It's funny how many posts start out pro-god yadda yadda. If he's really that great of a being,why does most god related post share topics of misery?
As far as non-believers being afraid to admit it? I think it's the other way around more then you think. It's all finger pointing in the end.
Most people don't find God until they face adversity and He helps them out of it. Fortunately I've always been a follower and was finally baptized 3 years ago.
I will give you an example of the way I have been blessed in the past year. I was a detective and was working a huge case that got a lot of media attention. I was given a direct order from a superior that conflicted with my moral beliefs, so I sat down and spoke with my preacher. He agreed that I had to disobey the order because it was wrong. I disobeyed said order and was suspended from work for 30 days. That came out to $6,000, which hurt quite a bit. I had to take out a loan to cover my bills.
During my persecution I prayed lease: to God to help those persecuting me, especially the one who had given me the order I had an issue with. I asked God to please shine in their lives so that they could one day make better decisions in their lives.
When tax time rolled around, it turns out I had dropped down a tax bracket due to that loss of income. Want to guess how much more I got back this year?
That's right, $6,000.
The quality of my life has drastically improved. Money seems to land in my lap since my persecution. I am on course to make at least $30,000 more this year than I did last year. I believe that God was making a change in my life by forcing me to decide between my job and what I felt was right. Police officers, including their administrators, don't always make the right decisions. I sleep well at night knowing that in this case I did.