Bike_Ride Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Ok so I am going to announce something I never thought I would believe and don't think I am going to go to church all the time or any of that, but yes....I believe in God or whatever is out there that created all of this univeres. There has to be something that created all this and I believe it is a higher entity, I mean someone or something HAS to be responsible for it all right? Recently I bottomed out yet again in my life and had some very bad thoughts and ideas going through my head...it got to be extrememly scary and some bad possibilities were very near. I had enough of it and I really started to open up to the possibility that there is a god that will listen... Well I let myself open up and as of right now I am so happy for some reason...I don't feel on the verge of tears now and I avoid negative things. I also all of a sudden took up a sport of distance bike riding and I feel better..so much healthier and mentally more stable that ever. I just like to believe that maybe God or whatever is helping me out now..after all these years maybe he thinks this kid has had enough crap and it's time to let him shine. It was after the first bike ride a few weeks ago I began feeling different and I have not been able to stop riding my bike since then. I'm on it whenever I can and I love every moment of it. I feel good after a ride and I sleep like a baby...I wake refreshed and I am not as "Jumpy" and "short" with people now. I just like to think God has given me the ambition to take up a sport to help me out... It's just an awesome feeling and I feel indestructible. No offense to the people I USED to call "religious freaks" I kinda get what ya'all are about now....There is something out there..it has been proven to me. I went from wanting to chew a brass bullet to going for a long bike ride and getting extreme joy overnight..... Something happened and whatever or whoever is responsible....thanks.... (ok end of strangeness lol) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
OpenBook Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 I hear ya Bike Ride! It is miracles like this in my own life that have made me a believer too. It's like He reached down and scooped me up out of my own wretchedness, trapped in a really bad place with no way out. There is no other way to explain how thoroughly I was rescued and saved from certain ruin. So with a VERY grateful heart I am learning how to be obedient to His guidance and His Word. I don't want to be a problem child anymore!! (although I am still asking LOTS of questions...) It helps me a lot to stay close to Him through active worship - regularly attending & participating in a great church - a dynamic one, where you can really feel "His love is alive" there. I hope you will find one too (if you haven't already). Sometimes it takes awhile to find a good one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Author Bike_Ride Posted June 25, 2010 Author Share Posted June 25, 2010 Thanks. I'm not planning to actively worship in public and it's not about anyone, it's just my preference. I'm more secret expressing these sorts of things, usually in my own mind and of course, an anonymous message board. I'm just really more in tune and able to control my emotions a ton better than I've been able to do in the last 5 years. I have a bad job situation right now and some how it doesn't bother me much. The bike riding is great and I feel healthy plus I have gotten a few positive comments about my appearance lately(which I like a lot) Just a few weeks ago I was very aggressive within myself and it showed to everyone around me and I would snap very easily..... I had also been thinking some disturbing thoughts. One night I just felt like "screw it all" then the next day I bought a bike and just started riding and so far I have been in a totally happy mood lol... What else could of it been? I have no explanation. Even though I don't plan to worship I do plan on going with this new happiness and consider it a starting point to really find true happiness and my place in life and to not fall backwards again like I usually do. I'm going to be nicer to everyone also and not be short tempered. So I'm just going to keep riding the bike, because that seems to be the center of my happiness right now for some reason....it's a wierd feeling..I get on the bike and all the BS goes away. I love it. Link to post Share on other sites
Malenfant Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 i'm glad that you are feeling better. its proof that beliefs help people, and although i'm not a believer I appreciate the joy and happiness that faith brings to many people. good for you. Link to post Share on other sites
tonnywillgram Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 Yes, i agree! i'm happy for you... http://www.positiveconflicts.org Link to post Share on other sites
Feelin Frisky Posted July 17, 2010 Share Posted July 17, 2010 ... but yes....I believe in God or whatever is out there that created all of this univeres. There has to be something that created all this and I believe it is a higher entity, I mean someone or something HAS to be responsible for it all right? It's inmaterial whether "some thing" "created" the universe. What's only important is can you influence this being to suspend the laws and constants of the universe to customize your reality for you? There are six million jews among many other groups who stand as documented evidence to the contrary. After lives and belief in prayers are typical human ego-centric notions that have been passed down form people who believed that eveything in the universe is just a prop for the central story of the cosmos--we human beings. Well, there is no reason to conclude that the universe was created for us and will cease to exist without us since we've only been somewhat civilized beasts for the blink of an eye the full spectrum of time. If one of us dies, the universe doesn't stop and show an interest, so if all of us died, it's not likley that the universe would care then either. Perhaps you should look into "ego-centrality" as this has a lot to do with the assumptions as to man's sense of self-importance. Religion is whack. Link to post Share on other sites
kdark Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 :laugh::laugh:This reminded me of Whitney Houston's statement a few years ago about crack being whack. If religion is whack...I guess God is my crack! I am completely addicted to his love. :laugh: Whatever works for you. Different strokes for different folks. Just don't try to force those of us who are perfectly happy without god/s to believe. So many have died in the past when theists get the notion to do that. Link to post Share on other sites
Lovelybird Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 I understand your happiness. When I found out about God, I was so blissful and happy. and there is a place I feel more closer to God--library, so I liked to go there very often. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Enema Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 "The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one." - George Bernard Shaw Link to post Share on other sites
quankanne Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 If religion is whack...I guess God is my crack! :D:D too funny! but yeah, I'm with on the happiness thing being found through God. Not everyone channels happiness that way – and that's cool, to each his/her own – but there's a certain amount of rejoicing when someone finally "gets" why you're happy despite a whirlstorm of crap going on around you. have always been a believer, but the best assurance I got was when we buried my mom: I knew that I was really and truly and hugely loved by someone even more loving than her, and that helped put a lot of stuff into finer perspective ... and remember, BR, God knows the secret prayers and desires of your heart ... worship with other believers is a good thing in that it gives a sense of support and community when you need it. And when you don't ... but as long as you're one with Him, it's all good! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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