Something Strange (POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE)

[Maelstrom]

My background with Christianity is that I grew up in a Cristian home and going to church. I had a bible when I was around 9 years old, and whilst I was familiar with bible stories, I did not understand what I read in my bible, it didn't make any sense to me (maybe due to dyslexia?). But I clearly remember that I always felt better after reading the Psalms and Proverbs, they had a calming effect on me and I felt more at peace. I had time away from God during my teenage years+ but came back to God in recent years. I still find the Psalms to be of particular benefit to calming a troubled mind/heart as well as worship music. One song that I find particulary helpful when I have a troubled mind is His Voice (makes the difference)

I believe that being a Christian means having a relationship with God as a pose to following a religion and that Salvation comes through faith in who Jesus is and what He did at Calvary and not through works (following a list of do's and don'ts).

Hi Vinca I'm not too different from you...I never left the church but there is christian and Christian. I agree with you except I think think it's all of the above, However you are right it is hard to really have true faith or works without being truly close to God...there is a hidden sort of communing that is hard to maintain sometimes....but when you do the whole mind seems to shift into a better place. I need to keep working on that it is so easy to get tired and distracted in life. Mael says Hi!