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i've grown up going to a christian church and school and i pray everyday but i've never felt God's presence before...
i try to have faith and seek him but it's hard when i don't feel he's there and i feel like there's a hole in my life and i feel lonely but i just don't feel like i'm a christian even though i want to be.
how do i become a christian even though i've already been praying and going to church and have seeked him but don't feel anything??
You won't wake up one day and have a halo over your head just because you prayed for it. You don't feel God like you feel sunshine or a breeze, I'm sorry if someone made you think that's how it works. People exaggerate.
Church is supposed to be a religious experience. The community, the rituals, the songs, all that stuff is supposed to make you feel good and holy.
Well, that works for some people, but there's more to God than scripture. Find yourself a quiet tree, turn your cell phone off, close your eyes for a minute and breathe.
After you calm down for a minute you'll realize you're pretty tiny compared to the tree, and the tree is pretty tiny compared to the earth, and the earth is really tiny compared to the sun, etc... but we're all made up of the same tiny little cells, and we're all sharing this moment in time together.
Then, get up and return to your daily life. Realizing that the day-to-day problems are insignificant in the grand scheme of things, living your life as a good person becomes a necessity, not a chore.. and THAT is how praying and church and feeling God is supposed to make you feel.
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