🌐 A Faith of My Own
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A few years ago, the NBC TV show The Office was all the rage. Despite it seeming like everyone I knew was watching it, I couldn’t. It wasn’t that I wasn’t invited to the watch parties or that I didn’t have access to it. Everyone else was watching it, so I decided I would not. I try to forge my own path. I assume this desire to go against the grain is rooted in my unique artistic spirit or maybe because I knew I couldn’t keep up with the trends. So, why not set my own?
I have witnessed people treat their spiritual journey this way, following the popular crowd, especially when young. I could have easily fallen into such a situation, allowing the faith of my mother and father to become what I identified with. After all, I was raised to pursue a relationship with Jesus. I am an obedient oldest child with people-pleasing tendencies, and these traits kept me in faithful attendance alongside my family each Sunday. However,...
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