It is not my belief in the gods that creates my prosperity.
Neither is it my disbelief in other gods that creates my strife. It is rather
my actions and interactions within this world as well as above and below that
creates the momentum driving my life forward. I am ultimately responsible for
the good and the bad in my own life. Worshipping the right gods or the wrong ones
or none at all has nothing to do with whether I can be happy, healthy, or
moral.
When you credit the gods (or God) with the good things, you rationally have to blame them for the bad as well. If you have good health or make a good grade on a math test and credit an outside force with that success, would it not stand to reason that failure in those things would be the responsibility of that same outside force, especially if you consider that outside force to be omnipotent?
Rather accept and take credit for your own hard work and achievements as well as the responsibility or blame for what goes wrong.
Note: The concept of wyrd, luck, and fate is a conversation for a later blog post.
