Ex-atheist what made you believe?

Answer 1

I was an atheist by choice. I was really embittered by religion, and I was just on the same rant that other atheists are, you know, science explains everything, can't prove there is God, a loving God wouldn't let bad things happen...blah blah. I became atheist shortly after I started middle school.
Anyhoo, a few years later I was in a really terrible place. My family had just fallen apart, i was seriously researching ways to kill myself, and one day, I was looking for the scalpels I used to cut myself, and my aunt had left a letter from my little brother in my nightstand drawer. She hadn't read it, cause it was sealed shut. He was twelve, I was 15. He said that he knew how much pain I was in, and that no matter what, he loved me and he didnt like to see me hurting s much. He asked if I would go to church with him. My brothers were always theists, and they always respected my choices. So I accpeted, and we went to church together that sunday like we used to.
Let me tell you this, I was feelin so weird standing there in Cedar Creek Church that day. I was so uncomfortable, but I stayed for my brothers' sake. Then I was fipping through the bible, just trying ot find somehing to occupy myself and I ran across Isaiah 43:2-3 highlighted in my other brother's bible:
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned,
Nor shall the flame scorch you.
For I am the Lord your God,
The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;
I gave Egypt for your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place"

And that was that. I went home, mulled it over for a while. And I actually got on my knees and prayed. Nothing. Grawr. I hated that. I humbled myself and what do I get? Well, screw you God!

And then, suddenly I was bawling. I knew something was wrong in my life, something so messed up that i was praying ot a flying spaghetti monster! So, I let myself be humbled by the experience, and remembered all the things they taught me in little kids bible school about God finding you in the right palce at the right time....and I went back to church,and the rest is history.

Now how I became LDS is a stroy for another day, you only wanted to know how I found God. lol.

Answer 2

Lee Strobel wrote a book: The Case for Christ.
He tried to prove that Christianity was false, in the process he became a believer.
Only a strong athiest will have the guts to even read this book.

Answer 3

I guess that would be in large part of whether they were atheist by choice, or by upbringing and force.

I doubt very many atheists (by choice) would convert back to theism.

However, atheists, who were never exposed to religion, or because their country dictated it. They probably could be persuaded, as they had not developed the intellectual arguments necessary to refute the claims of the religious.

Answer 4

Wow, is your next question going to be

"Hey Ex-Gays, what made you straight?"

Respect the Atheist and move on

Peace

Answer 5

....I would have to say the personal transformation in myself (quite beyond my control). I hear those atheist thoughts play in my head that my parents 'drilled in me' (yes atheists do it too) from time to time still but there is no explanation for someone as f*ked up as I was becoming the person that I am now, except by the love of God in me. Nothing in my flesh would voluntarily deny itself. Only God can cause us to stop worshipping ourselves.

Answer 6

Source, Universal Mind , God
this is a supporting structure here even if your "not" believing it is the same energy on both sides , we are in a dimension that appears dualistic so that it stands.

Answer 7

They were in a rebellious stage of puberty so they played Atheist for awhile but when they had to let go of their mommy's tit they were frightened and wrapped them selves inside their security cocoon of Christian ignorance and decided never to leave.

Answer 8

Gaining spiritual perception and getting rid of selfishness
and false pride.

http://www.ex-atheist.com/Learning%20To%20Think%20Spiritually.html

I was not personally an absolute atheist before I became
a Christian, more agnostic I suppose, but the ex-atheist
comments above describe learning spiritual perception
well!

Answer 9

Well, I always felt that I'm older than I really am and that I've lived on this Earth before.

That's why I believe in Wicca.

Answer 10

Airplane glue.