I was speaking at a meeting last Monday on Step 11, and this came out my mouth, "It is impossible for an atheist to hate God." I have no idea where it came from, whether I read it or heard it somewhere.
For years in sobriety (dry drunk) I hated God, and tried to be an atheist, as well (no hypocrisy here.) When I was trying to be an intellectual, I was an agnostic. I heard someone at a meeting describe my condition a couple of years back as stark, raving sober.
Seventeen years ago, and fifteen years alcohol and drug free, I was asking a question of someone about something religious, and a woman I knew to be an athiest said to me, "well surely, as smart as you are, you can't believe any of that nonsense can you?" She really didn't believe I was smart, she was trying to butter-me-up to get the answer she wanted.
For once in my life I thought before answering. "You know," I said, "I really DO belive that nonsense." And that was the start of my Spiritual journey, initiated by an athiest. My Higher Power uses whatever tools are available.
Welcome Jim! Great Share. I was agnostic when I entered the halls. I borrowed the groups HP until I came to believe in my own. It was a process, like this whole journey has been. A process and journey, not a destination. Step 2: Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. This holds special meaning for me. It's states CAME to believe, not did believe. Once I saw my life changing in spite of myself, I knew there was God, and it wasn't me.
Damn Bob, I just had in my mind what I was goin' to share and then I read your post and ROFLMAO ... ... ... I'll have to come back in a while and see if I can remember what I was gonna say now ... thanks a lot!!!!!!
Oh yeah, I agree with Jim here ... ... ... If the description of an 'atheist' is true, then if they believe there is NO God, then how can they hate an entity they don't believe to exist ??? ... just sayin' !!!
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'Those who leave everything in God's hand will eventually see God's hand in everything.'
Amen, my friend. The transformations are so amazing to watch. And how quickly they happen, too. By who, though, is still beyond me. I guess God does work in mysterious ways. Good for him. Onward...
-- Edited by Mr_David on Sunday 1st of September 2013 01:31:52 PM
I have no idea where it came from (the statement) and then in the very last sentence you reveal it. I've seen this happen so many times in recovery I hang around partly to see how HP uses us. Right on HP. The statement is so very true...how can you hate something you don't even know? Go figure. ((((hugs))))
