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TOPIC: A Cheerful Giver

A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3085

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I remember Church making me feel obligated to put up with my wife my ex-wife in ways that will really difficult for me. When I read that expectations of a husband in a marriage can be exaggerated I almost cried. This is so true I felt like all I did was give and give and give and it was never good enough. I got no Comfort when I went to church I was told stuff like it’s good to be long suffering and the Lord knew what I was going through and my answer was coming and here you go pay your ties and be faithful. I just kept doing it waiting for my blessing it never came. I was blessed with being slapped with divorce papers being put out of my home because I was fired from my job and I could not figure out what I had done wrong. I was on the verge of committing suicide when I reached out to a website that saved my life. I’m really glad to know that the most high does love me and I was being led down a path that was wrong and now I’m on the right path and I’m very grateful all of this I remember it and it did have a very hard effect on me and my life but it’s over now and I am thankful.
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A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3088

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Damn…so we learn to blame the victim because we are blamed when the answers to our prayers don’t materialize, and oh damn. Yeap, that sends the message that things happen to us because of something we aren’t doing right. In other words, we bring hardship on ourselves and that eliminates the need to feel bad or in any way obligated to help those who are struggling through life because it’s their fault they are poor. How is this justified when it comes to being born in poverty? See, all of this mess sets us up to fail because we all enter into situations with too much expectations. We don’t respect each other or value how others feel, not like we should. Yeah…I’m glad I’m a Gnostic. I’m so glad to be out of the matrix of religion.

It worked for me too Uncle, I had to share it. You don’t have to thank me. Thank you for trusting me.
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A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3089

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Mason what is this idea the more you sacrificed the more you will be rewarded come from? It’s not logical. I remember hearing it I remember wondering how does that work. I watch my father’s stuff and where my husband just described he suffered I remember going to church and praying that the Lord would help my father. It it just got worse. Then we had to hear it’s our Valley or we had to ride out the storm. I also heard we were being tested to see how strong our faith was. I was done Mason I decided I was an atheist. I just couldn’t deal with that anymore. I couldn’t make it I can’t wrap my brain around it I couldn’t understand why God would need anybody to suffer the way my father was suffering. I helped edit this article and I cried. I am so glad to finally hear these kinds of things because it really is healing for my damaged soul. Religion nearly destroyed me and I think that’s why me and Rocky are so close. Thank you Mason for making this clear I really needed to hear this.
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A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3092

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I heard how selfish I was all the time. I was not giving my money to some church. I mean they weren’t doing anything in the community. And look around what are they doing for the homeless? What are they doing for the hungry? I don’t see enough effort being made to assist people who are struggling through life. As long as there are churches and people who call their selves lovers of God there should not be any body homeless in this world. So you want me to give you money to go and spread the word of God? So you can keep going telling people all this mess that ain’t right? Just like those evangelicals went over there to Africa and caused all those problems this is wrong. They have them people killing each other over there over something that they are hateful about. They have turned their God into the devil they’re always talking about. As always Mason has enlightened us to the horror of religion and I am now Justified or I feel Justified in my unwillingness to be a fool
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A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3093

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I tell you this, I like to be clear on how what sometime is seen to be small can be much. I like to be clear on the many ways to give what is to be in need. I like to know Most High is God of Love and all he require is us be responsible. Responsible is a big big thing really. I love that we have guide to learn what our requirement is in life. I glad to know we should march, we should vote, we should get involved when something wrong is be done. I see those who walk away the do not to help. No on to want to be involved. This is wrong. I glad to have this clarification. Husband, I to really love and admire you sister.
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A Cheerful Giver 5 years 8 months ago #3094

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Mason, I never agreed to being pimped by the church. I knew that much. But putting this all together as you have clearly done in this article, helps me articulate why I felt so put off by the church. I couldn’t put my finger on it I just felt it. Now, now it’s clear. I sat back after reading this article and exhaled. I thought that’s it…that was my problem with the church. All of it, it was too much. I decided I was atheist. It was overwhelming and I didn’t need that in my life. To many rules, to many obligations. I couldn’t, it’s really was actually really stressful. Mason…Thank You for explaining what was wrong with the church for me. I felt all of these things. Nothing was wrong with me. Thank You.
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