Working With A New Perspective

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One thing I am noticing as I get further and further into this journey to freedom from Christianity is that when you finally stop looking at the world and your life through the God and Jesus lens, it really changes how you see everything in the world. I mean, EVERYTHING. I am finding myself reevaluating everything I used to think, every opinion I have ever held, every feeling and way of reasoning I used to experience. It's wild! I didn't even realize how much religion was knit into the fiber of my psyche. It's interesting and it feels like rediscovering the world. 

When the Bible is no longer a measuring stick and when I no longer have to try and do mental gymnastics to reconcile the Bible with what I know to be true, everything looks so different. Song lyrics make sense in different ways. Things that I avoided out of fear of being judged I am researching and delving into. It's really exciting and very interesting. I feel allowed to learn things in a way I haven't before. I feel free to delve into any topic I want without fearing I was looking into something dark and evil. This includes other religions, world history, quantum mechanics, physics, astronomy, etc. 

My first posts in this blog I was still grappling with the idea of fully letting go of God and the Bible. It has been a quick yet gradual transition. Gradual because it has been ten or more years in the making and quick because the final step of finally letting go had been a whirlwind. Even though I have only been writing about it for twenty days, I am now able to say that I have released myself from the Bible and its God.  

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