Do you believe in the supernatural?

[CthulhusEvilCousin]

7. Yes I do

I am a believer in the supernatural insomuch that I have experienced it. Or, at least, had a really bad and realistic hallucination about it. It's a long story, but the summary is I was attacked once (and licked once) by something, and prayer subsequently solved the issue. Now that I think about it, prayer has solved a great deal of my various issues, and some of them in ways that defy the odds. That isn't really evidence to anyone though, as it is not something I can prove one way or another, even to myself. Human beings are inherently self-deceptive creatures, and it is not good to assume that you know something, since usually the passage of time reveals that you know nothing at all. I suppose that is why Jesus said "blessed are they who have NOT seen, and yet still believe."

My road to Christianity was a long and slow one, with many lows and very rare highs. Even the "attack" I mentioned did not happen until years later after I began the journey, and the attack did not make me more of a Christian or even less of one. In fact, a few months later I went into a heavy depression due to a romantic failure. Even the many "miraculous" answers to prayer I have received did not lead to my faith, but were rather a consequence of it.

The reason I believe in Jesus Christ is precisely because I "wondered why." I researched heavily, and every little doubt that came to me I kept searching for an answer until I found it. I did not stop at any one thing, and I have never let any one pressure me into some kind of an opinion. I actually haven't even gone to any kind of church for a very long time, and I have met and fought with many an ignorant pastor who would have liked to Lord over me. My observation has been that it is not good to put your trust in any man on the Earth, because man always lets you down. But I believe that Jesus is the Christ, and that Christ did rise again, and because I trust Him my many sins have been wiped away, and my dead soul has been made alive again. And this is not a blind faith, but a faith born through much struggle, observation and experiment. Though, not the kind of experiment I can put into a Peer-Review Journal!