Sometimes Deep . . . Often Random Thoughts

So I actually have 2 things to write about, because of a very intense last hour I have had.  I’ve decided I will write about this one first since I am SO angry about it.  I like to say that most of the things I will blog about are deeply thought through and reflected upon.  However, I will advise now, that today’s post as well as tomorrows are going to be based off strict emotion and nothing more.  I will also advise that I rarely talk religion, but, well I have SO much inside me right now it’s going to have to come out. . . So Here goes.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am an extremely spiritual person.  A small background is that my mother was raised Jewish, Hebrew school and all.  My biological father is also Jewish, born in Germany right after the holocaust.  That being said, I was not raised with religion.  My mother studied Judaism when she was a kid, and the bible as she grew into adulthood.  She raised us to believe in God, and be good people, to treat people with respect, to pray every day and that we didn’t need to go to church in order to have a relationship with God.  She always wanted us to find our own spiritual path, which I respect so much.  I have done my best to live my life in that way.  I pray every day, more than once a day.  I thank God for all of my blessings, and pray that I will be forgiven for my sins, and I like to believe that I am a fairly selfless person who treats all other people with respect and kindness.

I actually study all faiths quite heavily, as it is something that really speaks to me.  That being said, I don’t find the need to classify myself by claiming I am one “religion” or another.  The fact is that I believe in possibilities, and my personal choice is not to limit myself, but search for answers every day of my life.  Now please don’t misunderstand me, I have respect for all faiths, and all religions, and find it a blessing in this day in age for people to believe in something.

I could never claim that I am perfect, or anywhere near perfect.  But I will say that I do believe that I am a good person.  I ask myself often ask myself how what I am doing or saying look in the eyes of God.  I would venture to say that I am more “Christian” than a lot of people I know who say they are Christian, because being a Christian is so much more than just saying that you are Christian.  (If that makes ANY sense).

Moving on, and trying to wrap this rant up.  No one, I mean NO ONE has the right to judge me or anyone else for their beliefs, and I truly believe that if you claim to be “religious” and you are judging other people based on that, or anything else for that matter, then you need to take a deep hard look at what you SAY your faith or religion is.  Because us, as humans, have absolutely no right to judge other people.  That’s God’s job.

So where is this all coming from, you ask?  Well I won’t go into the very long and absurd details, but I was just texted by someone I have never met, who said to me “Ok, well I know you are into astrology, and we are Christian…..”  Um, yeah.  First off, you don’t know me, second off, I’m quite sure you just attacked my faith, third off, what kind of Christian are you to judge me”.  There are so many things wrong with that text, that it’s actually blowing my mind! BLOWING MY MIND!  My mission, and my purpose in life is to help and heal people, and now I am not even being attacked by someone who knows me, and my heart, but someone who doesn’t.  I won’t go into the rest of the conversation in the text.  I will only say, think about what you say to people for God’s sake.  Before you start judging other people, make sure you are taking a look at yourself, and that you are living the path that your God laid out for you.

I’m beyond emotion right now, so I will leave it here.  I truly hope that I haven’t offended anyone with the religion talk.  But honestly, if you know me, you do know that I respect all faiths, and if you got anything other than that from this post, it was certainly not my intention.

“Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgement you make, you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get.”  Matthew 7:1-3