To the converts - do you feel as if your life has changed dramatically?
I came to Islam mostly because it reflects my values, especially all the things about Christianity I could never accept as true. But I've never believed in a personal God. I've only been praying regularly for a few months. I don't do it well. I can barely pronounce the Arabic.
And yet my life has changed for the better in more ways than I imagined. I feel a kind of confidence. Purpose? Contentment? I can't pin the word down.
I used to be a terrible guy. Parties, drugs, girls, constantly. I live in a major city where the clubs are right in my neighborhood. I can walk past the ones I used to frequent, the line of girls out front, and feel nothing. For me, that is astounding.
Professionally, doors seem to be opening.
And caring for an elderly parent, something I found burdensome even six months ago, I now handle with much more ease.
Is this real?