A State Of Mind
As I write this, I know some people will feel upset and maybe angry because many of us were taught not to question our belief systems. However, I write in the hopes that my experience will foster healing with and in others... Fore I NOW KNOW, GOD IS LOVE AND ONLY LOVE!
At age 17, as I was questioning my religious teachings and my experiences...it soon lead me to leave the church. I began receiving messages from a family member and from certain folks in that church that I was being filled with the Devil and Going to Hell. Mind you, I loved this church and our pastor and his family. They are wonderful people. However, these words left me feeling devastated, angry and hurt.
Being a confused youth, who only wanted to feel love, I thought every bad thing that happened to me during the following 10 years was because God was punishing me. After all, I was accused of turning my heart from him and letting the Devil in by my questioning these beliefs, which left me to believe that I deserved this punishment.
After doing deep spiritual and emotional healing work, I learned and experienced first hand that the concepts Heaven and Hell are actually a state of mind.
We REALLY do create our life experiences through our thoughts.
I left the church believing I would be punished. So therefore, all bad experiences I had, confirmed my belief that God was punishing me because he was angry at me for leaving the church. What I was told back then... became A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.
In my mind and heart, there in NO Devil. Is there evil? There are people who do some very bad things, yes; however, it makes me wonder what happened in their life experiences that trigger(ed) them to lose hope, to literally die spiritually and stop caring about others. My prayer is that God's LOVE returns into their hearts and restores their soul.
Do I believe in God? Do I believe in Jesus? YES! Absolutely...as I believe in Buddha and all other Spiritual Masters. God is REAL. The story and life of Jesus is TRUE. However, I do wonder if "all" of Jesus’ teachings are really documented. I wonder if there were some teachings that were purposely left out and/or modified in order to create a world of fear, domination and oppression...so that those who were in power, stayed in power...the very power that Jesus spoke up against.
I am a believer now more than ever. May God Bless You ALL. May PEACE come to this world.
Please know I share from a place of love, with the intent to help others who may have had similar experiences. As well as, to educate those that when people accuse others of being filled with the Devil and going to Hell...it is like putting a curse onto them. Please, I humbly ask that that be stopped. Instead, open your hearts to their questions and "listen" to what they are asking. Don't react from a place of fear. Allow the Spirit of LOVE to assist each other in this process, so that God can work through you to bring the answers to all involved.