what made u turn religious/spiritual in life?serious answer only pls.?

Answer 1

knowing i have a need for a close personal relationship with something i can turn my life and my will over to

Answer 2

This is my personal experience,I turned spiritual. I have seen supernatural things happening since I was 5 or 6 at least that I remember.And for a short period I doubted GOD cared,so I stupidly got into witchcraft.And saw supernatural from the other side of the fence.Well what I witnessed was enough to fully convince me of the supernatural.After a while I started thinking about how I could use that to get what ever I wanted and get back at people.Well then I realized if I do that I might as well get use to pain,misery,agony and being treated like crap because I would have to endure it through eternity.Then I decided it a wise decision to seek GOD. Now after years and years of seeking and meditating on HIS WORD I have been granted the wisdom to realize a few things the devil wanted to keep me blind to.First of all do you feel that Donald Trump when HE dies (not to pass JUDGMENT - This is strictly hypothetical) will say HE has had enough fun to last him through all eternity in pain,torment,misery? I highly doubt anyone could.But satan has most everyone in the world blinded to focus on right now.Okay well when right now consists of burning in hell from then on.I highly doubt anyone will be happy with their decision. But nobody wants to think about death.But I once read a sentence that made sense to me-Nothing but death is certain. They have a point. Well that's the short version,Thanks for your time.May GOD Bless You.

Answer 3

I didn't "turn" religious. I was born into a religious family, and have been religious all my life. I'm not a totally "blind" follower however. I have done my homework, and the religious beliefs I was raised with are the only ones that make sense to me. I don't wear my religion "on my sleeve", and I don't beat people to death with my views. I'm not an angel, a saint, or even a goodie-two-shoes, in fact I have the distinction of being my families "wild child". I do, however "live" my faith in God in the way I treat others and the way I view the world around me.

Answer 4

When I was younger, I was not religious at all. I was mad at the world and needed answers now! I am older and wiser now! I realize that there must be balance between good and evil. There will also be good and there will always be evil. It is all about the path you chose to take. I turned my life over to God due to my own personal experiences and maturity. I have accepted the fact that there are unbelievers in this world. I have accepted the fact that I am human and will not understand everything that has happened to me in the past. I pray to grow stronger in faith and in patience. Well....that's my story......lol

Answer 5

For me, I wanted a connection with the Divine. True I did experience God while I was Pentacostal, but as I grew so did my curiosity. I looked to the Nature Religions. I looked to Hinduism, Buddhism, Santeria....and found common simularities...It is the belief in a Higher Power. And as I have matured, I come to the understanding that the Higher Power, nomatter what the name, whether it be Krishna, Cennunos, Yaweh, Jehovah, God and Goddess, Lord and Lady...they are all the same entity. They are the life essence that flows thru us. We are the Manifestation of Them. We are their life.

Answer 6

I was studying art. Kept having the same image come into my mind. I was standing before a mighty judge sitting on a huge throne. The light was so brilliant I couldn't make out details, but the judge was telling me "You stand accused".

I sketched the scene on one of my notebooks and a friend told me what I had drawn was the "White Throne Judgement" in Revelations.

After that, I asked Jesus to be my advocate with the judge. Now he is my justification and I have nothing to fear from judgement.

Answer 7

I was never religious, but reading The DaVinci Code turned me onto the Gnostics which has since led to my spirituality.

Answer 8

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 9

I grew up in a very abusive home.

Convinced that I was a horrible person, because my parents hated me, when I was 14, I tried to commit suicide for the 3rd time, by popping pills. I remember crying, and praying that if there is a god, then he needed to prove it, because otherwise I would know I was truely alone in this world, and couldn't go on.

I passed out.

I came awake in the morning...alive...with one simple thought loudly and completely filling my head: It's not you, it's them.

That moment...that sentence...changed my life.

Answer 10

Well it's always been a part of my life..but i did get more involved in seeking it out...when i felt like something was missing..i don't know how to explain it...usually people get religious or spirtual when there going through something...like sickness,heartache,death,divorce,etc....like they need to heal and they start searching....either that or religion finds them...like a person whose involved in a church notices your feeling down so they invite u to church and u just keep going cause you have a hunger to learn more....well thats the only way i can explain it too u...
My sister found it when she went through her divorce....i got into in when i was going through hard times....thats just when people usually start seeking answers..and turn to god and the bible...is when there going through bad times..(usually)