It wasn’t forced on me because I don’t believe in anything blindly. Religion is just a tool. You can use it to justify good or bad.
And religion isn’t the end all be all when it comes to belief in a higher power. Religion is literally just mankind’s flawed attempts to chronicle little nuggets of knowledge we’ve learned from glimpses of the divine. It was NEVER meant to be abused the way it is. When you put religion into perspective you realize it’s not religion that’s important at all. It’s the inspiration of God that’s important.
Now as to why I choose to follow God as outlined by tenants of Christianity, it’s because I tried God and God works. With very minimal sacrifice or requirement. And that manifestation was what was closest to me growing up. I believe there are other manifestations of God. I just happened to grow up in an environment of Christianity. After formally studying religions comparatively, my own was the best fit due to its easiness.
I don’t have to kill a goat. No blood sacrifices. No chants or spells. No sigils. No potentially dangerous bargains with scary looking entities. No real crazy shyt in the fine print.
The entity I find solace in wants me to realize my own divine potential, walk a balanced path. Quite literally sacrificed itself and his glory to take up the mantle of imperfection to demonstrate a path to that glory. Talks to hoes and lepers instead of judging them and acting hypocritical. And is omnipotent. Doesn’t need anything from me. Watches me fukk up time and time again and always hands me a cup of tea and listens and helps when I come back into the fold.
After trying God vs other traditions…(one day I’ll make a post about some shyt I’ve explored and the weird consequences
) it’s the thing that works the most consistently. I mean I’ve had crazy breakthroughs that are too uncanny to just be mere coincidences.
Otherwise, my own personal spiritual experiences are the only justification I have or need for my beliefs.
