mikearnold66
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Hello everyone. My name is Mike and I am 34 years old. This is my first post here. I understand the following may be lengthy, although I will try to keep it is breif as possible while adequately relaying my feelings. I am not sure if this forum is the appropriate place to express these feelings, so if they are not, my apologies.
I am currently a christian....before you automatically stop reading, please read a bit further. I was not raised in a christian household per say, but had an aunt who was a strong influence on me in my spiritual choices, with whom I had frequent contact. Due to her influence, and to the best of my rememberance, I became a christian between the ages of 11-12.
For some time, I followed the christian religion with a passion, and by my early to mid-20's, after preaching in multiple churches, being a deacon in my home church, and being recommended as a lay pastor, I had strongly considered becoming a full-time pastor. However, due to unforseen circumstances, I did not assume the position of lay pastor, which I had been recommend for.
By my later 20's, my passion for the christian religion was waning, although still strong. At age 28 I experienced an extremely painful and life changing event at the hands on my now ex-wife, which I had begged my God to help me with. I recieved what I felt was very little help, if any, and was left to suffer unjustly. This was the first time I had felt truly abandoned by the god that I served, as if he had turned his back on me when I needed him the most.
I never recovered from this and my feelings toward the god that I once trusted implicityly continued to deteriorate. Just a couple years later, while still holding onto a remnant of trust in my God, I was struck by an even more devastating blow, one which could've destroyed my life and which I played no role in. I was not at fault and completely undeserving in every sense. It was the true definition of injustice.
I plead with my god from the depths of my heart, but despite my deepest cries for help, things continued to get worse, as if there were unseen spiritual forces working to destroy me. All my life I was taught that my god would protect his own, but for years I recieved no help at all and things continued to worsen as if I was a chacter written into the plot of a tragic movie. I was being falsey accused of the most vile crimes and suffered great losses...losses which I can hardly bare. Even then, my hands remained outstrected to my god, begging for help and justice. No justice or help of any kind ever came. Often, I felt as if my own god was trying to destroy me, as it seemed inpossible for things to have happened naturally. Coincidence seemed impractical.
However, from young childhood there was always a pull to the demonic which I did not understand. Even as a devout christian I would research websites like the JOS and others, telling myself it was simply for research purposes, but I cannot deny that I was pulled to them, particulary this site.
For the last few years I have been pulled closer and closer to what I can only conclude is Satan. Just recently, after seeing that my God was content to just sit by and watch me suffer for years, I felt an immense sense of betrayal and that my god did not really love me as I had thought for so many years. Listen, I did not expect only good things to come from following my god, but I did not expect to be left completely abandoned at my most desperate hour, which has lasted years.
I am noiw at the point where I am struggling immensely on which road to go down, but even as curageous as I am, the prospect of rejecting my God terrifies me. My entire life I have been programmed to think that rejecting God means enternity in hell and being left open to destruction by Satan. But there has been a war in my head for years over the struggle to choose between the christian god and Satan. I now feel nearly, if not completely abandoned by the christian God and to be honest, if I look at my life, I cannot see him helping me anywhere. Still, the fear of rejecting him is neasrly overwheliming.
Not only do I feel an internal draw to Satan, but from what I have read on your site and elsewhere, Satan seems to give his followers all the things my god had promised me, but failed to deliver. Is it true that once one accepts satan that his life gets better? Does satan truly care for those who follow him? Does he protect us? I know what your answers will be to these questions...they will be yes, but I am spiritually torn in two, as if I am being ripped apart as we speak. I desire for something better, as I no longer believe my god loves me like I had always thought before. How could he love us if he leaves us to suffer and will not help us despite our most earnest cries?
