Monday, September 13, 2010

The wonder of Islam

I have been wondering lately what it is to be Islam. The fact of praying 3-6 times a day intrigues me. The fact that there is a certain way of praying and a certain verbiage makes me inquisitive. I want to know what it is to be Muslim.
I have read the Holy Bible- well at least tried anyways- and I was always lost on the stories. I would try to understand about the burning bush or other fabricated stories and they never made sense to me. I have recently been introduced personally to the Muslim faith. Thank God for iPhone! I downloaded the Quran through the iPhone and have been reading it for a couple months now. It actually makes sense. My path awaits me! I have been looking and searching for 'my' path for my entire life. Christianity was so hard for me. I just didn't get it, similar to how i get math. For once in my life, I am ready to make a change and listen to God.
I don't know if I will fully convert to Muslim Faith. I know where my path lies now. I can understand why there is no drinking and no gambling within Islam- that is because that is Satan's way of luring us in. I don't want to be that person who gets lured in.  I have put down the bottle, my cigarettes have been extinguished, my 'gambling jar' has been crushed, pig is no longer on my menu and  I read faithfully 2-3x a day.
I have made quite an improvement the last couple months and I will continue to do so.
I have been waiting for this my entire life.
Now the only question is, will others accept me, this 'new' me- or will I become the minority...

Especially with all of this riff-raft going on about the Muslim faith in the United States. It is literally going back to the days of segregation of blacks and whites. I don't want to be a part of the Americans that are lashing out on Muslims. I would rather be a Muslim holding my own.

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