Anti-Religion

"Your friendly neighborhood atheist"

As I was casually driving home one hot summer day, I spotted this innocent bumper sticker that spiked this spiraling thought:

How torturous is it to believe that this world is all you have?

Now, there are those who believe in God and there are those who believe in Satan and there are those who believe in both and finally, we have those who believe in neither. But the most ironic commonality of each of these possibilities is the sense of belief; each of these are a FAITH. Whether you want to know this or not, Atheism is a kind of "faith." You have a belief that there is nothing-none-zilch-nada. It even have a title, for Pete's sake!

However they are inclined to believe they arrived to this place in existence, these people believe this is it. This is all they get. No one makes it out alive and no one was meant (or wanted) to be here in the first place. To me, that is frightening. Because what if the life you live on this earth, the one shot you get, is worthless and painful. Are you just supposed to okay with that And simply take it how it is? If so, that is most unfortunate. And I know and love plenty of people who choose this way of thinking, and I will try not to slander and put them down, because I know we are, well, just different.

That being said, living my life on this earth as it is not my own, is the bomb. I am unapologetically myself, because that is who God created me to be. I choose to love others, because that is what God called me to do. (Besides the fact that it's super rewarding.) I live according to His Word, because I plan on living with God for eternity. This place is not my home. I am drawn to another place, another realm, and there will be freedom, hope, love, joy, relief from pain and sadness and anger and hate.

As I know there are several individuals reading my thoughts, possibly wondering how I can be so closed minded, but I do not see it that way. I just don't understand how you can be content with the hate and disgust in this world, when you believe that there is no other reason behind it. After all, it reminds me of a quote from Lecrae discussing the repercussions for thinking opposite of what I believe, and vise versa:

"If I'm wrong about God, then I've wasted my life. If you're wrong about God, then you've wasted your eternity."

So what is 90 years of your life in comparison to an eternity in God's glory? Besides, the life that I will live will be filled with joy and peace and contentment and grace; therefore, it will not be wasteful in the slightest.

Romans 8:18 - "The pain you feel can't compare to the joy coming."

This life is so temporary and short. Are you living it like there's nothing else left? Worthless? Because I'm telling you, there's so much more.