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 People who do not believe in god do not have “faith” in that belief. Faith is a state of the unsure, not the sure. Faith is being certain in the uncertain. Whereas agnosticism is being uncertain of the uncertain. 

I find it astounding people have faith in their God and that all other gods or a lack of gods are false.  
 I’m thankful for Nostr and thankful for “discussion” (preferably over coffee).  Thank you for this interaction, but for me it will be limited to this last post.  

We were all created to worship, it just depends on the noun of your particular choice to worship.  Consciously or not we’re all worshipping something.  Speaking from experience, life with Christ is not easy.  It shouldn’t be.  If it is we have our theology all wrong.  Why is it though that we all struggle?  And yes, we all struggle.  It’s because we’re forgetful.  We struggle in our flesh to remember.  We forget that we can do nothing in our own strength as there is nothing good in us.  For there is none worthy (not even one).  We forget it is His strength and his grace and his mercy that gives the only hope there is for this world.  I’ll probably even mess up this post.  😊

Yes, I come from a life of brokenness, yes I experience brokenness, but in Christ I am not broken.  He’s my dad, far and away better and eternal than any earthly dad.  His finished work gives both you and I hope.  I have faith, and for me it came tangibly, through grit and sweat and fear and abandonment and rejection.  And it is sweet.  Religion isn’t what is needed.  A very personal, unique to you relationship with the triune and living God is what is needed, by every one of us.  And that is everyone reading this.  

He who has ears to hear let him hear.