Done with Christianity, now what?

Question

For those of you who grew up in the Christian church, you know Christians (and probably members of other religions, I don't know) revolve EVERYTHING around their religion. All decisions, motives, intentions, they all come back to God and his "plan".
Well. I grew up in the church. My family is one of those families that brings everything back to Christ. The problem is, I'm not a Christian anymore- but they don't know that.
I no longer make decisions based off of the Bible and what it says to do, my intentions are still pure and I have high morals, but not because a higher being says I have to have pure intentions and high morals. See, my decisions may be similar to my family's decisions, but the reason behind it is very different now. They don't know I'm not a Christian, and I guess I just need help not feeling totally isolated from them now that I've secretly turned away from the church.
For those of you who have turned away from your religion, can you help me with that and a few other things?
What do I do now? I've always been taught to pray and meditate when something bad happens or I'm stressed, but now I don't do that. What do I turn to when I need to calm down?
How do I connect with something spiritually? While I don't believe in all the stuff the Bible says, I certainly believe we have some sort of spiritual element to us, how do I tap into that?
Please no mean words, and please don't try to talk me into being a Christian again. I've made my decision and I need support in that decision.

Thank you

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I'm with you. Thanks for this. It's about finding other people who think similar. I do, so we find others.

I'm tired of judged out and excommunicated. So screw it.

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I grew up in the church, and now as an adult I still believe there is a God, but I do not believe in oraganized religion. I believe we make our own destiny in the end, with the choices we make.

With that said, meditation is much different in Christianity than it is in general. I would say meditation is a great skill to have. Look deeper into it! ☺️

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Well we all have hard times and go thru struggles.'its okay you need to blame God right now. He'll be waiting for you when you decide you need him again. Don't be afraid to cry out for him when you need him.

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Look to yourself. All that prayer and meditation that helped you never went anywhere anyways- you solved it all yourself all along! Try mediation with finding your inner peace as a goal instead of external reassurance. You could also try journaling to sort out your thoughts and feelings. I've been through this transition as well, you can do it! You're strong!

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Why can't you meditate? Find a temple or a Buddhist temple, or just a quiet garden and breathe. I was raised Catholic but quickly knew that this was not a religion I identify with. I don't believe in God or a "plan". But I'm okay. I can still pray to the universe, or simply reflect. I know what that community is like, and it can be lonely, but the farther away you explore (spiritually), the more people you'll identify with. Find a good Facebook group on online community. It'll be okay. Don't let anyone guilt you. There are their beliefs and no one should feel guilty for not believing what somewhat else does. I'm here, too. 😊

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I feel like your either with a God or not... there is no in between. It's a God or devil... that's just me.  Nothing wrong with either if that's your belief. But if you choose to not believe in God anymore... I think you need to figure out what will make you feel the way your trying to feel when things get rough. Everyone has their own way of dealing... now you need to figure out what will help you.

Done with Christianity, now what?

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