religion

i was not chrstened and my friend was and when we were abut 8 i got really upset because she said that if u were not christened god doesnt love u and u wouldnt go to heaven i got really worked up she wont admit that she said that now

I used to believe…

maybe I needed my ears checked, but when I was little I used to hear people say Jesus and thought they were saying "deedra"

I used to believe…

When I was about seven or eight, I truly thought that burglers were going to come into my house, steal our stuff and kill us all. I prayed every night for my family's safety. I would first complement God alot. Telling him how wonderful he was and thanking him for being with me....but then I would add "god, i'm not just trying to butter you up, I really do mean everything I said." Anytime I praised God I thought that he thought I was just trying to get on his good side.

I used to believe…

At my old church after offering they used to put the trays under this table. and i never saw anyone take it out. so i had this thoery since all the money goes to god that he would like teleport it up to him after everyone left.

I used to believe (and still kinda do) that I was in direct contact with God. Nowadays I occasionally ask favours of God, but when I was smaller it was so much weirder. I used to wage 'bets' against God, and they weren't little bets either. Here's an example:
Me: *To God* If my sister doesn't pass me the milk carton I'll die.
God: *silence*
I would then implore my sister to give me the carton, but I didn't tell her why because I knew it seemed stupid.
As well as 'betting' I used to 'bargain'. For example, I would ask God to make me into a kind of alien I'd read about in a book (Animorphs series) in exchange for say, several years of my lifespan. After weeks of patience and no transformation, despite convincing myself it was happening for the first few days, I gave up on asking God to change my physical form and moved onto bartering for an increased lifespan for my family. I was a thoughtful kid if nothing else.

I used to believe…

When they used to do the whole collection thing at church I didn't understand that the money went towards the church, I thought the people taking up the collection were tricking everyone into putting the money in the basket and then they'd keep it so they'd be rich.

I used to believe…

When I was really little, I always wondered why I got to celebrate Christmas, and Jewish people got to celebrate Hannukah and Christmas....now I know better, lol!!

I used to believe…

When i was about 6or7 I thought at noon when the sunset was out, the clouds would turn a red or pinkish colour, and id get all of my stuff (barbie,tea cup set,ect.)and run as fast as i can inside because i convinced myself the devil would steal me!!!lol even my 10 yr. friend belived me?? i figured red meant blood and i thought the devil sucked your blood??? yeah weird huh? so id run to the door,slam it and lock both doors...lol hehe...... i was a weird one..lmao[3

I used to believe…

We didn't go to church growing up, so I used to believe that the bible was an evil being in a black cloak that would come and visit you in the middle of the night and tell you things. I thought that because everyone at school always said things like "The bible says ____"

I believed God controlled us like we were on a big fooseball table, but the bars that connected us were invisible and bent in many directions

I used to believe that since God was everywhere that must mean the world is in his stomach

I used to believe…

Being brought up as a Christian, I used to think that Christianity taught people 'good' things eg. don't steal, don't kill, don't lie, while all other religions (Hinduism, Buddism) encouraged these things.

I used to believe…

Upp untill I was about 7 every time I went to church I would say "almond" instead of amen because I thought that was what everyone was saying. One day my mum had some almonds and she asked me if I wanted one and I started crying because I thought she meant we had to go to church (I didnt like it)

I always wondered why we made donations in church. If god was the creator of everything and had the power to create more why were we sending him our money. I had no idea that the donations actually paid for the church itself. I thought that the money was given to god by the priests.

I used to believe…

As a child I believed that God created the world, and Jesus painted it. Hehe, as an adult, it's almost correct! ;)

I used to believe that the "children of Israel" were all children, boys and girls, no adults. I couldn't understand how millions of children got out in the wilderness unattended by adults, or who took care of them. This puzzled me for a long time, through many Sunday school lessons and sermons.