(February 2, 2012 at 6:34 pm)brotherlylove Wrote: You mentioned that you sought out God..how did you seek Him?
Oh you know, the usual introspective examination coupled with careful observations of the events and objects surrounding me.
brotherlylove Wrote:When I was saved, I was able to clearly see that in my life, all throughout my life, God had always been there, helping me, protecting me, teaching me, and leading me, even though I didn't believe in Him. I just didn't see it at the time. Do you think it is possible that God was helping you overcome these things even though you don't see it at the moment?
No, because it wasn't as if I was suddenly cured or delievered from my problems. I had to examine my life and figure out what I was doing wrong and what I should do to correct it. The improvements in my life were the culmination of hard work and a determination to understand what changes needed to occur. Coincidentally, these improvements came shortly after I decided the search for god revealed he did not exist.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell