How Did You Know When You Found the Right Religion/God(s)?

[NightsShades]

Exactly what the title says. I'm still searching for some religion that I feel right doing but I was curious how other people felt when they found the right one  

[too2sweet]

For me it was like coming home - everything felt absolutely perfect. Like a warm blanket on a cold day... that ahhhh feeling. Hard to describe though. Even when things weren't going smoothly, or I felt pulled in different directions, I still had that original feeling to sort of guide me.

Realize though too that sometimes even if something feels right at one point, it might not always be the right one, or even what you end up practicing long term. So don't feel like you have to be in a rush to find something, or get discouraged if you don't have the same "a-ha" type moment that some people experience. If there is something that interests you - look into it, check it out and see how it "fits". Never know when you might find what you are looking for.  

[Sanguina Cruenta]

I don't know, really. It was sort of a slow conversion. I guess it's sort of like a great chair. You settle into it, and it feels comfortable. It fits with you.  

[glasfuinneog]

NightsShades

Exactly what the title says. I'm still searching for some religion that I feel right doing but I was curious how other people felt when they found the right one

I was raised in my religion, but it was not forced upon me in any way. I was taught that each thing had it's own spirit or deity and that I was to choose those to worship as I wished and the repercussions if I didn't choose wisely.  

[Sanguina Cruenta]

Fatelin

Well, my friend at the time introduced it to me when I was in middle school. From then on I studied different religions.

Well yeah, but how did you know it was the right one when you found it? You didn't answer the question, you just went off on an unrelated tangent wink  

[kyndryana3]

It was a visceral feeling for me....I just needed to know more. And the more I learned the more I knew that it was where I needed to be.  

[Morgandria]

Fatelin

Well, my friend at the time introduced it to me when I was in middle school. From then on I studied different religions. I was 12...and it took me until 17 to realize that my friend at the time and her groupies were actually abusing their powers.

They were also harming others around them, and did not care for nature. So, in my defense, I went against them. From 17-18 I made sure they either stopped what they were doing or that they at least stop harming others around them.

sweatdrop It was a bit more intense then I just described, but that's the jest of things.

It's 'jist'. A 'jest' of things would make it a joke or lighthearted send-up of what you were actually describing.

What religion are you describing here, out of curiosity? Why was it right?

And totally OT but:
1) What powers? Are we talking powers within an organization? Or something more nebulous?

2) Not all religions require people to not harm others. And there are pagan religions that don't involve caring for or appreciating nature. You may not agree with their actions but that doesn't mean they were wrong.

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It took me a long time to find where I was meant to be. It had its' down side (mainly doubt, anxiety, and loneliness), but it gave me the chance to thoroughly explore different directions and to not jump to conclusions. In the end the Gods came to me, and when they did I was prepared to answer without hesitation.

For myself, knowing I am on the right path has always been like discovering family - knowing that I belong where I am. It's not always perfect - family isn't, after all - but it is a deep feeling of connection. Within BTW, some believe that in finding a coven and joining them means you have found family - the witches you are meant to come back to, in every reincarnation. Finding the right path has also meant rejecting doubt and anxiety about what I am doing. That sense of 'wrongness' is not a part of my daily spiritual life any more.

Also, there's a Native belief that if you're walking the right road, you will keep dreaming what's to come. When the dreams stop, it's time to change something. Since the Gods found me, and I found my own way, I've never stopped.  

[xMiemiex]

I was always studying some form of ancient civilization, pantheons and religions. Ancient Egypt always had a hold on me, but I felt turned away when stumbling onto Afro-centrism's take on Kemeticism. Since I'm Korean and not black, I felt like I shouldn't intrude.

It wasn't until years later that my main deity Aphrodite up and shipped me out to the Netjeru and it was a feeling of, "Finally." and "The time has come at last." Haven't looked back or felt the need to wander in religions or faith since. I realized that the Afro-centrism movement with Kemeticism is just one side of Kemeticism.