Reality Check: Is Your Religion Holding You Back?

An episode of the Sports Motivation Podcast podcast, hosted by Niyi Sobo, titled "Reality Check: Is Your Religion Holding You Back?" was published on June 7, 2019 and runs 31 minutes.

June 7, 2019 ·31m · Sports Motivation Podcast

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Episode Description

Your relationship with God is supposed to empower, embolden and clarify your life....yet so many people seem to be more confused, less confident, and even castrated by the ideas and unwritten guidelines that their religion imposes. In this episode, I challenge you to question your views and beliefs, and to create some much needed clarity on some key questions. Don't be mad, they are just questions...

(1:22) Thank you for tuning in

(2:22) "Risk" and "Conflict"

(3:59) Growing up (in a Religion)

(7:07) Is your religion empowering you, or holding you back?

(10:52) Four evidential ways for you to analyze your situation

(12:33) Evidence #1: You feel unworthy of success

(14:18) Evidence #2: You're stuck in bad relationships

(16:31) Evidence #3: Guilt for doing things that you love to do.

(18:08) Evidence #4: Question your meaningless rituals.

(20:48) We have the ability to create our own meanings

(22:03) Some questions for you to ponder on (with an open-mind)

(24:36) Question #1: Who/what is God?

(25:05) Question #2: Why are humans here on this Earth?

(26:51) Question #3: Am I inherently "worthy"?

(28:28) Question #4: What are my priorities while I live here on this

Earth?

(29:02) Question #5: What activities interfere with my top priority?

(30:05) In conclusion...

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