Are RELIGION & SPIRITUALITY still relevant today? Do we still need them? Why?

Question

If they are, share me your testimonial according your OWN life.
If they are NOT, also share me your testimonial according your OWN life.

Don't talk NONSENSE to me. I don't want to read quotations from holy bible or who/whatever. I want to read a real testimonial(s)... in this case yours!!

Do you get my point here?

Answer 1

They are always relevant. And, there will always be a need. At the very lowest level someone will feel hurt and reach out to the higher power. In other words, there is always a need.

In my life...

It's hard to say what really made me who I am today.

I grew up poor in a wealthy neighborhood. Always the odd one out. Always the misfit. I was being molested by an uncle - no one believed me. Its fustrating to a seven year old when your called a liar by your parents. And, my grandparents SAW the incident and denied it to my parents. I saw evil that day.

Since that day I become rebellious.

I drew sexually graphic pictures all along our basement walls (we had a big basement). I even managed to get my sister to do the same thing to her bedroom furniture. I think she was just copying more than anything. I just wanted to be heard.

And, the events just became more and more outrageous as I got older. Eventually, I moved out with a boyfriend. Became involved in illegal activities...which I won't even state here - because it really is too wild to believe. But, when you go looking for trouble you'll find it!

By 23 I was burnt out. I had seen so much violance, sex, drugs, and rock and roll than your average Vietnam hippy. It had worn me down and I was looking for a way out.

Somehow five years later I found my way to St. Hilary. A Catholic church in my town. I can't say how it happened or why. It was chance. I hated church (since my prior experience as a child my grandparents were ministers as well as my dad and mom - I blamed them). I begged, cried, pleaded with my husband not to go.

But, the more I did that the more adament he became to go to the church. So, we went that Sunday morning.

I can tell you that what I felt I never felt in my life. I felt as though a halo hung over the people. I heard so many bible passages and that day they all just clicked in place...I understood what different songs meant...everything had a new meaning.

There were more of us non Catholics. My hubby (a Hindu) and some atheists and even a few agnostics. There were also protestants...a woman raised Lutheran and another Pentecostal like me. We all felt the same thing.

I can say we all felt the same thing. Something we never felt before. It was peace. In the midst of my hurt and the anger over the Iraq war for this one time I felt peace. It was amazing!

My life has changed so drastically...my marriage is more stable than ever. It feels like everything is worthwhile because there is a purpose. Sorry, I just have a hard time finding the words!!

Answer 2

I am not going to say my morals would have been worse because I was a "good" person before I became a believer in Jesus. I knew right from wrong, I was happy sometimes(i think that's how it is for most people), I feared death, I hated myself(most of the time), i felt lonely, i felt a hole in side my heart...literally, a pain that I was missing something, that my life was meaningless. Why me...was a question on my tongue. Well when I figured out what I was missing...(became a believer,follower, worshiper in Christ), I no longer feared death, because I know I will live eternally in Heaven, i realize that I no longer hate my self...because He(God) picked me, made me individually, finds joy in me living life, while I am still happy(sometimes), I am realizing more and more what Joy is, not necessarily being happy, but knowing that I'll always end up great in the end...Joy is Peace....my life has meaning, I know I am here for a purpose, worship God, teach and spread His awesome word, and learn more and more about His amazing Grace. While life is definitely not perfect, far, far from it, I know I can always count on Jesus to be there for me, and I know with out a doubt in my mind that I will see my Savior in heaven.


That is my testimony...i hope that's what you meant. Sorry if its not.

Blessings.

Answer 3

Religion and Spirituality are not necessarily the same thing. Religion is a form of spirituality, but spirituality itself has a much broader definition. If there's something you love to do that makes you happy and calms you down, then that's spiritual. Examples of this may be reading, exercise, nature, etc.

Some people need religion in their lives, but some don't. However, everybody needs spirituality. It's one of four requirements for a healthy lifestyle. The other three are Physical, Emotional and Mental.

You still with me? Clear as mud, right? :)

Answer 4

The question isn't the relevance of religion of spirituality but the reality of God. God is real, and so He cannot be irrelevant. Granted, we've had some very bad representatives of faith, but that doesn't negate the reality of God.

I grew up going to church but it wasn't until I was 15 (I'm 35 now) that I realized the difference between just going through the motions and having a real relationship with God. My testimony is at the first link below.

Answer 5

People need religion. I doubt that will ever change. People need to believe something else exists. People need to believe their lives has a purpose. That even if this life sucks it's ok there's more to come. Hope for a better tomorrow is the only thing that keeps people wanting to go to tomorrow. For some people a belief in an afterlife is the best way to keep them going. More and more of us will eventually realize that we must live for the day.
But until then the small minded will always need religion.

Answer 6

We certainly need religion and spirituality today, more than any time in the past.We humans are not able to face the vicissitudes of life on our own strength. Hence when a Prophet claims direct relationship with God & promises His help to us if we follow him, we embrace that religion.We often experience that Faith heals.If religions were not there most of us would have crumbled under life's crushing weight.
I am an Indian from Bombay and have several experiences when He has rushed to my aid and whenever I felldown , He helped me get up and get going again.Once I leave my worries on His shoulders, I relax , because I know He will never fail me.
For God's sake shake off all your cobwebs of doubt & distrust. You will bless me rest of your life.Amen, May God be with you.

Answer 7

Yes I do believe they are. Because without religion in people's lives, for me, Jesus, I would have lesser morals.

Without what I have learned from the Bible, I would probably have a lesser self-esteem of myself. When I was in seventh grade, I believed, but I had my doubts, and I found myself going down the wrong path.

Sure, there can be decent, perfectly nice people who don't have Jesus, but, without Him, what do they have to look forward to in their lives?

For someone to believe that they live life, and thats just it, makes me really sad. All they have to look forward to is their next day, and then the day after that, until they die.

I have Heaven and Jesus Christ to look forward to. My life has new meaning, and all things, I do in Him.

Answer 8

The more materialistic the world becomes the more people will turn to spirituality. There will always be religion of one sort or another in the world.

Answer 9

Religion isn’t important to me. It may still hold some relevance in the world but for many it's outdated and limited. We have to look beyond it in our search for answers.

Spirituality is important to me. We wouldn't get very far if we couldn't look past the physical, we know there is more.

Spirituality may well replace religion as humanity continues to evolve.

Answer 10

Over 90% of the world's population is religious and spiritual. People who call themselves atheist make up only a very tiny percent. So you tell me.