The “God” Source of Your Understanding – Inspirational Speaker Carol A. Briney
After delivering a keynote speech on Living Your Best Life one day a lady came up to me and said: “it is such a shame that more and more people are choosing not to believe in God.” I found that to be an interesting comment since it is not the trend I notice and I asked her to tell me what she meant. The conversation took an interesting turn as I asked her more questions. What I found out was that she was a devout believer in an organized religion that is full of dogma and rules that man made up to control his fellow man. As I kept probing she explained that her religion was the only “true” path to heaven and when people turned away from it they were certainly going to hell.
I understood her fears because I too was raised to believe the “herd” thinking that many believe because they never took the time to critically think through what they were asked to accept as truth. The difference with me was that at a very young age I realized that the dogma, the judgment, and the fear did not mesh in my young head with a God who loves me and is made pure love.
I could not understand how a God that is all love would sit up in heaven just waiting for me to screw-up so that he could punish me. I also could not understand why if I asked my mom or dad for something over and over that was called nagging and I was punished for it. However, I was supposed to memorize prayers and say them over and over begging this loving God to hear me and if I did all the right things, and, he was in a good mood out would pop my prize.
I have spent over 40-years on a Spiritual journey to find my place in this glorious universe and decide what was right for me. One of my most important discoveries is that there is not one right way for everyone. After speaking with this lady, I went to my hotel room and spent some time thanking the Source (God) of my understanding for all the love and joy in my life. I am so appreciative that Source loves me no matter what I do because that is all that a Source that is made up of love and only love can do. I am also thankful to know that I am a Divine being having a human experience and I am directly connected to the Source that creates universes. I love knowing that most people still want to believe in a higher power. The difference is they want a Source that they can relate to and one that feels right in their Soul.
Carol A Briney is an Inspirational Speaker, Spiritual Business Consultant, and
Metaphysical Teacher. For more of Carol’s Game-Changing Ideas check out her #1-rated podcast