"those sneaky atheists taking the easy way out..."?

As a born again Christian, the easier way is the second one. It is so much easier to live as if he doesn't exist because I don't have to think about what I'm doing or how to be a righteous person. However, I do believe in God, and not because I just hope there is a Heaven, but because I have had prayers answered. I haven't always been following the right path but when I was in the lowest low where no one could help me up, God was there. And I feel his presence everywhere I go now. Not just feeling his presence but I see his works all around me. It is now so much better, although it sometimes isn't easier because bad things still happen to Christians, we just have a God who is willing to take our burdens off of our hands. And now I'm living a much less stressful life because I know that I'm not alone.