ealdwita, on 05 February 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:
Seriously, I don't know whether to envy those people who say they've seen these things or not. Is it a help, hindrance or eventually, just a normal part of life?
As a youth I'd say it wasn't a very pleasant time for me because not all things going on were positive. It was like being on a seesaw, sometimes living in great fear, a lot of high emotions and uncertainty, and basically it was just illogical to my way of thinking. I was not at all in acceptance to what was going on, and many times found myself not knowing what to believe in anymore.
A few of my older relatives with whom I stayed with for awhile perceived these things as a blessing, and I thought, my god, you guys are all crazy, with myself included. They sought these experiences out and at one point I even asked why do they invite these things into their lives.
On a positive note though, all these happenings is what actually brought me closer to god--I felt if these things exist, then there must be a higher power out there in which I can have hope to help me through during these tumultuous times in my life. For me, there is a god out there...however one may want to address him in there life is up to them, but I know, I would not have pulled through all of this during my youth without him. There was a scripture that I can't right off quote right now, but it basically says, " I will never give you more than you can handle" and I believed it. I eventually learned not to live in fear of the unknown and also learned how to take more control of what was going on around me. My experiences did become more positive as I grew older and wiser.
Edited by NiteMarcher, 05 February 2013 - 11:27 PM.