i'm no longer non secular, yet I do have heavy sociological / anthropological historic past. in case you sense the could desire to "concern" your God, then it is when you consider which you sense answerable for some thing, or you desire to sense victimized. maximum persons do no longer concern their God. They love their God. God is extremely like the superb chief. As Machiavelli suggested, a reliable chief could be the two enjoyed and feared. If he's purely enjoyed, then people will nevertheless do what they desire against his desires at cases. If he's purely feared, then they gained't love their very own lives, purely doing what he needs out of outrage of ramifications. in the event that they love and concern him, then they'll do what he needs out of affection and know first, and out of outrage 2d. enable me attempt to apply a distinctive analogy for God... God, in maximum peoples' eyes, is almost a reliable verify. a reliable verify makes use of two aspects love and a million section self-discipline to verify people lead a reliable existence. a million section love is unconditional. God loves you unconditionally, when you consider which you're his creation. (purely as a verify loves their baby unconditionally). a million section love is for valuable reinforcement. God exhibits you desire to reward your reliable habit. it extremely is what maximum persons call "advantages", "miracles", and so on. mum and dad do the comparable with them little ones; supply them hugs while they succeed. a million section self-discipline is used for detrimental reinforcement. God punishes people while they have been undesirable. mum and dad do the resembling little ones. Now, maximum persons will shop on with a Godly existence because of the fact they know and love God with the aid of a million section unconditional love, and a million section valuable reinforcement. If that would not artwork then they concern the a million section self-discipline. even with the incontrovertible fact that, what's "blessing" and "punishment" from God is subjective. distinctive religions, or perhaps persons, could even see some thing as a blessing on an identical time as others see it as a curse. everybody can see notwithstanding they desire into some thing. while a mom hugs a baby, it is extremely tangible that it extremely is a hug. yet, while a individual nicely-knownshows $5 on the line is that a blessing? What if it purely enables them to do some thing undesirable? i think of the greater effectual thank you to look at God is that he provides people possibilities. The $5 is an threat. How the guy chooses to apply that threat dictates no rely if it extremely is a "blessing" or "curse".