alright yall. i’ve spent my entire life growing up in church, christian school, and a christian family. i spent 7 months on a discipleship training school, and have read the bible front and back. but never have i truly realized what i believe until i a few months ago. i’ve connected everything in my life, and i think it’s very important for me to share the knowledge i have/what i PERSONALLY believe.
i believe in matthew 7:21-23. you can tell me i’m taking this out of context, not fully understanding it, or whatever you want to tell me, but i think God gives us the free will to decide what and how we want to believe. it says this “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day,‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’”
i believe that God looks directly at our heart. where are intentions our, what our desires are vs. the actions we take. the bible tells out flat out and plainly, time after time that God loves us SO MUCH. that He IS THE DEFINITION of love. so lets dissect this word: love. what does God interpret love as? 1 Corinthians says “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” IT KEEPS NO RECORDS OF WRONG. If God truly keeps no records of wrong, if God truly has this kind of love for us, then where have we come up with this picture of an “angry” god that is up in the clouds, all angry at us for sinning, and just looking down at us pointing his finger telling us what to do. THAT IS NOT LOVE, AND GOD IS THE DEFINITION OF LOVE. we’re all so turned off to Christianity, afraid of it, thinking if we are a Christian, we’re never going to truly be “happy” or experience the “world.” I honestly don’t know where this idea has come from, but this is NOT the God that created you and loves you dearly. God loves each of us SO UNBELIEVABLY much that he gave us the freedom of CHOICE. why the heck wouldn’t he just force us to love him, serve him, do everything for him? he can do anything he wants. but yet he loves each of you so much that he decided you know what, i’m going to let them choose. God cares about the things you love! if you love to rave and dance to electronic music, there’s nothing to feel guilty about! God GAVE you those desires and i definitely plan to shuffle with Jesus when i get to heaven. not only this, but GUILT DOES NOT COME FROM GOD. GUILT COMES FROM SATAN. satan puts guilt in your life to scare you away from christianity!
so now that we know what love means. we know that God is going to look at the heart inside of the person, whether than the actions the person has taken in his or her life. someone can go to church every sunday, never gossip, never drink. but if they’re thinking bad thoughts, wishing they could sleep in instead of spend time with God, or not drinking only because you don’t want to go to hell, then your heart is not in the right place! the “sin” happens as soon as it’s in your head. even if you don’t commit it. what is your reason behind WHY you aren’t sinning? if your heart has no love in it, the dirt is covering up all your “good deeds.” 1 Corinthians 13:1 says “If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” So are you not “sinning” because you love God? or because you want to be safe and make sure you don’t go to hell. how are you treating the people around you? I wholeheartedly believe that the most important thing to God is to have a pure heart and to love one another to the best of your ability. i don’t understand why so many people run away from God thinking that he’s going to be angry at you and make you cut “too much out” of your life. that’s not who he is, nor who he wants. He wants you to enjoy the things you enjoy, if you have the right intentions in how you’re doing them. i believe that ANY action can be a sin if the intentions are there, and that any “sin” might not actually be a sin if the heart is in the right place as to why you are doing something.
i just know that christianity is just so unappealing, especially to our generation, and so i wanted to give a different perspective on it. a perspective that makes sense to me. i’ve never been happier or more content or felt like i really knew God until i made this discovery. i’ve tried so hard to be happy by not “drinking” or not “going to clubs” but only focusing on God, and it just want me. even though i was making all the “right” choices, my heart still wanted to be on that dancefloor, at 2 o’clock in the morning. i wasn’t truly satisfied. then God revealed his definition of love to me. he wants me to be happy, as long as i’m being safe and my heart is truly in the right place as to why i’m doing the things i’m doing. God doesn’t tell us not to get drunk because he doesnt want us to get drunk. he does it because of the foolish decisions that tend to happen when one warps his mind. he doesn’t tell us not to have sex before marriage just because he doesn’t want us to. he tells us not to have sex before marriage because he knows of the attachment and heartbreak that comes when having sex with someone and then splitting up with them. he tells us to turn the other cheek in arguments, not so that we get hurt, but because he knows the swallowing your pride will ALWAYS result in a better conflict resolution.
i dont know guys, yall could agree with me, disagree with me, agree somewhat, or whatever you want. but throughout my 19 years of discovering myself and discovering who God is to me, i’ve never felt more content about something that i believe.
also just something quick to prove why i believe God is real. okay so where does happiness come from? happiness comes from satisfaction, and satisfaction comes from learning, spending time on something, KNOWLEDGE. i truly believe knowledge is the key to the feeling we experience called “happiness.” so where does this emotion really come from? if this is the case, then couldnt religion be absolutely false? i mean people spend so much time learning about ANYTHING, they will become obsessed with it and believe in it fully because when you learn about something and become passionate about it, you are fulfilling a need, and in return are being happy. so shouldn’t religion be false?
yes, i believe “religions” are false. which is why there are SO MANY DIFFERENT ONES ALL BELIEVING THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE, THE CORRECT ONE. they are putting all their time and effort trying to “reach up to” and “please” their God by doing the right thing. that yeah, in turn they may feel a “supernatural” feeling of happiness. of course all these words and different sacrifices and rituals will bring an overwhelming joy.
so why is christianity any different than any other religion? this is why. it is the ONE RELIGION in the world out there that is TRULY BASED ON A SELFLESS LOVE. we dont have to do anything at all in order to receive the love God has for us. nothing. all we have to do, is confess with our mouth that we believe in him, and accept that he has ALREADY wiped out every single sin we have or will ever committed. we don’t have to “reach up” to God or do this action or this performance in order to receive any love from him. He already loves you and me so much, that absolutely NOTHING can separate you from the love of God. absolutely NOTHING. Romans 8: 38-39 “ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Alright yall, this is the end of my little “rant.” But i truly care about people more than i ever have in my entire life, and it would be selfish of me to not share this revelation with you guys. i truly wish that each person could feel the kind of relief and happiness that i have because of realizing how much God truly loves me. this may not be the answer everyone is looking for, nor do i believe it’s absolute. but this is what i believe, and i really just wanted to share a different “look” on christianity vs. what we hear everyday.
i truly hope that i don’t offend anyone, nor do i care to have ANY religious/ atheist argument. please don’t respond with any of that. i wholeheartedly believe “to each his own”, and to coexist. i will never force my opinion down anyone’s throat. i just know that this has been the answer to me and my happiness, and if it impacts just ONE person in letting them feel like the kind of eternal joy i feel, then it’s completely worth it to me.
