Faith is Personal?

really dont have to go to church to pray or have faith in things. I think they go for the company of people around them

I know that HE does exsist whether HE answer my prayers now or later.I have always depended on HIM to see me through and most times HE has.Faith is what keeps us going,gives us hope and allow us to live a life of freedom and joy.Everyone has their belief and we have to accept that.There is a higher being or how else would we be living.Scientist has tried to explain everything but ask them how did procreation started they can say.I see life as the most wondrous gift ever.GOD is alive and is looking down on us.Faith is all you need .

In my personal experience people get a chance to feel the Almighty at one stage or another after they have met all hurdles in their life. This awakening happens to everyone invariably. Only the blessed and lucky ones are able to feel that the things have started happening one after another only with the grace of God. That makes them to have that great faith immediately. The more aged the people are the more experienced and the experience of the presence of God is one of them.

Hi Zandi! You are right in your observation that you may find more citizens at religious places and at religious congregations than the younger lot. I think as one gets older the burden of responsibilities on him/her gets lessen. When one is young, one gets married and brings up children, settles them and then marries them and once children are settled and married, one feels that his prime responsibilities are over and he has other jobs to attend and he can live his own life, as he wants (may be his grown up sons/daughters get too busy to attend to him) therefore, he turns to religious places. He gets good company of senior citizens over there and he feels comfortable in their company and he can share his joys and sorrows with them. And also when one grows older his desires keep diminishing and may be his will to live get reduced, therefore he turns to God for some peace and solace. Very Good Post!

hello sandi, i also noticed it in our church that the older one's are the most active in all church activities and when i come to ask them their stories during their younger years they are really have very inspiring stories that i think makes their faith stronger... so i think experiences that they've gone through in their lives make their faith much stronger and i think that they really feel the presence of God in their lives and in their old age, all they want to do is to use their remaining life serving God...and so they are not afraid to die... have a nice day! :-)

faith is belief in things not evident or something like that, i do believe that there is a grand architect, the maker because we gotta have come from somewhere. i envy people of faith because they have something that they believe in so strongly. an entitity that they have never seen and they believe in an afterlife and that it all has to balance out in the end. i have many isssues with organized religion, i am a spiritual person though, i have faith in myself and trust myself to get things done not so much some benevolent god, i mean i do believe sometimes and will offer up prayers of thanks. it is not that i do not believe there is a god. let us just say i am straddling the fence and trying to decide. it is a continual learning and growing process, i am questioning too much and do not have blind faith in anything really.

I think that faith is a very personal thing, personal as to whether we have it or not, and personal as to in what we have faith. Sometimes faith is the only thing that pulls someone through, other times faith doesn't seem to work and people seem to give it up, and then there are those who just never had faith in the first place, and this worked for them, and there are those who find faith later in life. It's different for everyone, and what works for one, may not work for another.

It could be worry as you get older.Then maybe you get wiser I have been told you get wisdom when you get older. Are maybe you just are ready to settle down and give it your all.

I personally think that if they start reading the bible, going to church etc. at an older age it just has dawned on them they are going to die one day & think that's going to get them to heaven. I don't think u have to do any of that to get to heaven altho i'm sure it helps but i think it's the way u live & treat other people that's going to get u there.

Maybe they take longer to see the light and what a comfort having something to beleave in ,especailly if they have lost thier partner in life.I think some go because they become lonley and need comfort or like you say nearer to god.

I guess my faith in God is extremely weak at this point. I don't really believe in any religion, nor any idol worshipping sort of activities. I just want to be religion - free, and my inner peace is all through my life experience, and what is the best for me. In religion, it too, always give instruction to people what to do. But for myself, I know what is the best for me.

Hi zandi, Very engrossing discussion indeed. Now as you have put faith and belief are personal thing. And it equates to the saying that you can not force me get committed to your faith unless I volunteer myself and accept what you are practicing. Not necessary that the person in my life get committed to what I believe or have trust in. Each individual is an isolated case and in this regard we can not blame any one I guess. Rest, the atheists going to the Church in their twilight might be because of their realization of the eternal fact that life is after all a mystery and not getting clue to this they take part in the congregation.

Its the reason for many of us,, Human nature. But I believe if the people go to temples early in life ,,it is easier for those to start back going to God later in life,, I used to attend when I was 3 years I remember,, I still take part in temples,, although it might be in the kitchen mostly

Yes thats true ,it depends upon the person how she handle his faith.I think thats only the way to make them enjoy and happy for the remaining years in their life as they grow older. And it is also the way to be nearer to God and help anyone trhough spiritual means. They are not afraid of it tthey just used to have busy schedules when they are still alive and kicking what I mean as they were young at age.

I just think as life gets closer to the end more people are covering all the bases. For me my faith has nothing to do with church or religion. My Hubby who has always been a strong Baptist no longer goes to church, he doesn't want to put up with the politics or social obligations. But I would say his faith is very strong.

Speaking of faith as you were asking if it is personal for me on my belief yes it is personal. Coming from inside us we believe in one thing and even in our faith within. The only thing that i know is faith is personal. Have a nice day friend!

well there are many example you found around you that atheist started believing in god. According to me insecurity is the main reason behind it. When person is young and able to do everything at that time he doesn't care about anybody.Most of the atheist are of young age or who is having moral support. When person become older he has to face many limitation. More or little he/she has to depends on others and at that time belief in god provide them moral support.That is my belief.

Different people experience different things. But what I think that is common with everyone is that at a point in their lives, there may be times they feel alone and don't know what to do. Its either they feel too alone, or too happy, that made them turn to God. But if one is really a believer, s/he will bring God with him/her wherever s/he may be.