Believer

The Power Of Faith

Chapter 13
I am not one who is super religious. I have always been a free spirit who believes in equality, love , and giving the people a voice . That said , I have always had a weird relationship with god and the church . When I was younger I was forced to go to church by parents and of course being a free spirit I did not want to go because I didn't like to be forced into things . Well, of course I was right , I did not like to go because I really didn't understand what they meant and as I got older I really didn't believe what they were saying . I think a lot of people who are strong willed have a hard time believing in something when we are forced into it . So, as I got older I was really back and forth with my faith , I believed in God but there were times when I would definitely question it . I think what really turned me off was the controversy about the church itself . I didn't like the discrimination in the church , I felt that church should be a place where we should worship and love god , not a place where we should spew hate on people who were different than us . So feeling this way I distanced myself from god and the church . I was on and off with it for a while and it wasn't until I moved and got away that I actually started to become close to god again. I went through a rough time and as I was recovering from my depression, I found that my faith in god helped me . It wasn't the idea that God was going to fix it , it was more of the fact that I had someone there listening to me without interruptions or judgement . Faith when used in the right way is a powerful thing . Being able to look to god and knowing that he /she is with you is so comforting. Now , I don't know what you believe in but whether you believe in a religion or not or you just believe in yourself , the power of faith is stronger than you know .