• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, but only by God, the Creator, made known through Jesus.

    When I was younger, I seriously considered the possibility that I had some sort of genetic abnormality that was unable to sense a god’s presence and quotes like this did not help.

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      3 months ago

      Then at least two people have this defect because I was never able to either. 18 years going to church weekly, sometimes more, and nearly ten years as an altar server.

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      3 months ago

      Never had that feeling. I always was calling out for proof from God and when he didn’t deliver I got upset.

      Sad it took me until I was 31 to realize he was not real and the reason I always was questioning him was because deep down I knew it was all bullshit.