Reflective Essay About Religion

Throughout my life, I have learned different things and discovered different concepts. This is the same for my religious journey. I have found god in many places, and have discovered more and more things as I have progressed. Through all the the knowledge I have learned, I feel that I now have a better understanding of my faith. I first found god when I was very young, probably before I remember it since I have gone to church for virtually my entire life. The people at this church were the ones to teach me about god and all of details regarding his existence. As I 've aged, my knowledge of god has increased as well. Now I feel that I understand that although god’s presence isn’t visible at all times, he is still there. I understand that he is there to help although it may not always seem like it at times as well. I would describe god as mysterious and unknown since there is no real way to understand god unless you were to directly communicate. Due to this lack of sensual cues of his …show more content…
At some times it is good, at others it is bad. For instance, when my parents got divorced I wondered if god was still there, and as time progressed I learned to live with the change. Some events that strengthened my faith would be the national youth gathering last year in Detroit. Seeing so many people come together for a good cause and try to help bring the Detroit area back to a good looking city was impressive, and I definitely felt closer to god at the time. God is working with me in life life by showing me the right way. Sometimes I may not know and something that seems bad may happen, but in the end it turns out benefiting me although I never would have thought it would have. The holy spirit ties in with all of this because in these times like the youth gathering people come together and the holy spirit compels them to do good. There are always times when although you may not feel it, the holy spirit is around