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Holding on to faith

Alexandoy

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When I was in school, was focused on my religion and I had wanted to be a priest. But when I started working, my religiosity faded. It may be a coincidence but during that time, anxiety had started to haunt me. It is fortunate that in my ripe age now, I had learned to get back to my religion and it is a big help in driving away anxiety. When I feel that something may be going wrong (an attack, maybe), I start to pray and focus on what I am vis-a-vis my faith in God that I will be healed. And most of the times, I am successful in that.
 
Alex

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While I do have faith, I think many of us will have it tested at some point in our lives. It can keep us going, but there is a fine line in it helping us carry on and where others rely on it like a crutch. That isn't healthy when you 'expect' faith to sort out things, often things you have caused and that is not what it is supposed to do.

Faith is an inner belief that things occur for a reason, and that they may balance themselves out. I'm not overtly religious, but I do have faith, or try to because in honesty some days I wonder.
 
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