Does God hear and love atheists? Comment on this pls?

Question

A Tame Diety
Much of the discussion about "my God" my "HP" and "lightbulbs" is an attempt to construct a model of a "tame" deity who is easily controlled and poses no threat to the ego's authority.

I am an ex-atheist who lost my atheism in AA as the result of answered prayer when I prayed on an experimental basis. I think of God as maintaining all life and consciousness. I have learned to meditate and I feel the presence of something that I can only describe as infinite. I do not think that my mind can even begin to comprehend what it, God, is.

The effects of this on me is that I feel that I belong here, that I don't have to apologize for being here and taking up space. I feel that my continued sobriety is evidence of being loved and accepted by the Power that I pray to and I no longer need to depend on the approval of others.

Source:http://alcoholism.about.com/library/bltex04.htm

Guys,
Thanks for the great feedbacks. But, I am not the subject, I was never an alcoholc. I just got it from that source in the net. I thought it would inspire some.

Answer 1

My beliefs are that God listens to everyone and instills us with freewill. To me this means that we are free to love God or reject God based on our own decisions and faith.

Answer 2

I'm glad that you were able to gain balance in your life, by using "God". My Dad had a drinking problem years ago. Spent some time in jail for being accused of molesting a girl who was the daughter of this woman he met at a bar somewhere. It scared the hell out of him, when he was in there. Even after he was cleared of the charges. He sobered up and became very religious in his Methodist belief. He looks so much better now, then he was years ago when he was a drunk. I can compliment religion on doing this for my Dad, but I'm afraid I personally can't take them into my life anymore. Religious beliefs slows or stops my inner personal growth too much. Through other personal methods, I find solace, clarity, and spirituality outside any mainstream belief.

Answer 3

Good for you. You are no longer an alcoholic, due to this AA myth of a "higher Power."

But this proves nothing. You need first to understnad that you were an alcoholic. Alcoholics, typically, cannot take responsibility for thier own actions. (I know this - I was raised by one for the first 18 years of my life.) This is why AA makes you "pray" to a higher power...which is a generic term for "God". All youve managed to do is stop drinking yourself - and youve attributed this ability to some mythical higher power, instead of where the power truly lies - within yourself.

When I needed to stop drinking, I took a good hard look in the mirror and found better reasons to stop than to continue drinking. I found the strength in myself. You found it in some mythical ideaology.

The only thing that matters is that neither of us is acting in a self destructive manner any longer. Your way required you to believe in a mythical creature, where as my way did not, and only increased in awareness of the power within.... Which, in my opinion, is a better thing than succumbing to the idea that we are powerless creatures living life awaiting some infinite eternal judgement for finite actions while we lived our short lives...

Answer 4

Good for you! Atleast you feel better. And are better to society now.
Don't let others talk you down. Like some idiots on here will do.

Some fool idiot on here raised for 18 YEARS by an alcoholic loser has got YOUR life figured out! Sometime people that believe in atheism even annoy me. And I'm atheist!

Enjoy your life man.

Answer 5

I am Blessed that you have decided to be a part of a group that of it's origins were based on Biblical foundations.
I support you in your endeavor to know and serve The God of purpose.
for you questions,
1. Does God love atheists? yes God loves atheists and that is why He died on the cross for them and us, and then rose again to prove His Deity and His love for them and us.

2. does God hear atheists? God knows everything about them and us though chooses not to hear them or us until they or we choose to humble ourselves and turn to Him.

3. and for those who can't believe, "not to offend you," to me it is really that you won't believe, since you lack the knowledge to believe, just as "if" I was to deny the law of gravity or the reality of air, I know people claim their reality, though my lack of knowledge keeps my from believing in those laws or realities. so I think that it is great that you came to "know" that personal God through the AA program, and my encouragement to you would be to continue to read the Bible, God's word, that you may continue to grow and know who God is and what His plan is for you.

Answer 6

Mav congrats you on sobriety.
If an athiest is talking to God, then that means that persons not an athiest.

Answer 7

I do believe God answers prayers, even for non-believers. In order to be saved you first have to make that one "call" to God. I encourage you and hope that you can find out more about God. Feel free to email me anytime. Thanks for an awesome question!

Answer 8

I believe that the person who wrote this felt a need and constructed a form of skydaddy to fill it. I grew up in a large family with loving parents. I don't need artificial loving from imaginary creatures. I admire this persons rather pragmatic approach to his faith and its needs. But I don't agree with it.

Answer 9

Since I am an Atheist and do not believe in a god, no.

Answer 10

Well, IF so, then the feeling is not reciprocal, anyway. It takes two for communication to take place.