Concepts of God
Sep. 10th, 2023 07:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tuesday_morningThe concept of God is a really interesting one that I've been trying to explore for many years now. God was always a very important part of my life growing up, mostly because God was used as a fear-tactic to keep me in line. But now that I'm an adult who can freely choose my own path (a privilege that I try to be very mindful of), I'm trying to take the time to get to know God on my own terms.
It's been difficult. I've always felt as though I needed to follow religious books to the letter, but right now I'm beginning to realize that these books were written by people. Divinely inspired or not, people penned these books, meaning that there is some margin for human error in these books, whether intentional or not. That's not to say that religions with human error are inherently bad or wrong, but it is to say that maybe there is more to God than initially meets the eye through these texts.
So now I'm looking at religions with more open eyes. I'm trying to find God not only in these texts, but beyond these texts through real-world applications. I'm trying to see God in the laughter of others, in the wrinkles on their faces and hands that show a life well-lived, in the happiness they have within even when they possess so little, and things of that nature. When you look at the world as if you haven't seen certain things before, it really does make even the small things look big and more radiant. I encourage everyone to do this every once in awhile; to stop and look at the veins going through the individual leaves on a tree or plant, to wonder where the squirrel in the park is running to and what it might be thinking, etc.
I'm fortunate to be on this journey that I'm currrently on, and I thank the Universe every day that I am alive to explore life in these ways. I hope to pay some of these experiences forward by using my words and my life to try and brighten the lives of others in this world, even if it's just in my own little circles or in my own corner of the world (my community). Maybe that's what it's all about.
It's been difficult. I've always felt as though I needed to follow religious books to the letter, but right now I'm beginning to realize that these books were written by people. Divinely inspired or not, people penned these books, meaning that there is some margin for human error in these books, whether intentional or not. That's not to say that religions with human error are inherently bad or wrong, but it is to say that maybe there is more to God than initially meets the eye through these texts.
So now I'm looking at religions with more open eyes. I'm trying to find God not only in these texts, but beyond these texts through real-world applications. I'm trying to see God in the laughter of others, in the wrinkles on their faces and hands that show a life well-lived, in the happiness they have within even when they possess so little, and things of that nature. When you look at the world as if you haven't seen certain things before, it really does make even the small things look big and more radiant. I encourage everyone to do this every once in awhile; to stop and look at the veins going through the individual leaves on a tree or plant, to wonder where the squirrel in the park is running to and what it might be thinking, etc.
I'm fortunate to be on this journey that I'm currrently on, and I thank the Universe every day that I am alive to explore life in these ways. I hope to pay some of these experiences forward by using my words and my life to try and brighten the lives of others in this world, even if it's just in my own little circles or in my own corner of the world (my community). Maybe that's what it's all about.
