i believe that i sometimes have faith in people and in things.
like reuniting a relationship or wanting for someone to change.
but is that faith or stubborness?
is faith only found with god?
please explain THANX!
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The difference between faith and stubborness? What isn’t the difference?
Having faith is realizing that the answer will be “yes, no, or wait”. Stubbornness is expecting the answer to always be ‘yes’
Today I read a review of Deepak Chopra’s new book :”The Third Jesus.”
in it he underscored the difference between religion and spirituality.
“Religion is based on belief, spirituality is based on experience. Belief
is a cover up for insecurity.”
That jolted me. I hadn’t thought of it that way before. Now it does
make sense to me.
To redirect thoughts toward your question, people will change when and how
they are ready. I have found, over time, that just sending loving thoughts
to others changes our relationships for the better. Bless them,
without demanding they change. It really works for me.
Faith in people could be called simply trust, faith in deities and the supernatural could be called faith by itself, though the word is nuanced. Faith can be found in anything if faith is connected to concern and ultimacy. That is, I can have faith in a rock if I think it holds the ultimate answer to my questions and I focus my concern upon ultimate answers. Similarly, people attribute their faith to God because God answers virtually all their questions and gives them a sense of purpose and comfort in a world where they feel without God they would become evil, which is hardly the case anyway, but that’s for another time. Basically, faith has many dimensions, including stubbornness, trust, fanaticism and devotion
A decade or so ago, I was involved with a woman who was a member of the familiar church that, among other things, is known for knocking on doors.
She had been raised as a catholic, as I had been, and was constantly putting down the shortcomings of the catholic church.
This in itself did not really bother me, but what did was how whenever something came her way that she did not like or even agree with, she would try to pretend it wasn’t there.
I’m afraid in her case, she had more stubbornness then faith.
Faith is believing something without proof, Stubborness is the unwillingness to believe something regardless of relevant facts or evidence that proves it to be true.