30 Day Blog Challenge!

Day 4- Your views on Religion.

So, day 4 is here. I figured I would write my challenge now instead of waiting until later. I wont be around to write it later. Today is my Mother's birthday and we're going out to celebrate! Anyways, my views on religion. I can do this one with no problem. So here it goes..

Well, my views on religion are simple. Believe in God. The maker and creator of all things. The one who made me, made, my lover, and who made you! That's what I believe. I believe if you don't believe in God you will not go to heaven. Plain and simple. Not only to I believe in God but I also believe when you do believe in God you must confess your love by getting baptized in front of witnesses! This shows your love for him and shows your not afraid to tell the world about God and the things he has done and will do for you!

There are many people in this world who don't believe in him nor what to believe or do anything to prove their love for him. So I want to ask people, why prove your love any other way? If you cant prove your love to the one person you made who you are, why prove your love anywhere else. Like, to your true love, to your children, to your animals, your grandchildren, etc. Its the same thing. You and your partner love each other but to show that you love each other you decide to get married. Not only to get married for each other but you get married in front your family, friends, and people you don't know to show how much you love each other. So why cant people do that for God?

Look, please don't think I am this bible thumbing goody to shoes that doesn't do anything wrong. I do. There was a time that I didn't believe in God, didn't go to church, and did things that I'm not proud of. I was a rebellious teenager who didn't care what people told me and didn't listen to my loved ones who was trying to tell me wrong from right. I knew everything, you couldn't tell me nothing. Then my Grandma started going to church. She found the Lord. I thought at that time I did. I was going to church, going to Sunday school, going to youth group meetings, church events, youth events, etc. But I found out my heart wasn't in it. There was something missing but I couldn't figure it out. So I just brushed it off and just played along. Well, then suddenly my grandma passed away. After that, my love, heart, and soul released from him. That's the worse thing possible you can ever let happen. but I did. I no longer believed in him or anything. I totally lost my way. So, I started heading now the wrong road. I started drinking. Keep in mind I'm only 17-18 years old. I started smoking marijuana right after that. And I had the bad habit of smoking cigarettes. I thought I was so cool but also it was the only way I knew how to deal with my loss of my grandma. So this played out for a year. Then 2008 came. I met the love of my life. I think God had something to do with this I swear. Suddenly, things started looking up for me. We started going to church together. Reading the bible together. We both found the Lord together. So, we got baptized together! It was the best day of my life! I had found the Lord again! I had showed him that I love him and still believe in him! It was amazing! We even confessed our love in front of strangers and loved ones! It was the greatest feeling I ever felt!

So, you see I wasn't always loyal to God. I strayed from him. But the good thing is he knows that you are going to stray. He knows there is going to be a time when you question his reasons for everything. But the good news is that he doesn't care. He doesn't care if you hurt him, he doesn't care that you stab him in the back, he doesn't care that your not perfect, he doesn't care that you've made mistakes. He will always and forever love you! That love is the greatest love of all! His love is like no other! He loves you no matter what! His love you can count on to always be there. You never have to second guess it! He even loved us so much that he sent his son to die for us, died for our sins, just so we could have eternal and everlasting life with God in heaven! Now that's true love! Who doesn't want that in their life?

Well, there you have it. That is my view on religion. If you don't believe or your struggling with your faith, please just talk to him. Talk to the Lord about it because he can hear and he's waiting for you to talk to him. Talk to him like a friend because honestly, he is your friend. He will listen and he will answer. He may not answer right away but he will answer. You just have to have patience. "Patience is a virtue."

Until next time, "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."- Deuteronomy 31:6