We are absolutely bound by our beliefs! And I don’t think it means that you don’t cling to truth. You are very much seeking the truth, and I don’t think you’ll ever let it go – because it actually changes your life!

Thanks for sharing!

Robert

Thanks for sharing your experience. I am slowly working on a book along with many other projects.

Thanks for the encouraging words.

Don’t allow your journey to become a bother to you. All is well – Really!

Blessings,

Robert

I have explored Unity a bit. Even spoke at a couple different churches in TX.

I’m pretty much in alignment with it, but not too fond of their structure – which is needed in any organization. I’m just not that organized!

Blessings,

Robert

In loving service,
Elizabeth

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Blessings,

Robert

We’re very much on the same page!

The peace I had known came from the idea that since I was fitting in to a particular system I was accepted by God. Of course associated with that “peace” is the realization that any deviation from the prescribed activities would result in a loss of peace and who knows what else – possibly everything… including your soul for all eternity.

Now the idea of losing my soul is as ridiculous as the thought of misplacing my head.

True peace doesn’t have any associated downside based on physical conditions!

Blessings,

Robert

I know a part of where you are and know all of where you have been.

I read all of Sarah Keeva’s post and, even though she may not want it, I feel sorry for her. Trying to drill an idea into another person’s head usually fails, unless it is done over many years as in brainwashing. Quite often, forcing an issue can leave a nasty taste in one’s mouth.

I am in a position in which I do not seek anything. I do not read the Bible except for a few snippets I read on websites. My Bible has dust on it and I cannot tell you where it is off hand. On occasion, I look up a reference at blueletterbible.com. But in my past, I read the Bible from start to finish at least five times over several years – not speed-reading, mind you. At one time, I could have quoted almost any verse and knew every story in the book. That is no longer important to me. The Bible is an interesting book but so is the Quran and many others.

People ask me, in the flow of certain conversations, if I am a Christian. I say yes to keep the conversation flowing. I am Chris. All other parts of me are labels that really mean nothing. I have no need to stand on rooftops and proclaim what I do in the privacy of my own home. I do not wear identifying clothing or jewelry (except for work clothes that the company requires). I do not attend any church or gathering of religious people for religious purposes. It is not necessary for me. I do not care what any book says about it either. I do not believe the Bible is the one and only handbook of life and death. I believe God speaks to people when the time is right which may be in the middle of the week, driving down the road, texting, and without a seatbelt (intuition, or God, might tell you to put the phone away, buckle your belt, and pay attention).

I know of a peace, but I don’t know that I arrived at it in the same way you did or if it is the same peace. The peace I feel is not being worried about what the Bible says or what some preacher or self-proclaimed prophet preaches. True peace in spiritual matters is very difficult, and possibly impossible, for some people to grasp. I looked for peace in the verses, expecting peace to light on me like a feather on my shoulder – but it never happened. I thought maybe God would grant it to me because I was doing what I thought He wanted and expected of me. Never happened. I prayed, hours on end, and nothing happened. Have you ever wondered if the devil was inhibiting your relationship with God? Do you know how awful that feels?

When I gave up trying so hard and forcing the issue and totally gave up on everything spiritual, I found the peace. It is mentally, physically, and emotionally draining to worry daily about what is right, who is right, what time is right, and what place is right.

T-shirts and bumper stickers proclaim, “Let God”. But I do not believe those people that buy those items really know what that means. People who are constantly worrying are not ‘letting God’. And when I refer to worrying, I’m not talking about just twisting guts in knots. I’m talking about people who are more worried about what certain verses mean and how that application fits them. It does not matter. It does not matter. Let God.

When I was a child, there were many instances that people stated certain people would not be in heaven. So, as my imagination went wild, I wondered about the Native American Indians, the settlers, the people around the 1700′s, and all those beyond and between. All of those people are going to hell because they did not attend a certain church or hear the gospel from a certain person? Bull! God is the one in control. People seem to forget that little detail when they get on their soapboxes. He will bring to the table those that He sees fit. He will teach them in the manner that He sees fit.

How many people truly let God? He has had the final say in all matters since before time. And I do not doubt for a minute that there will be, and are, people in heaven who come from all faith systems, whether they be Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, from some tribe in Africa, or any others.

Think of the human race. How many different people does it take to create an automobile from iron ore to the finished product? All people have a belief system. Some put their faith in trees. We are all working toward a finished product and we are all from different faiths. Even within Christianity, you can find a wide variety of beliefs.

So why do we worry? People who are at peace do not frown near as much as those who are troubled. I have heard many people from that one particular belief system, the one you know, Robert, state that they have peace. They sure do frown a lot and their brows are creased. Let God.

I understand the fear of letting go. People need control. Controlling one’s spiritual path does not work, no matter how many people believe so. Let loose, let go, and let God.