Belief. It has everything to do with all but the most basic life functions. What you do for a living, whom you love, how you treat others, how you spend your money....all stem from what you believe. Belief is what drives you in almost everything. Look around, see for yourself. Question why you do the things you do and see if it doesn't come from something you hold dear to your heart in belief. Belief surrounds you. If you open your eyes to it and observe you will see a myriad of belief systems. Belief systems are wide and varied. Belief can be rooted in a God, multiple gods, a political associations, etc. Even atheists have a system of beliefs (just not in a god). Your parents had everything to do with your beliefs, and that it is.
So, the question is not WHETHER you believe in something, but WHAT it is. Let me submit to you that belief can be the strongest motivator in life. Without it, the U.S. Constitution would not have been written, soldiers would not sacrifice time away from family and friends, nor would a pastor reach out to the sick, and hurt. Conversely, belief can also inspire bad in people too. I'll be the first to admit that. So, what you choose to believe in is VERY important. Notice I wrote 'choose to believe in'. GOD allows us to choose in what we believe. Free will to choose what we believe is the one gift that cannot be taken away from us. Even if that means not choosing GOD. When you hear opponents say to the Christian: "Stop shoving your beliefs down my throat". What they really mean is: " I want you to subscribe in my belief system instead". Everyone proselytizes their beliefs, not just the Christian. It's just that secularists get better press today.
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