@dbo360x How clutch has he been the last two years leading into the SMX finale with a million on the line against competition he knows almost as well as himself? Isn’t there room for those facts in the narrative being pushed?
I was raised around the church, and I wasn’t into it. I was never going to be the guy that believed in all this just because that was what was socially acceptable in my environment.
Over the years, I had gone back and forth, but it was never much of a priority. Fast forward to 2022, I considered myself agnostic and decided to get serious about figuring out a direction. I read every book I could find on the subject, the Bible included, doing my best to view all the information objectively.
Around this time, I was down bad one day and decided to say a prayer and asked Him to show me a sign. The very next day, a man came up to me in the gym, hadn’t seen him before and haven’t seen him since, he held out a shirt with the verse from Jeremiah "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to
give you hope and a future.” on it and said “I’m not sure why, but I felt called to give this to you today, he sees you”.
I get random text from my mom that afternoon, same verse.
On that same day, my Grandpa was in the hospital—the only artwork in his room? Same verse. (Found this out weeks later)
I realized that over the years I had a bad taste in my mouth about organized religion. It can be used to control and to profit, but I also realized that isn’t what Jesus wanted or taught. That is humans being human, and I came to the conclusion that it’s not right for me to let their mistakes affect the way I view Christianity.
I’m a logical dude, I get the skepticism over the subject, and sitting here today I can tell you that I never thought I would write something like this. Everyone is on their own journey, and I’m the last one to push my beliefs on someone else. I’m not trying to appear virtuous, or trying to assert myself as “above” anyone. I’m writing this because arriving here has changed my life in a way that makes it feel wrong to keep it to myself.
I don’t have all the answers, but through my own research and experience, all I can say is that I believe with all my heart and soul. God bless, and have a great weekend.
@YouTubeTV@NFL I pay for Sunday ticket to watch my team play every game. And you just make the decision to preempt the Giants on local Fox for a game I don’t care about. And the NFLST channel is blocked. Do better
Eli Manning’s performance against the 15-1 Packers in the 2011 NFC Divisional round was clutch ‼️
GBvsNYG– Sunday 1pm ET on FOX/FOX One
https://t.co/HkKw7uXVnt
.@FoxSports CEO Eric Shanks: "I’m looking for more passes for the lead in this one [IndyCar St. Pete] race than Formula One will have all season—that’s a true stat, by the way." - @PuckNews https://t.co/0hotzXiZIY
@hulu_support what is with the constant “we’re having trouble playing this” today? Across all channels today, can’t watch more than 5 minutes before an error!