like there is always this realy small posibility that your religion is incorect and evrything you do all day work towards is all a lie. just to think about this makes me depressed as if my life is complete waste and i am wasting my time w/ all of this religion stuff. no ofense gd u rock but im jst wondering....wat if u r fake? im not gona mention my religon cuz itl b discraceful towards gd
2007-06-02 17:45:28 · 15 answers · asked by Sammy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know how you feel.
As a younger man (in my teens) I had a recurring dream that left me with the same feeling. In my dream, I was an outside observer to a scene in which I was dead and buried in the ground and NOTHING HAPPENED. No heaven, no reincarnation, no soul, no nothing - just my dead body lying in the ground. It freaked me out! It made me start thinking about whether there really was anything after this life.
What finally pulled me out of this malaise (and I haven't had the dream in years) was my introduction to Soren Kierkegaard, a writer from the 19th century. One of his main points was that faith is only worthwhile if there is some element of doubt - it takes no faith to believe that which we objectively know to be true, but putting faith in something which we cannot prove to be true requires risk. It is this risk that makes faith worth having. And it is all the more worthwhile because we can rely upon no one except ourselves to decide whether to put our faith in something or not - that is, faith is ultimately a matter of choice in that which we cannot possibly know to be correct.
Wow. I don't know if this is a big deal to you, but it certainly was to me. From then on, I decided that worrying about the uncertainties of faith was of no use. My faith was something of which I could take ownership and responsibility - it was mine alone; no one had given it to me, I hadn't inherited it from my family, it was the product of my conscious choice.
Now the hard part is living up to the difficult standard that I have set for myself with my own free choice. It's really challenging, but also the thrill of a lifetime.
I hope this (very long) answer helps. Good luck!
2007-06-02 18:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by jimbob 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps God created us this way. Perhaps faith in God is not supposed to be easy. For you and I and most people, it isn't. But maybe there is something to be gained from those times of doubt, those instances when everything you have committed your heart to is called into question.
Yet, a commitment to God means a commitment to a compassionate, faithful life. Fall down, lose faith, get up, pray, be thankful...In the end, the light is more powerful than the darkness.
A quote from one of my favorite authors:
“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.”
Anne Lamott
2007-06-02 18:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by Colin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-05 20:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's legalism to think I must have perfect faith without any doubts. We are saved by the faith OF Jesus Christ. We can have the faith of a grain of mustard seed. No problem. God knows we can't have perfect faith on this side of heaven. We will not need faith in heaven, we will be there and know for sure.
2007-06-02 17:52:42 · answer #4 · answered by expertless 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe there is absolute Truth. I don't believe I completely know what it is.
I make an effort to determine what it is, though, and live my life in a way that is consistent with Truth.
2007-06-02 17:50:44 · answer #5 · answered by Craig R 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
God works in mysterious ways! So what if it is fake???? You die and everything is blank??? Well you still were a good person and a good Christian through life. That matters doesn't it ??
2007-06-02 17:50:57 · answer #6 · answered by Jane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all religions are good because they all lead us to a higher power. If you beleive in Jesus, your covered though because he is the only son of God and through him all have life
2007-06-02 17:51:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'll tell the people at the synagogue, but do not worry 'cause we all have felt like that...it's not easy being a mother.
2007-06-02 17:51:55 · answer #8 · answered by AliBaba 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I never feel that way
He is Elshadi the God of plenty
the all sufficient one Lord God Almighty
Jesus is more than enough!
2007-06-02 17:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by Gifted 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Haha, R&S noob.
You know Sammy, the "Search for Questions" option is right there for a reason...
0_o
2007-06-02 17:48:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