Faith in God is the answer to the identity crisis. Part 1

(In 6 parts)

Faith in God is the answer to the identity crisis

Part 1: We have a problem

It strikes me that much of the anguish and conflict in modern society is down to a deep desire for affirmation. People – quite rightly – want to live an authentic life, to be the person that they truly are, to express themselves, not to be confined or restrained by the oppression or expectations of others, but to be respected by all. However, there seems to be a crisis of confidence, whereby many people are filled with doubts, or feel threatened, unsure of who they are, or what it would mean to truly be themselves. Rather than the deep desire for self-expression and fulfilment arising from a full heart and a clear mind, with a positive desire and determination to pour out into the world your individual creativity, there is instead a deeply negative preoccupation with antagonism against those who are perceived to be the ones limiting what would otherwise be a joyful self-giving. Instead, there is anger, hatred and condemnation, which very severely shuts out the positives in an endless round of mutual recrimination between irreconcilable camps.