jejemanito:
Funny thing is if you'd allowed yourself to be wrapped under the cloak of "religion," chances of your constructing such a nice write-up would've been very very very slim.

All I know is there is something about religion: it bars us from exploring the full potentials of our thinking abilities.

Hurlstarling:
I remember so vivid then how ecstatic I was in God's presence. Full of life and joy, in fact led praises in youth gatherings. So it becomes quite unbelievable how vast things have changed over the course of three years, and how well I personally have changed.

The beginning of this I cannot pinpoint. However, the causes I can suggest. Over the years I have become an active thinker with logic dominating most of my reasonings. These registered quite a lot of dissonance in what I used to belief and what reality presents as same it has helped in understanding the universe and God purpose for humanity, and what he is doing to achieve this despite the human race being unappreciative. Also, my not so interested in many things and zero emotional level could have also contributed to the lack of Joy in God's presence, since Joy is positively heightened emotion. This then stands not the problem: "My inability to make use of my gift."

As a thinker I do so well in the line of writing, so the gift of writing which is intellectual I exhibit without restraint despite my personality, in fact it favours it. My other gift which propels this piece is the gift of worship: I am a songwriter and singer.

Unable, is the verb that relates to this gift. Of course I try my best going to church despite my so restrained spectrum of interest. That wouldn't be a problem, the problem is the joy is not so much there: the need to be part of what they do. I see choristers sing and every time I wish I can be part of that, sing with them to the God of my fathers. The gift is there, I have written hundreds of songs, taught couples in the past, still write, just I can't exhibit the will to sing or teach them any longer. I am approaching zero level of interest in spiritual activities. Conflicting is I still love God having understand his plan for humanity. So the author is not an, and can never be an atheist. This is evident in my coming novel "A Loveline" (I will like you read it).


So, if anyone knows how, and how and well, well and good, efficient practical not spiritually placed steps to exercise this music skills of mine in God's presence as I expressly do here with my writing skills, I will be glad to see it shared.

I don't want it wasted.

-Hurlstarling.

dragon2:
The will adoring the mind/knowledge is a moral disorder. Morality must be first is man,if not he is nothing more than an intelligent animal yes, but an animal nonetheless. It is the ability to accept a superior global good that belongs to the will.This is clouded by knowledge which tends to puff up and dry the spirit. God cannot be found in a disordered soul. Take small steps to revive the soul.Say The lords prayer about 10x a day.A short simple but power prayer constructed by God himself.It is the prayer of all beginners in the spiritual,also powerful for the advance during sterility.

Hurlstarling:
I remember so vivid then how ecstatic I was in God's presence. Full of life and joy, in fact led praises in youth gatherings. So it becomes quite unbelievable how vast things have changed over the course of three years, and how well I personally have changed.

The beginning of this I cannot pinpoint. However, the causes I can suggest. Over the years I have become an active thinker with logic dominating most of my reasonings. These registered quite a lot of dissonance in what I used to belief and what reality presents as same it has helped in understanding the universe and God purpose for humanity, and what he is doing to achieve this despite the human race being unappreciative. Also, my not so interested in many things and zero emotional level could have also contributed to the lack of Joy in God's presence, since Joy is positively heightened emotion. This then stands not the problem: "My inability to make use of my gift."

As a thinker I do so well in the line of writing, so the gift of writing which is intellectual I exhibit without restraint despite my personality, in fact it favours it. My other gift which propels this piece is the gift of worship: I am a songwriter and singer.

Unable, is the verb that relates to this gift. Of course I try my best going to church despite my so restrained spectrum of interest. That wouldn't be a problem, the problem is the joy is not so much there: the need to be part of what they do. I see choristers sing and every time I wish I can be part of that, sing with them to the God of my fathers. The gift is there, I have written hundreds of songs, taught couples in the past, still write, just I can't exhibit the will to sing or teach them any longer. I am approaching zero level of interest in spiritual activities. Conflicting is I still love God having understand his plan for humanity. So the author is not an, and can never be an atheist. This is evident in my coming novel "A Loveline" (I will like you read it).


So, if anyone knows how, and how and well, well and good, efficient practical not spiritually placed steps to exercise this music skills of mine in God's presence as I expressly do here with my writing skills, I will be glad to see it shared.

I don't want it wasted.

-Hurlstarling.

