I can't believe it's been nearly 3 months since I last posted something on here. I was amazed at some of the comments I read on my last post. HAHA to be honest some made me laugh. I wonder what could make someone think so ill about God. That reminds me of a concert I went to last Friday; Scream the Prayer. The headliner was Haste the Day but a bunch of Christian metalcore bands were there. Anyway, what I wanted to get at was the instance where Sleeping Giant's Thommy Green started to pray and sing "Oh Praise Him" while in the back, some non-Christian kids were yelling "Satan, Satan!" The awesome thing was that no one got mad or hurt. We just ignored it and the kids just stopped. It was then that Thommy shared his struggles and told the kids about God. Believe it or not, some of those same kids went to them after the show to learn about God all because we reacted to their ignorance with love.
So basically what I'm trying to say is, go ahead. Write weird comments in reply to my posts, believe what you want to believe. I'm not going to argue or counter what you think. You have free will. Do as you please with it. However, know that you are just wasting time expressing hatreed cause I'm not reacting to it. Honestly, I find it awesome how a lot of people find my love for God weird and retarted. Why should I be ashamed for something I feel so strongly about?
With that said, I want to talk about my last post. I read someone's comment that said something like, "I once used to be religous but now I'm not and I'm happier." I'd like to say that I don't buy any of it. Of course, being far away from God is easier. That's what Satan wants. Yea, I know some of you will "rofl" at that but who do you think is responsible for all the sick and just plain evil stuff going on around us? You really think its God? Or maybe you think it's just the corrupt government? Yeah right. Satan wants everyone to hate God, make fun of him, curse him, etc. But honestly, he would rather have all of us dead and in hell than to have us hear about God or even consider thinking about Him.
I'll give you a real life example of this. I have a close friend who had been an Atheist her entire life. Her motto was simply, "F*** God." Everytime I told her about God, she would tell me, "Lets not talk about religion." Until one day she called me crying and asked me, "Why is everything in my life f***ed up and your life so f***ing perfect?" My life perfect?! Far from it. But she saw how passionate my love for God is, she saw how I treated the people around me, she saw how close I am with my family, she saw how music inspired me, she saw all these things and knew that I had something that she didn't. This is coming from a girl who lives in freaking mansion, gets everything she wants, is beautiful, and is engaged to the man of her dreams and she was asking me why her life was so messed up. From my end, she had everything, everything but one thing. God. I started to tell her about everything that I could about how much God cared fpr her; how he sent his son to die for her; how he shed his blood to pay for everything she has and will do and above all how much he loved her. And she told me, "the only reason I don't believe like you do is because I've never felt like he actually cared." Her life changed that day, as she sarted getting to know more about God but one day she just stopped. She turn to her old habits and now she finds herself "as happy as ever," when in reality, she is broken on the inside. Giving herself to drugs, sex, and alcohol to forget all the crap around her. But I refuse to sit back and watch her waste her life away. How do I show her that? I stand by her through it all. If she needs someone, she knows she can count on me. Isn't that what a real Christian should do?
See, most of the world has this notion that Christians are a bunch of religious, Jesus loving pricks who hate homosexuals, don't have lives, and are a waste of air. It's true that a lot of Christians are close-minded and are ignorant when it comes to other points of view. But I'll tell you something. Being a Christian is not about going to church 2 to 3 times a week, wearing WWJD? bracelets, and caring a Bible in your pocket, although all those things are good. Being a real Christian is about showing anyone and everyone God's love through your actions and words. It's giving to the needy, it's helping those who are hurt, it's pouring out your life for others, it's about being the best you can be and knowing that you can't live this life according to your own will. Believe me, you'll fail and if you don't think you will, it will still leave you empty and completely dissatisfied.
Brian "Head" Welch, ex lead guitarist of Korn became a Christian not too long ago and in his book "Washed by Blood" he says he had everything. Music, sex, drugs, alcohol, money and still he wanted to kill himself because nothing satisfied him. He found God and his life changed.
I know it's hard to believe any of this but take it from someone who has been through hell and made it through by finding the real face of God. It's not religion. It's not bs. It's truth.
In reference to my suicidal thoughts and depression, those times have ended. I hit rock bottom but God lifted me and gave me a new life, a new meaning, and a new purpose. I thought I could fix it on my own but he was the one who showed me that life isn't about us and our problems, our whims, and our desires but about His love.
