Christianity: More Than A Religion

The Truth

What I find funny is that a lot of people think Christians are perfect so that means no matter what they do they can get away with it. That is not true at all. It just seems like people see it as something it is not. I was raised with Christianity but I can give you a good reason why I believe in it.

Here is the thing. We all have our own problems. 1 Corinthians 10:13 says "No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it". I love this verse for a simple reason: No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man.

So that means that everyone struggles with something and if you think you are alone you are not. I thought that at one time; felt like no one knew what I was going through. I'm not afraid to talk about how I get lustful thoughts or do lustful things. We all have problems. For me, I have done the same sin countless times yet I know each time I'm getting better and realizing my sin more and more. It is like for a moment you feel like one thing can satisfy you and that is all you have on your mind; that you must fill that desire. I have tried to fight it and still am. For example masturbating because I think it feels good even if I know it will only last a little. Or searching out of curiosity only being a fool because it led me to see something worse. Here's the funny thing:

I use to feel like what I did was so wrong and I kept doing it over and over. But recently I have seen God's grace in my life and have seen him more. Jesus dying on the cross was for everyone's sins. The small things I have done have been paid for. I feel bad after I do it but I realize what I have done. It is like for a moment I see how God sees me. I'm this filthy dirty human being who has problems yet God still loves me. ME. So, before I felt like it could satisfy me but after, I was unsatisfied as always. For a second I hope that it can satisfy me. But once I know I have done wrong I see a hope and it's not a false one. I see hope and love and joy just knowing I am forgiven and that God loves me.

For Christianity as a whole, I was taught it. But I'm not going to stop searching. With Christianity, it's different as I have stated before but many people get it wrong or miss a big part of it: Christianity shows you who you truly are. See, I wouldn't believe what a book tells me if it was not true but even if it isn't  let me tell you everything in the Bible describes me perfectly. The lust, the temptation, the anger, all of it describes me. It talks about everyone but points directly to me as well. It's cool that the Bible can do that.

No other religion/book can describe me 100% perfectly like the Bible does. I have looked at other religious books but they are not the same. We are all searching for something. People say that the world is dark. That gives me more evidence that God exists whether you believe it or not. If the world is dark, who is going to save us from it? Every story has a beginning and an end just like our lives. Christianity does not blind me and make me see the world as a happy place with sunshine and rainbows. The world is a dark place. What it does is make me realize we live in a messed up world but even though I know it's dark, I still have a hope. I feel bad I truly do for the people that don't get to see it. What I see is a dark world yet I also see light... I look up at the sky and have a hope... I see loving others as my hope not to be good but show the love that Jesus has showed to us. I don't want to believe in a God who believes in killing others and force them to believe or believe in no God. To me, that is even worse. You look around and say you cannot see God? There may be darkness but you can see the beauty in the darkness. 'I can't see God so I know he is not there'. That's just like saying: I cannot see my brain so I don't have one. You can feel the wind. I can feel the spirit.

You still don't believe me? I don't care. I'm not going to try and convert you. I struggle just like every human being. I see God more when I feel helpless after sinning because I realize that I can't do it on my own and that is what Christianity is about. Realizing we need someone to help us. If us humans could fix the world wouldn't it be fixed by now? So, your saying it has taken you thousands of years? Are we really getting any closer?

I struggled with pornography, masturbation, lust, feeling alone, my faith and I'm not afraid to show it. We all have problems. I'm not perfect but I know God is changing me into something better. I don't care if you see me a different way because of that. You can't say you are perfect or any better than I am. The truth is we are all messed up but people just need to accept that. I have a hope and I'm excited because I know Jesus is changing me! He has changed you guys just through this story and has helped you and I am so thankful for that! It's not a false hope. It's realization that we can't do it and if we could do it, the world would be a better place than it is now.

I'd like everyone reading this to put their struggles in the comments! You don't have to if you don't want to but I'd really like to know!

Also please pray for me as I might be moving and that means moving away from my girlfriend. I sort of want to but sort of don't and I ask that you will pray for me that I keep my faith in God through this hard time and for me to overcome temptation and to get rid of the lust in my life.

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