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Who is God?
A Journey of Mine
I truly don’t know how I feel about religion. Life has been crazy for me, and growing up in a poor and toxic church community (the LDS religion, in Utah…) my relationship with anything outside of the people in front of me has been a difficult subject in life.
I have many questions when it comes to God, and not all of the answers I need are found in the good book. I’ve gotten a new copy of the Bible and began going through, highlighting, annotating, and asking a million questions. But I’m left shaking and scratching my head over and over.
I have a fabulous friend here on Medium () who writes daily about her faith. She is devoted and passionate in her writing. You can clearly tell that her faith isn’t about a social standing or as a way to judge other people, but instead she uses it as a way to lift other people up. Diane always spreads positivity through her stories, and I’d say check her out if you’re a) religious and love those types of posts, b) struggling to understand your religion and need kind words, or c) you’re not religious at all but want to see someone passionate about theirs.
Some questions I still have that maybe you (or Diane) can answer or add your own thoughts to:
- Is God a woman or a man? Genderless? Sexless?
- If free-will doesn’t exist, why do bad things happen?
- If free-will does exist, why does everyone say ‘part of God’s plan’? Does that not suggest pre-destination?