It took me a long time to get to the point where I would write something like this and were it not for the fear inside of me, I would have already left the christian god. On top of that, and on a lighter not, the christian god appears to offer nothing fun at all..."boring" would be a most accurate word. As a child, I astral projected, but was not aware of what it was at the time. Then again at age 18 I did again, but I did not know for many years what it was...I only knew it was some type of super-natural experience. At age 32 I purchased a book on astral projection and within 8 weeks I projected again, then 2 weeks later and many times since. It is truly amazing, but my religion says it is "evil", although they cannot give what I consider to be a legitmate explanation as to why.
I have always also felt a very strong pull towards magick, knowing it was very real as a christian, but knowing it was off-limits to me. In fact, almost everything I have had a strong desire to pursue has ben "off-limits" to me as a christian. Where is the power in christianity? Why doesn't this christian god, if he is so much greater than all others, display his power and help those he says he loves?
I feel like I am 2 different people...with one half telling me to continue following the christian Goid and the other half screaming to get away and follow Satan. It is pre-programmed fear which paralyzes me. In all honesty, I am not even sure why I wrote this letter or what it will accompliosh, but I felt it was a step toward liberating myself and moving away from the christian god. I have never verbalized these feelings before or written them down at any time. This is a first. I can no longer ignore the pull, but I am paralyzed by fear...it took immense strength just to write this here. I feel as if I have been slowly taking steps in this direction for years and am not far away, but I don't know what to do to break out from where I am now. A dedication seems too hard for me right now, but then again, 5 years ago this letter would have been impossible. I suppose I am hoping this letter will somehow help me move closer.
Lastlt, a major problem is that my current wife is a christian, but I love her deeply and want her in my life. I am also afraid that if I chose Satan, I would have to lose her, but I love her so much and she loves me. I don't want Satan to make me give up my wife at any time. If the christian god wants to kill me for choosing Satan, fine...he has already broken my heart, but I don't want Satan to ask me to give up naything else I love...I have lost too much already.
Lastly, my daughter is the most important thing in my life. She is only 7 years old and has been taken from me for 2 years without cause, based on the lies of a self-proclaimed christian who praises her god from the rooftops, while destroying he lives of the innocent with her horrible lies. I have nearly lost hope that justice will ever be done. How I am torn! My hand is strecthed out to Satan as far as I can reach right now.
I am currently a christian....before you automatically stop reading, please read a bit further. I was not raised in a christian household per say, but had an aunt who was a strong influence on me in my spiritual choices, with whom I had frequent contact. Due to her influence, and to the best of my rememberance, I became a christian between the ages of 11-12.
For some time, I followed the christian religion with a passion, and by my early to mid-20's, after preaching in multiple churches, being a deacon in my home church, and being recommended as a lay pastor, I had strongly considered becoming a full-time pastor. However, due to unforseen circumstances, I did not assume the position of lay pastor, which I had been recommend for.
By my later 20's, my passion for the christian religion was waning, although still strong. At age 28 I experienced an extremely painful and life changing event at the hands on my now ex-wife, which I had begged my God to help me with. I recieved what I felt was very little help, if any, and was left to suffer unjustly. This was the first time I had felt truly abandoned by the god that I served, as if he had turned his back on me when I needed him the most.
I never recovered from this and my feelings toward the god that I once trusted implicityly continued to deteriorate. Just a couple years later, while still holding onto a remnant of trust in my God, I was struck by an even more devastating blow, one which could've destroyed my life and which I played no role in. I was not at fault and completely undeserving in every sense. It was the true definition of injustice.
I plead with my god from the depths of my heart, but despite my deepest cries for help, things continued to get worse, as if there were unseen spiritual forces working to destroy me. All my life I was taught that my god would protect his own, but for years I recieved no help at all and things continued to worsen as if I was a chacter written into the plot of a tragic movie. I was being falsey accused of the most vile crimes and suffered great losses...losses which I can hardly bare. Even then, my hands remained outstrected to my god, begging for help and justice. No justice or help of any kind ever came. Often, I felt as if my own god was trying to destroy me, as it seemed inpossible for things to have happened naturally. Coincidence seemed impractical.
