Are there any EX ATHEISTS here...???

Question

This question is only for people who either used to be an ATHEIST or were very close to it who have since, discovered GOD and are now very spiritual.

And... what made you change your beliefs?

Thanks

D.

Answer 1

I was raised a Christian, and left the church at age 11. I became an atheist and remained one for 31 years. I absolutely denied any possibility of there being something greater than us in this world. I changed my mind after an odd occurance on Thanksgiving Day, one that completely convinced me that something far greater than us does indeed exist. I am no longer an atheist.

Answer 2

Honestly I never been an atheist but ignorant...simply didn't really interested in God or spirituality...until I began to have nightmares and a question raised that I have fear of death because I don't know whats next after.Until a guy talked to me about a person called Jesus but only once and didn't really understood it.All I knew he said that if I ask Him to come into my life he will save me from this state I was in. I came home, alone, and prayed a short prayer (I felt like talking to ceiling) and when I finished something happened that literally changed my life: He came with a joy that I could not almost bear so strong.From that moment I knew a simple truth: God and Jesus is real. Period. I was 14 at that time. I was alone and no brainwash had ever happened. I had an honest seeking heart and God liked that. I personally experienced Him and later I began to find it in the bible written what has happened to me.I never read the Bible before. I wasn't really interested.But from the moment of my experience I became sooo different. All inside of me was made new in a second and had no more doubts and fears. I just KNEW that from now on I have a God and somehow I belong to Him. Hope this helps...

Answer 3

I was an atheist for a number of years after my father's death, but even though I no longer believed the Christian concept of "god" there were too many questions I had that "We just don't have the means to scientifically determine it yet but we will someday" didn't answer. I can go back only so far on the evolution of the universe before I have to hit the "But where did all the matter and energy come from in the first place" barrier (and I'm sorry, but M-theory and string theory are rivaling some Creation stories in their far-fetched-ness, IMHO).

Ultimately I decided Atheist wasn't a viable option for me, and eventually I found my way to Paganism. I'm very happy with my path. =)

(And as a point of clarification to one of the answers above, Wicca most *definitely* has a belief in a god...)

Answer 4

I questioned the possibility of a God or group of gods for a few years. Eventually my alcoholism took me down the road to rehab. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous formatted a description of God that was easier for me to believe in and understand than the classic,"First sin and you'll burn forever" type of God that I grew up on in the Baptist church. I don't know if I could really say I was atheist exactly because I never discredited the possibility of a God. But I did always wonder, "If there is a God, why is this happening to me?" I still at times find the evidence to be fairly flimsy that supports the idea of the God that is described in the Bible, but I also have to consider that the Bible was edited by a king(KJ) who ultimately had to discard part of the Bible in order to make sure it read right to his likings. The evidence of God is really all around us as long as I keep my mind balanced between what the Bible offers and what the Big Book of AA offers. I have other less accepted theologies that further define my beliefs in God but those are the prevailant considerations.

If you are questioning this for your own reasons I would encourage you to read the 4th chapter of the Big Book of AA. It really is a unique presentation that is pretty hard to discredit.

Answer 5

I never claimed to be an atheist, but I spent a good portion of my life denying there was a "kind and loving" God. I used as my example all the innocent people who were killed, starved or otherwise in such poor conditions - through no fault of their own.

It wasn't until 4 years ago that I have since seen the Light and found that God left the world, and all of His creations, to our care and it was up to us to right all the injustices in the world.

I have also seen miracles (though none that would be sanctioned by the Church) in my life when I started to open the door to the possibility of God.

My life sucked royally - nothing was going well, relationships failed, jobs were the worst, health was at rock bottom. Once I started to believe in God, things slowly got better. Sure, one could say that I started to take responsibility for my own life, and they would be correct, I did, but it wasn't until AFTER I started to see God in my life that these things happened.

2 years ago, I attended RCIA classes at the local Catholic Church and was Baptized, Confirmed and accepted the Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

I haven't been happier, healthier and I am very pleased to say that I now have the best job that I have ever had in my life.

Thank you Most Loving God.

Answer 6

Yes I am an "ex atheist. Because I no longer look to man's mind I am no longer an atheist. The origin of our universe and world cannot be explained by the mindlessness of evolution. Mindlessness would not even know what it needed or why. But the big thing is that I finally stopped listening to minds, ego, self-glorification for any explanations. I hear it constantly - why I know more than you do, on and on. I depend on the force, energy or whatever you wish to name it for my direction. Man's mind is formed by environment, circumstance and experience including my own. It's an awesome picture and hard for the ego to accept but our natural minds are the product of our environment, experience, perceptions, etc. and will always be faulty. There is a mind out there greater than ours. Shocking? Relieving! Marvelous!

Answer 7

I considered myself an atheist when I was younger.

I was about to lose the love of my life - she was leaving me - when things changed in me. I realized that my life was about more than just me; it was about me and her, and others. At that time, I also noticed people helping people, when before, during my atheist period, I only saw the bad, negative, etc. I could not understand why the world was the way it is.

I started to read about various religions, for what I considered interesting entertainment, bordering on some possible help for my angry and self-sorrowed existence. I began to find many things respectable, and reasonable ways of life. I started to accept various philosophies.

Slowly, I began asking God (God, if you are really there ...) various questions. No sooner did I start, I started to notice specific answers to my questions would come as lyrics from a song on the radio, or head-line on the newspaper as I glanced at it. Or a cashier asked me a question, which was one question I had just minutes ago asked God.

I began to pray for non-selfish things, and I also saw the answers.

I believe I know God now; and I know what He wants of us.

Answer 8

I now believe in an imaginary God, does that count? And so, yes, I am now very spiritual, in an imaginary sort of way.

What changed my beliefs, you ask? I just like imaginary things and ideas. Remember, the things that don't exist far outnumber the things that do. And I have been an avid follower of trends in such areas.

Answer 9

Use to be an atheist for 13 years, now a happy and fulfilled wiccan. Everybody is on their own path in life, and atheism is just as valid as any other way of living.

Peace.

Answer 10

I was pretty close, Grew up in a family full of them, I needed proof I've always prayed, but never believed in the Bible, once i found the facts it was pretty easy

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