I am speaking from indoctrination, even though having now escaped. However I think that if I had converted to Christianity later in life my answer would be the same.
When I was a christian the thought of Yahweh / Jesus really did comfort me. When I would go through difficult times I would rattle off "yep, god has got it all under control. He has never failed me yet, he'll always take care of me..." Insert any common phrase. And guess what? I really did feel comforted. I felt comforted because like anything else, when you remove responsibility from yourself and place it on something else (X) it then becomes X's problem not your own.
I'll use the analogy of an insurance company as old as it may be. Say I live in a flood plain. I get floods from time to time. Without insurance every time we get a heavy rain I will worry about my belongings. The insurance i place my trust in removes that worry, it puts the responsibility on them, not me.
Anyways, just my take...
When I was a christian the thought of Yahweh / Jesus really did comfort me. When I would go through difficult times I would rattle off "yep, god has got it all under control. He has never failed me yet, he'll always take care of me..." Insert any common phrase. And guess what? I really did feel comforted. I felt comforted because like anything else, when you remove responsibility from yourself and place it on something else (X) it then becomes X's problem not your own.
I'll use the analogy of an insurance company as old as it may be. Say I live in a flood plain. I get floods from time to time. Without insurance every time we get a heavy rain I will worry about my belongings. The insurance i place my trust in removes that worry, it puts the responsibility on them, not me.
Anyways, just my take...
**Crickets** -- God
