I cannot be angry with those who seek God in the form of religion whom look like me. Because people do that in order to find something better to strive for. They seek Him out in order for acceptance and the feeling of wholeness.
Now I'm definitely an athiest, and that will never change. But I see what and why folks do what they do. A lot of folks seek security and the need to be validated and they do it through others.
I believe that God is within yourself. And only ...you can draw it out from within. And once you draw it out, you will no longer need somebody or something to do that for you.
So I see nothing wrong with listening to artists who bring God into their message. The artists I listen to have a tendency to bring it out, annd they show us their soul.
And there is nothing wrong with sharing your soul as long as it comes from a place where love lives.
Keep love close and make sure you are okay with who you are first and formost. Know the good, the bad, and the ugly within yourself. Once you know that, then you can do better as long as you aren't striving for supremacy.
#SundayReflections
I keep seeing images like this on my facebook feed:
and this:
And all I can do is wonder what's really going on in these people's heads. In 1962, prayer was taken out of schools. The word "God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance in 1954. Does it mean that no one was going to prison or committing crimes back then? Does this mean that there was no bullying when prayer was in schools? Does it mean that kids were not ostracized by the teachers back then? Does it mean that everyone loved each other and no one was ever harmed ? Did adding the word "God" to the Pledge of Allegiance make a difference? I think not. In fact, I believe school was harsher then than it is now, and a single word added to the Pledge of Allegiance is not the cause of it getting better. People say things like "But kids are having kids and they sure are rude and disrespectful now a days." Sure, all across the spectrum, kids are having kids, and the kids are really disrespectful right now. That has nothing to do with God, per se but back in the day parents used to hide their young pregnant daughters by sending them away for a while and having the baby sent to be adopted, and kids have been acting a fool for centuries. Every older person who grew up in the 50s and 60s also grew up with some terrible kids as well. If you go further back, the earlier generations have stories to tell about crazy kids. I grew up with some terrible ass kids also. As a person gets older, they become out of touch with the children, and I believe images like the ones mentioned above are a great example of that. Having God in your life will not make you a better person. I've seen people do the shadiest things then turn around, brag about being in church every Sunday, and revel in the fact that they are saved and blessed. This behavior is evident in a whole lot of people and crosses all demographics. Thanks to God, I keep hearing about honor killings in the middle east, manifest destiny, rape,child molestation, people killing each other for believing in the "wrong" religion, and lets not forget the Salem Witch Trials, and the KKK who killed Blacks, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants while using religion to justify their actions. Needless to say, stop hiding behind God to justify good and bad behavior and realize that a person's actions are what matter the most regardless if they are "saved" or "blessed" enough. Get the fuck outta here with that mess.
