I dont know where this blog will go but. I just want to say real quick that I am not the best blogger. In fact , I should'nt even use the word "best".
I recently found myself in a place , where I shouldt have been. And that place was a question. And that question is , Is my religion real?
Now I have been a Christian for about 8 years now. So why am I asking this now. And everything we do there is probally an influence behind it. So the influence behind this thought and stuggle was from a friend and from a Directer.
Now the friend I am talking about will remain annonymouse in this post. Now he believes in Evolution. Which me and him have faught about Evolution Vs. Creation for awhile now.
He sees the world as an accident which was created by some lightning and some chemical crap and boom some monkeys are here then over about a million years they become us. He says stuff like 'You have to do everything yourself." "If you ask for a car , Gods not going to give you a car".
He keeps saying hes smart and has figgured life out and all this crap. But how is he smart when he doesnt see the concept from where God comes in and where are abillity has to take place.
Now so I can get off that part , I just want to say that I have tried telling him that concept of what we do and where God comes in , but its like talking to a brick wall with him.
So about the director. The director is Seth McFarline. (Did I spell that right?) He is the creater of one of my Fav shows "Family Guy". The one thing I hate about the show though is there use of , well , bad words. lol
Now your probally saying at this point , "Good Lord , hes questioning God because of a stupid animated show direcctor?
And Im not sure why I did either. But , Im still just not sure why I ask about God now at this point in life. I mean , it dont help that I cant see God. And that the only way to see him is through my outdoor surroundings. And through the Bible of course.
But I know this sounds , well , cheesy , but I was siting in Sunday School Sunday and the topic popped up in my head and I had to just say inside my head "Dont put this thought in my head Satan , I know God is real".
So my point is for this blog is really just a question. The question that I have for you is , have you ever been at this point? Have you ever struggled with the question of, Is God real? How did you deal with it?
I think we all have probally had this question pop up in our mind at one point. So anyways now Im out of words.
Bye! ;-) (This little smiley person looks like a chineese person with Bloggers Format! lol)
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Hey Chris, I often find myself in the same position as you, questioning and wondering if everything I believe in is real at all. I think that's just part of faith. You are taught it and brought up on Christianity all through your childhood but at some point you are going to have to decide for yourself, to make it your own beliefs. That's not always easy, and asking questions is okay, even if they are hard questions.
ReplyDeleteEven the people who believe that life is an accident have to admit that they don't have any proof that that's true, they just believe it (kind of like we believe in God when we have no proof). For me, the fact that there is creation means that there is also a creator. For instance, a watch doesn't just randomly and accidentally assemble itself. No, you need a watchmaker to make the parts and assemble them in a certain order so that the watch works right. In the same way, this world, as complicated and complex as it is, had to have a designer of some sort.
But really, you don't have to be a genius to see certain things in the world that the Bible explains. For instance, the world is fallen. Wars, violence, death, sickness, and all other horrible things mean that there is something very wrong with this world. People are corrupt and on our own we are completely hopeless. People also need love. I believe that every person deep down really just wants to be loved and wanted. God is love, and the Bible says that we are the "bride of Christ." In this sense, we are all made to love and be loved by God.
When I think about all my emotions, feelings, and what makes me act the way I do, I have to accept that this is true. Without God, the world doesn't make sense. It's incomplete. And I refuse to accept that.
So anyways, sorry about the rambling. Hope this helps.
Thanks Matt!
ReplyDeleteI think that everybody reaches this point at sometime in their life. Even the strongest of Christians question God at some point. But that doesn't make you any worse of a person, it just makes you human.
ReplyDeleteAnd, also, I've realized that talking to people who don't believe in God or maybe have different beliefs than you do can be a huge learning experience. Because it really makes you take the time to think about what it is you really believe. And once you figure that out its a lot easier to move on in your faith without as many doubts.