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Being a non-religious person people naturally assume that faith isn’t a big part of my life. However, I’ve noticed that I seem to have far more faith than many religious people I know. Another thing I’ve seen people assume is that because I drink and party and have a moral compass that is pretty far to the left that I don’t respect God. In face I have the utmost respect through my love for God and I need little evidence of God in the way of scripture or posturing from my peers. I know God. I feel God in my life as the light that warms me and keeps me pointed in a favorable direction. I believe that religion is a filter from which to view God. Some people require it and others do not. Many of these filters add unfavorable attributes to God… I believe sometimes we put Human attributes on the definition of God in order to better relate to something and define something that moves through us and around us as an energy that creates and holds together the fabric of the universe.

In my world we all have access to this God energy and we either use it to define our life or use the illusion of the absence of God to define our life. All things not based out of love give the feeling of absence in God. When you fear God, even if it is respect out of fear I believe you lessen your relationship with God. However, this is not wrong or right… Many people need to understand the absence of something in order to understand the value of it’s presence. I prefer the route that ties me in to the energy of God through a steady stream and through my actions I praise God. Through my unwavering knowing that my needs and desires are fulfilled because of my faith and use of this spiritual energy I am fulfilled.

Morality and spirituality are two very distinct things and one shouldn’t be confused with the other. Furthermore, what is morale and good to me may not be good to you and the opposite is true for you. I don’t believe in Hell or Satan for that matter and definitely do not believe in sin. When I wrong someone I feel it strongly and I have wronged very few. Those that I have wronged I apologize to quickly and those who have wronged me usually apologize to me. The burden of sin, which I believe to be a Human defined set of rules, doesn’t weigh on my soul. God directs my actions without interpretation from ancient books or Human proclaimed advisors of God. I am strong in my faith and my life has proven that my faith works for me. I’m not saying this is for everyone as it most certainly isn’t. Everybody defines their relationship with God in a different way that is comfortable for them. However, this may be for some of you where it was on your mind or for those who wondered about how I believed.

I know like I know.