I spent a lot of time in organized religion, not as much as you but a lot. I’m seeing things differently now. I’ve come to believe that what I thought was a relationship with God was no relationship.
We all have same experience. It’s called life. When God gives true believers what they pray for, He’s good. Praise God! And when he doesn’t, He’s wise. There must be a reason my child died from cancer. That’s just life. Sometimes it goes your way. Sometimes it doesn’t. Religious people just overlay the whole concept of God on the common experience of day-to-day existence.
· The true believers say God tells them what to do with their lives. The nonreligious just call that intuition and synchronicity.
· True believers take their cares to God in prayer. Nonreligious folks just talk to their bar buddies. (At least they talk back.)
· True believers are inspired by the Bible—mainly because they were told it’s special, not because of any merit inherent in the text. The nonreligious can gain insights from just about any book.
Why can’t we just lead our own lives?
