This is something I wished religious (especially Christians) understood. My family has not stopped being on my CASE about my decision to stopped attending church a couple years ago, and my decision is because if the God that I believe in exists everywhere and in anything, confining God to a building feels so limiting. Any time I bring up that counterargument, they come up with other excuses, but I’ve realized that I see God differently from them and thus rebuilding that personal and spiritual relationship with God in myself and in herbalism or creating art. God exists everywhere because God is everything. I’m glad others feel the similar to me as well 💝
Ex communicate with them. I had to. They are toxic and it is harassment for them to constantly be on your case. They are confused. Forgiving and loving family doesn't mean you have to associate with them. They lose the privilege of being apart of your life and even speaking to you when they continue to advise you when you don't ask and guilt you when you have done nothing wrong and bully you in their way to control you. Byeee!
Very nice, looking forward to more of this! I get that connection too, not so much as a religious thing but just the energy. Rather be where we are out in the country than in any city.
You are a fortunate one and we relate so much. I was raised the same except I had those parents that forced the fear of God and used their power of parenthood to the point of making God into a reminder of restriction and depending on an outside source for everything and no credit is to be given to yourself. It is "the glory of God that has blessed us and to fear his wrath." For a young girl who was kept naive and everything done for her and forced to rely notnof herself but of this man who is in the heavens somewhere making all the rules it was frightening. Yet the parents I have were very hypocritical and fanatical about it. In fact, that is all there was of our family life. Church. Dressing up for it as if it mattered. Go to a place where gossip happened yet it was bad to gossip, a place you had to wake eay and hurry up and get ready for, wait for your mother to stop making everyone else important and your left starving and bored as she is the last to leave the church because she is gossiping. Talking to some lady with her large over weight purse on her shoulder as if she needed all that was in it yet complained about her shoulder being in pain. Looks and appearances mattered most. Yet my father flew off the handle left and right. Slamming his fists on the table because my brother didn't hold his fork correctly. My mother stayed with that. Ignored it. They were Christians. I was a child in prison yet never blamed God. I felt God was always the spirit in nature too. The quiet peace when birds chirp in a garden or walk in a path among trees. My refuge in nature was healing. So now as a 53 year old finally healing from it all, I don't go to church anymore. I don't relate with them anyway. I'm not a mother nor married. I'm looked down actually due to that. Church is for guilty people that are shallow and need to justify their actions. A building that is funded by a code that gives the leaders that f
Got their degrees in theology money tax free to preach what the congregation picks and choses to hear and not live it. I don't see God there. Nope.
This is the God and the angels described in the Essene Gospels of Peace. I love this version way more than the one taught in church when I was little. Nobody told me about the True God, but in my heart I knew. Thanks for putting it into words, loved reading your story.
This is something I wished religious (especially Christians) understood. My family has not stopped being on my CASE about my decision to stopped attending church a couple years ago, and my decision is because if the God that I believe in exists everywhere and in anything, confining God to a building feels so limiting. Any time I bring up that counterargument, they come up with other excuses, but I’ve realized that I see God differently from them and thus rebuilding that personal and spiritual relationship with God in myself and in herbalism or creating art. God exists everywhere because God is everything. I’m glad others feel the similar to me as well 💝
Ex communicate with them. I had to. They are toxic and it is harassment for them to constantly be on your case. They are confused. Forgiving and loving family doesn't mean you have to associate with them. They lose the privilege of being apart of your life and even speaking to you when they continue to advise you when you don't ask and guilt you when you have done nothing wrong and bully you in their way to control you. Byeee!
Thank you for this…
You’re very welcome.
Very nice, looking forward to more of this! I get that connection too, not so much as a religious thing but just the energy. Rather be where we are out in the country than in any city.
John 4: 23-24 Speaks of worshiping God in spirit and in truth. God is a spirit and creator of the earth and all that is within it.
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You are a fortunate one and we relate so much. I was raised the same except I had those parents that forced the fear of God and used their power of parenthood to the point of making God into a reminder of restriction and depending on an outside source for everything and no credit is to be given to yourself. It is "the glory of God that has blessed us and to fear his wrath." For a young girl who was kept naive and everything done for her and forced to rely notnof herself but of this man who is in the heavens somewhere making all the rules it was frightening. Yet the parents I have were very hypocritical and fanatical about it. In fact, that is all there was of our family life. Church. Dressing up for it as if it mattered. Go to a place where gossip happened yet it was bad to gossip, a place you had to wake eay and hurry up and get ready for, wait for your mother to stop making everyone else important and your left starving and bored as she is the last to leave the church because she is gossiping. Talking to some lady with her large over weight purse on her shoulder as if she needed all that was in it yet complained about her shoulder being in pain. Looks and appearances mattered most. Yet my father flew off the handle left and right. Slamming his fists on the table because my brother didn't hold his fork correctly. My mother stayed with that. Ignored it. They were Christians. I was a child in prison yet never blamed God. I felt God was always the spirit in nature too. The quiet peace when birds chirp in a garden or walk in a path among trees. My refuge in nature was healing. So now as a 53 year old finally healing from it all, I don't go to church anymore. I don't relate with them anyway. I'm not a mother nor married. I'm looked down actually due to that. Church is for guilty people that are shallow and need to justify their actions. A building that is funded by a code that gives the leaders that f
Got their degrees in theology money tax free to preach what the congregation picks and choses to hear and not live it. I don't see God there. Nope.
This is the God and the angels described in the Essene Gospels of Peace. I love this version way more than the one taught in church when I was little. Nobody told me about the True God, but in my heart I knew. Thanks for putting it into words, loved reading your story.
This ALL was beautiful. Thank you.