the situation is in his hands. but thats just my kind of faith, i believe in something. maybe my bro, mandy and darcy, even tim would feel better about whats goin on within themselves and around them if they just believed in something. faith is a funny thing......it requires believing in somethin that u cant necessarily use ur five senses for. love. someones word. God. purpose. hope. ..............u get the point.
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I don't know if it's necessarily that Jess doesn't *believe* in God. If that was the case, I don't think he'd pray. I think it's more on the side of, God exists, but how much control does He have in the world or what we do. I don't know, maybe we're both off base.
Personally, I find it hard not to have faith. I have faith in love and in God. I have faith that I have a purpose of being in this world. I don't know how I'd live if I didn't have faith, it's a part of me.
if u have ever read the bible it says that everything that happens to us or for us is b/c of God. (even the bad stuff--but thats b/c God is tryin to get u to notice or learn something) the bible also says that our lives r in his hands, that w/e is his will will b. but thats only for ppl that have found God, ever heard of the saying "he who has ears let him hear"? thats what it means....those that have "found God" will understand and hear the lesson/meaning, those that havent will not experience the same meaning. make sense? when u become saved u r turning ur life over to God so everything is in His control. sure u still make decisions for urself, but the opportunity to make those decisions r b/c of God. theres plenty more examples of what God can do and what he provides for us in the bible, u should read sometime....what i found most amazing when i first started reading was that God calls us to him. i always thought that the decision to believe was a personal one, u know like one day someone would just decide to go to church. although at that time that didnt make much sense to me, y would someone just up and decide to go to church. but really when someone decides to b saved its b/c of a calling. now that i can understand...having God call on me or anyone else and then deciding, hey yeah i wanna develop my faith.
i too would not know what to do with myself if i didnt have faith in God or anything else for that matter. my life is more complete due to the things that i cant necessarily c, touch, taste, smell or hear. :)
Yeah, I have read the Bible and I know and accept all that you've just said about God doing good and bad for lessons or awakenings or w/e. When things get tough or I just need to feel a little more "comforted" lets say, I pray and ask God for help or guidance. I've also been saved so I know that God's love has no boundaries.
However, I've found that there is a difference in believing that there is a God and *accepting* God. Some people feel that yes, God exists. They believe in God, but they also think that the government has programed us. (ie Jesse) Some people question why we're even going to have a rapture instead of just fixing what's "wrong" in the world. Personally, by the time rapture comes I believe the world will be the new hell. If you believe in God, you're spirit will be welcomed in Heaven and if not, you will live your eternal hell on earth and be left behind. In Heaven you will live in your spirit the way you lived in your body, only the way that God intended when He created the earth. You will be reunited with your loved ones who passed before you.
Another thing I believe is that everyone has their own personal Heaven. It's different for everyone. If you haven't read Five ppl you meet in heaven by Mitch Albom, I suggest reading it for this topic.
The point is, no matter what your spiritual belief is in the world or your values, faith is personal and can or can't have spiritual meaning behind it. (ie love, urself etc)
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