Religion

You were taught to believe, worship and pray a particular way and was taught that your religion is the right religion because God said so. How can that make sense when Man made religion, NOT God?

You go to your Temples, Synoguges, Churches, Kingdom Halls, Mosques, etc. to pray to God, Adonai, Allah, Jehovah, Yaweh, (whatever other name you use) and beg him for his mercy but then come right out and continue to treat others like shit. How in God's good name does that work? It doesn't now, does it? If it did, you wouldn't continuously feel the need to beg God for his mercy. 

You need his Mercy because you continue to make the wrong choice every time you panic. You beg for Mercy because you continue to react rather than ask the Holy Spirit to guide and counsel you. God's Mercy is the only thing that saves you from yourself because you don't know what you're doing but He ALWAYS does. 

What you don't know is the self you're associating with is the Ego which is ALWAYS the reason you need to beg for Mercy. If it weren't for you giving the Ego your power, (it has no power other than yours) you wouldn't need Mercy which is leniency and compassion shown toward offenders. The Ego is always the offender because the Holy Spirit never offends.

Sure, practice your religion but also practice the golden rule which is the basic foundation of all religions "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."  God stands behind that because that is what brings Peace and God is Peace - religion on the other hand brings war. Peace