I stopped being a believer a few years ago. The decision sits well with me. But I did stop to reread this part: "I can see and feel the heaviness of the people around me,” says Miller, who grew up in Wilmore. “You just feel that heaviness. As a believer, I’ve gotten to experience the freedom of getting to live in that hope, and I think h…
I stopped being a believer a few years ago. The decision sits well with me. But I did stop to reread this part: "I can see and feel the heaviness of the people around me,” says Miller, who grew up in Wilmore. “You just feel that heaviness. As a believer, I’ve gotten to experience the freedom of getting to live in that hope, and I think hope is something that extinguishes that fire of darkness.”
Is she suggesting that we may as well become believers and join the revival because you are least have hope and a level of freedom? It's a thought. But isn't having hope just another way to not live now? We're putting things off because of a promise of a mystical Garden of Babylon afterlife (that would be my fantasy)? Don't get me wrong, I love the idea. But I do not believe in fantasies that involve this level of supernatural. Not to mention handing over your life to this fantasy. My bullshit detector is on high elert. Why are we so different? Anyways... Just thoughts.
Jo, it's real. I can attest. We believers are a flawed lot and each very undeserving of the gospel message. It's a free gift but we're called by Christ to seek and to knock. We have to be willing. Expect a very personalized and emotional answer if you are sincere. I hope you consider it. It's beyond worth it. Best.
Being a believer helps you cope with the here and now. It sorts out truths from untruths, right from wrong, normal from crazy, in a world that is hellbent on normalizing crazy. This revival and the others going on are like resetting our hard drives to remove all the malware society has snuck on them. What is left is the pure love, forgiveness and redemption offered by Jesus. How restoring is that?!
I stopped being a believer a few years ago. The decision sits well with me. But I did stop to reread this part: "I can see and feel the heaviness of the people around me,” says Miller, who grew up in Wilmore. “You just feel that heaviness. As a believer, I’ve gotten to experience the freedom of getting to live in that hope, and I think hope is something that extinguishes that fire of darkness.”
Is she suggesting that we may as well become believers and join the revival because you are least have hope and a level of freedom? It's a thought. But isn't having hope just another way to not live now? We're putting things off because of a promise of a mystical Garden of Babylon afterlife (that would be my fantasy)? Don't get me wrong, I love the idea. But I do not believe in fantasies that involve this level of supernatural. Not to mention handing over your life to this fantasy. My bullshit detector is on high elert. Why are we so different? Anyways... Just thoughts.
Jo, it's real. I can attest. We believers are a flawed lot and each very undeserving of the gospel message. It's a free gift but we're called by Christ to seek and to knock. We have to be willing. Expect a very personalized and emotional answer if you are sincere. I hope you consider it. It's beyond worth it. Best.
I appreciate your response but I just can't feel it. I'm ok with my atheism though.
Being a believer helps you cope with the here and now. It sorts out truths from untruths, right from wrong, normal from crazy, in a world that is hellbent on normalizing crazy. This revival and the others going on are like resetting our hard drives to remove all the malware society has snuck on them. What is left is the pure love, forgiveness and redemption offered by Jesus. How restoring is that?!
".. myths from untruths." How?
But what a great read. I had no idea this was a thing.