L.O.V.E By Brian "Head" Welch This is a little taste of what God really thinks
I gave you everything all the pain life brings just to get you to come back to Me
I want to give you light I don't want to ever fight, Stop resisting and come home to me...
You're so afraid of love there's not much time.. All the pain inside just makes you want to die..
Love Me, Don't hate Me, You're angry it's ok, trust Me come this way live in eternity...
I'm the real drug to take to numb your heartache stop running and come back to Me I've had it up to here I cried way too many tears you'll keep suffering until you come to Me outside you act so tough but inside you cry all the pain inside just makes you want to die
Love Me don't hate Me you're angry it's ok trust Me come this way live in eternity your soul is mine I don't want to fight your soul is mine don't be unkind your soul is mine I don't want to lie I swear you'll never die stay alive when I restore all mankind
Love Me don't hate Me you're angry it's ok trust Me come this way live in eternity come see you'll soon won't feel guilty and be set free
God Bless you guys and know that God really does care about what you are going through. Just give Him a chance. You have nothing to lose.
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Christian Metalcore? Oh wow, isn't that like an oxymoron or something?
ReplyDeleteI really don't care if you don't buy the fact that I've been happier ever since I forgot about religion. But the fact is, I did. I used to care too much about it. "What would happen if I did everything right, but this is the wrong religion? Why would there be so many religions to choose from? How can I tell my one is the right one?" It's like a lottery. Even if God is real, what if you chose the wrong way to worship him? What if Christianity is wrong and Islam is the right way? Or Judaism? Or something? Then you just wasted your whole life trying to please a god just to find out he's going to throw you into a lake of fire because you didn't do it the way he wanted you to worship him?
Also of course it's the government. And who's allowing said government to do this crap? God. Showing that he doesn't care at all.
I still had my doubts about God. Maybe he is real. But then I went to the hospital to visit someone I know. And in the room next to her, there was a 14 year old girl who was being treated as a "donation". She has heart problems. This girl has been flown from a place with no electricity. She doesn't know how to read nor write. She has no idea what the people around her are saying as she doesn't speak the language. She's been in two operations and was getting read for the third. She was in pain. She cried whenever a nurse came in because she had no idea what they would do next to her. Worst of all, she was flown in by herself. Her parents are still at home waiting for her to come back. It's been about a month or so for her.
This girl broke my heart. I stayed by her side for quite some time, trying to calm her down, give her some comfort. I can't believe a god can let this go on. Even if he WERE real, I wouldn't want to worship him if he lets things like this go on in the world. He doesn't deserve to be worshiped.
I admire the fact that you are going so strong for God, but realize this people who say they are happier since they got rid of religion are probably people who have never encountered God in the first place. The guy above me proves this point, and I don't mean to say anything bad about him.
ReplyDeleteBut the truth of the matter is that christianity isn't simply, do the right thing avoid doing that wrong thing, and please God to get into heaven. It's not about a path, or choosing the RIGHT WAY to worship God. It's about encountering God, having a relationship with him, because he is a being and is relational.
Once you do encounter God, his love changes you and then you can know there is a God who cares and loves you and simply isn't here to make you go through hoops and rules and rituals.
Anytime people encounter religion and teaching they will reject it, because eventually being a good person and following rules is not good enough to deal with brokeness. I agree with you though in terms of the cange God makes in a persons life.
The only thing I say is that maybe we should look at wether a person has really met the real living God. People saying that they are better of since leaving religion, don't surprise, because I think anyone is better off without religion. Knowing God is a different matter.
This world isn't perfect and I know that that stuff is hurtful to witness. Dude, I'm missing parts of my fingers and toes because they were amputated due to a bacterial disease. I could sit down and blame God for not being "normal." I have an irregular heartbeat that could worsen as I get older. I know an eighteen year old who's dying of brain cancer and yet he doesn't blame God for it either. You see, it's like the person above me said, anyone can live without religion. Geez, I hate being called religous. It all comes down to having a relationship with God and relying on Him through thick and thin.
ReplyDeleteAnd why is Christian metalcore an oxymoron? It's just another genre of music that is reaching people who need God as much as anyone else does. It's all about the message of hope and love, not religion.