Opinion of the "fake it til you make it" approach to faith?

[Cassandra]

I have been applying this strategy to Christianity as of late, and I feel like I have hit a wall. I thought that I might as well cast a line out to the forum community and see if anyone here has any insight.

Briefly about me, I was raised a Christian but lost my faith as a young teen. As an adolescent, I transferred my old faith in Christ into the secular faith in "Revolution." While I still hold to the same basic political worldview, I have come to realize that political philosophy is no substitute for my spiritual needs. And so, I find myself straining towards the Faith of my youth.

I want to believe that Christ died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected so that we might know eternal life, but try as I might that phrase does not mean anything to me. And when I pray, or the read the bible, or go to church, I cannot honestly say that I feel anything. Instead, I find myself as lonely and adrift as ever.