when did you know your spiritual path was the right one for you?

Answer 1

Your inner self will tell you

Answer 2

When I did not pray to live to see one more day.
Each treasure became another part of the puzzle that has been promised each human being.
And at the end we are all the possibilities that human beings share, we are all the slave, and we are all the master.
We all have murdered, and we all have been a victim of murder.
We all have been born and we all have died.
We are each a leader of some, and a follower of the other.
We were dead before birth, and we will be dead again after life, and we will be again born on the first day of a new universe.
In the end, we all make it to heaven or none of us do.
Each day is a universe for some, the beginning for others and the end for all of us, and we all experience this day.
A poem by everyone, a home for all of us, a loaf of bread for birds, a pet for our pets, a moment forever, a wolf for our mistakes, and we are promised even more for a single poem about today's, home.
When I realized my own acceptible answer, a question was formed, but first I felt distatisfied with the former explaination.
The searcher is found.

Answer 3

I knew that my spiritual path was right for me when I learned the difference between religion and spirituality. I was once a devout christian man. I did my devotions twice a day, I was the youngest member of my church that actually wrote their own sermons and preached on sunday morning, and the youngest person to ever get accepted to Asbury Seminary. At the same time I was struggling my own personal demons, I am gay. I didn't want to be and I didn't choose to be and thats what made life far more tumultuous for me than for other boys in my youth group.

So...I was the spiritual leader at CLC camp, a summer camp for children ages 3-12, and in the middle of one of my sermons the youth pastor of my church, who was also MY spiritual advisor, went in to my cabin ruffled through my belongings until he came across my journal. That night he pulled me aside and felt the need to discuss what was written in my journal. How I begged God to take those "unnatural feelings" away, how I did not want to lust after another man, and that I knew it was a sin and I was an abomination in the eyes of God and the Church. He agreed that I was taking the necessary steps to "cure" myself and I just needed to keep working on my walk with God. I was under the impretion that my dirty little secret was going to be kept between he and I. And it was, until we got back to our home church. He was compelled to tell the head pastor, the deacons, and the scout from Asbury. Because my struggle was now public knowledge, I was called into a meeting with the scout from Asbury, the superintendent of our conferance, every head pastor in our conferance, and the youth pastors in our conferance. I felt as though I was being fed to the sharks and I started to ask questions like "how do we know that God actually feels this way toward homosexuals, its not our fault we are the way we are?" The only answer they could come up with was "The Bible Says So." Thats when I realized that religion is about keeping people where you want them to be, and giving them enough so they don't ask the questions that make them think about what they are doing.In the words of Alanis Morissitte "Can blindly continued, fear induced, regurgitated, life denying tradition be overcome?" Where spirituality is about finding your own truth and finding what works for you not what works for the masses. When you find your spiritual path you will know it. It will feel like you have been reacquainted with the divine once again. Plus spiritual beings are far more open and acepting than religious ones.

Answer 4

Over 2 years ago I became close friends with someone who was a Muslim. I asked them the usual questions and they always had an answer. I went out and bought myself a Quran as i wanted to know for myself. And when i read it I felt as if God had guided me and shown me the true path. Even as a child i never understood why we had a big celebration for Jesus every year and nothing for God, i always felt the two where separate. Once i found Islam i felt i had no choice but to become a Muslim. How could i turn my back on God after he had opened my heart to Islam, I couldn't. It was the best decision i ever made and my parents who are not Muslim support me and are happy for me.

Answer 5

I accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior 8 years ago but only 4 years ago did I really realize I was on the right path for me.

Answer 6

When I found out that my beliefs are aligned with it
All paths lead to the same destination
What works for you is the path that brings you the most peace, aligns with your own beliefs and how you want to live your life

Answer 7

When I began college, I wandered a bit from the teachings of my youth. After searching for a while, I realized that all those teachings held the answers for me, so I went back to them, and I'm still there!

Answer 8

After years of studying various religions and a lot of soul searching. To hold a faith is different from simply accepting what you've always been taught, so I started from scratch.

Answer 9

I had been investigating it for a long time, but in my late 20s I finally took an introductory class to Wicca and went, "Yep, this is definitely where I belong."

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Answer 10

I still am not sure. At least I'm honest. I seek answers everyday & wish I had the faith in God that some possess. I'm very envious of people who have strong faith.

Answer 11

When I stopped having NDE's after becoming Pagan and my life got better.

- 16 yo Pagan