God and Devil

[mrnoodle]

Originally Posted by Catwoman

Mr noodle - imagine the relief, the sheer pleasure of an alternative. You said something had happened in your life, something bad, that finally pushed you into believing. You had reached the ultimate point of desperation with this life and here - here was a god, an all-knowing, all loving creature to sooth your fears and help you through. Of course you would accept it, or course you would welcome it. You might even be drawn to your knees from such relief and joy.

No, I had reached a point where my distance from God's will had made me desperate. I already believed, but had let my belief falter. Just sin, not some huge bad event. It's kind of hard to explain to someone who doesn't "get" the sin concept. God didn't soothe my fears necessarily - he just made his presence known. That brought a combination of awe (near terror) and peace. Really can't explain it.