Hi. I'd be interested to hear how you came to faith.
What happened to me, in the happy times when I could believe, was that something would happen that was so unlike things that usually happen in the material world, that I was "blown away" and my skeptical mind temporarily gave up. This happened several times, 5 or so. The problem was that the skeptical mind doesn't give up for long, although some of those experience were real stunners and I still remember all of them and think, "Could all of that, taken together, really have been by accident?"
So how did it happen to you?
--Experiences like mine
--So much evidence that your own inner skeptic just gave up for all time*
--A choice (I've made the choice for Christianity myself, just waiting for how to carry it out more than I currently can).
--Just always had it. It was a gift from God that came early.
--The world just feels like there's a God in it and you don't need to question it
--Something else
I'm thinking about the choice thing, if I can go farther with it. Like maybe those experiences were hints, and now I'm supposed to do something with it. I heard second-hand about a pastor who, earlier in his life, made a choice. Reportedly he said, "One day I decided to live as though God is real, and it was wonderful, and I never looked back." I'm wondering if that's what I'm supposed to do. Would the inner skeptic still be there and kicking up a fuss? Should I try it anyway?
Or do I just keep up the reading and praying, and wait?
*I'd like to hear about your evidence but it's probably more understandable to cover one subject at a time.
What happened to me, in the happy times when I could believe, was that something would happen that was so unlike things that usually happen in the material world, that I was "blown away" and my skeptical mind temporarily gave up. This happened several times, 5 or so. The problem was that the skeptical mind doesn't give up for long, although some of those experience were real stunners and I still remember all of them and think, "Could all of that, taken together, really have been by accident?"
So how did it happen to you?
--Experiences like mine
--So much evidence that your own inner skeptic just gave up for all time*
--A choice (I've made the choice for Christianity myself, just waiting for how to carry it out more than I currently can).
--Just always had it. It was a gift from God that came early.
--The world just feels like there's a God in it and you don't need to question it
--Something else
I'm thinking about the choice thing, if I can go farther with it. Like maybe those experiences were hints, and now I'm supposed to do something with it. I heard second-hand about a pastor who, earlier in his life, made a choice. Reportedly he said, "One day I decided to live as though God is real, and it was wonderful, and I never looked back." I'm wondering if that's what I'm supposed to do. Would the inner skeptic still be there and kicking up a fuss? Should I try it anyway?
Or do I just keep up the reading and praying, and wait?
*I'd like to hear about your evidence but it's probably more understandable to cover one subject at a time.
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