Hurlstarling:
The interest is not there.

OkoYiboz:
The way the religious leaders in Nigeria behave is a valid reason to doubt the existence of whatever they preach.

The Muslims are killing as much as possible and the Christians are stealing as much as possible from the weakest in the society.

Go to Ikoyi and Banana Island, you never see churches of mosques there. In fact, there is no single religious center in the whole Ikoyi. Go to the areas where the poor live, you have churches and mosques littering everywhere.

My dad has been a member of Deeper Life since the late 70s and he's given tons of money to the church. When Deeper Life High School was being built members were heavily taxed. However, when it was established, the fees were outrageous. 600k per child.

I asked in my local branch church why the the fees were so high, the reply I got as that they needed to reach the children of the wealthy. Meanwhile there were children of members who contributed to this school but couldn't afford the fees. Some of these members had been in church since the 80s and 90s.

That was the day my faith died. These people are more callous than the 'sinners' they are preaching to.

Hurlstarling:
I remember so vivid then how ecstatic I was in God's presence. Full of life and joy, in fact led praises in youth gatherings. So it becomes quite unbelievable how vast things have changed over the course of three years, and how well I personally have changed.

The beginning of this I cannot pinpoint. However, the causes I can suggest. Over the years I have become an active thinker with logic dominating most of my reasonings. These registered quite a lot of dissonance in what I used to belief and what reality presents as same it has helped in understanding the universe and God purpose for humanity, and what he is doing to achieve this despite the human race being unappreciative. Also, my not so interested in many things and zero emotional level could have also contributed to the lack of Joy in God's presence, since Joy is positively heightened emotion. This then stands not the problem: "My inability to make use of my gift."

As a thinker I do so well in the line of writing, so the gift of writing which is intellectual I exhibit without restraint despite my personality, in fact it favours it. My other gift which propels this piece is the gift of worship: I am a songwriter and singer.

Unable, is the verb that relates to this gift. Of course I try my best going to church despite my so restrained spectrum of interest. That wouldn't be a problem, the problem is the joy is not so much there: the need to be part of what they do. I see choristers sing and every time I wish I can be part of that, sing with them to the God of my fathers. The gift is there, I have written hundreds of songs, taught couples in the past, still write, just I can't exhibit the will to sing or teach them any longer. I am approaching zero level of interest in spiritual activities. Conflicting is I still love God having understand his plan for humanity. So the author is not an, and can never be an atheist. This is evident in my coming novel "A Loveline" (I will like you read it).


So, if anyone knows how, and how and well, well and good, efficient practical not spiritually placed steps to exercise this music skills of mine in God's presence as I expressly do here with my writing skills, I will be glad to see it shared.

I don't want it wasted.

-Hurlstarling.

Davash222:

When you start seeing things like, be rest assured you are heading to your doom.

dragon2:
Love of knowledge has trumped love of morality.Reorder yourself, raise your will above your mind.What has happened is that your will(the appetitive function) has been enslaved by your mind(rational function).

dragon2:
The will adoring the mind/knowledge is a moral disorder. Morality must be first is man,if not he is nothing more than an intelligent animal yes, but an animal nonetheless. It is the ability to accept a superior global good that belongs to the will.This is clouded by knowledge which tends to puff up and dry the spirit. God cannot be found in a disordered soul. Take small steps to revive the soul.Say The lords prayer about 10x a day.A short simple but power prayer constructed by God himself.It is the prayer of all beginners in the spiritual,also powerful for the advance during sterility.

realmindz:


Can u explain how thirst for knowledge can be detrimental to morality?

niyihawking:
which global god do you mean FSM?

omenkaLives:
Congratulations bro!!

You just got the redemption being sought after by many people in vain.

I celebrate with you sir.
My brotherman Omenka, this is the only reasonable comment of yours that I have read here on NL. Most time is blindly supporting Buhari's visionless govt. The op is likely a free thinker by nature. He can still impact his music knowledge to his church without been an active church goer. Indeed religion has cause more problem than it has pretended to have solved since the day man (not Adam oo of Jewish fairytale) appeared here on planet earth. Man has always been desperate to believe in something irrespective of how ridiculous it may be. Ans religion has filled that gap.


#Religion has caused the world more harm than good-- Fact!

dragon2:

Global good,good for all,supreme good.