However, from young childhood there was always a pull to the demonic which I did not understand. Even as a devout christian I would research websites like the JOS and others, telling myself it was simply for research purposes, but I cannot deny that I was pulled to them, particulary this site.
For the last few years I have been pulled closer and closer to what I can only conclude is Satan. Just recently, after seeing that my God was content to just sit by and watch me suffer for years, I felt an immense sense of betrayal and that my god did not really love me as I had thought for so many years. Listen, I did not expect only good things to come from following my god, but I did not expect to be left completely abandoned at my most desperate hour, which has lasted years.
I am noiw at the point where I am struggling immensely on which road to go down, but even as curageous as I am, the prospect of rejecting my God terrifies me. My entire life I have been programmed to think that rejecting God means enternity in hell and being left open to destruction by Satan. But there has been a war in my head for years over the struggle to choose between the christian god and Satan. I now feel nearly, if not completely abandoned by the christian God and to be honest, if I look at my life, I cannot see him helping me anywhere. Still, the fear of rejecting him is neasrly overwheliming.
Not only do I feel an internal draw to Satan, but from what I have read on your site and elsewhere, Satan seems to give his followers all the things my god had promised me, but failed to deliver. Is it true that once one accepts satan that his life gets better? Does satan truly care for those who follow him? Does he protect us? I know what your answers will be to these questions...they will be yes, but I am spiritually torn in two, as if I am being ripped apart as we speak. I desire for something better, as I no longer believe my god loves me like I had always thought before. How could he love us if he leaves us to suffer and will not help us despite our most earnest cries?
It took me a long time to get to the point where I would write something like this and were it not for the fear inside of me, I would have already left the christian god. On top of that, and on a lighter not, the christian god appears to offer nothing fun at all..."boring" would be a most accurate word. As a child, I astral projected, but was not aware of what it was at the time. Then again at age 18 I did again, but I did not know for many years what it was...I only knew it was some type of super-natural experience. At age 32 I purchased a book on astral projection and within 8 weeks I projected again, then 2 weeks later and many times since. It is truly amazing, but my religion says it is "evil", although they cannot give what I consider to be a legitmate explanation as to why.
I have always also felt a very strong pull towards magick, knowing it was very real as a christian, but knowing it was off-limits to me. In fact, almost everything I have had a strong desire to pursue has ben "off-limits" to me as a christian. Where is the power in christianity? Why doesn't this christian god, if he is so much greater than all others, display his power and help those he says he loves?
I feel like I am 2 different people...with one half telling me to continue following the christian Goid and the other half screaming to get away and follow Satan. It is pre-programmed fear which paralyzes me. In all honesty, I am not even sure why I wrote this letter or what it will accompliosh, but I felt it was a step toward liberating myself and moving away from the christian god. I have never verbalized these feelings before or written them down at any time. This is a first. I can no longer ignore the pull, but I am paralyzed by fear...it took immense strength just to write this here. I feel as if I have been slowly taking steps in this direction for years and am not far away, but I don't know what to do to break out from where I am now. A dedication seems too hard for me right now, but then again, 5 years ago this letter would have been impossible. I suppose I am hoping this letter will somehow help me move closer.
Lastlt, a major problem is that my current wife is a christian, but I love her deeply and want her in my life. I am also afraid that if I chose Satan, I would have to lose her, but I love her so much and she loves me. I don't want Satan to make me give up my wife at any time. If the christian god wants to kill me for choosing Satan, fine...he has already broken my heart, but I don't want Satan to ask me to give up naything else I love...I have lost too much already.
Lastly, my daughter is the most important thing in my life. She is only 7 years old and has been taken from me for 2 years without cause, based on the lies of a self-proclaimed christian who praises her god from the rooftops, while destroying he lives of the innocent with her horrible lies. I have nearly lost hope that justice will ever be done. How I am torn! My hand is strecthed out to Satan as far as I can reach right now.