Oh well, I guess I need to change my screen name from lovelylil to egotistical fool.
Who believes in the POWER OF PRAYER?????
by whereami 56 Replies latest jw friends
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Pistoff
Not the prayer of the Bible or Christians. It never worked for me. What worked? I DID! I made my own wishes and dreams come true from the power that was in me all along. The power is in YOU.
What White Dove said.
I am in recovery, but don't know what I believe in for a higher power. I do know that when I pray, I feel better and more centered.
That is enough for me.
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finallysomepride
I beg to differ!
The Bible indicates that God has a timetable for eradicating all the suffering that has ever happened on this here planet. All of it.
He/She is taking his/her time about it, and allowing a huge amount of suffering in his/her name. Wat a load of shit, a loving god would never allow this sort of suffering, mankind has caused this suffering & if it's going to be fixed it will be by mankind.
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Caedes
Snowbird,
Caedes, you and I will never see eye-to-eye on this.
An impasse is not necessarily a bad thing.
I don't suppose we will, I am however interested in how you square your belief in god answering your personal prayers but not those of others in much worse situations, personally if I believed in god it would feel hollow and empty if god answered my prayers whilst leaving hundreds to die elsewhere. I am not interested in changing your mind on this issue just wondering how you feel about your preferential treatment.
I don't suppose it will be the last time we find our views at opposite ends of the spectrum, impasse or not I would still be interested to hear your opinion.
LovelyLil,
I think I would rather hear your thoughts on the implications of your beliefs.
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snowbird
Caedes, earlier I typed out a nice, long reply and lost it! I will try to recreate what I originally said.
I have not been given preferential treatment by God or anyone else.
I was born into extreme poverty, the kind you see in Third World countries.
I've gone to bed hungry; seen a beloved sister miss a year of school due to not having shoes; watched my father and two brothers succumb to alcoholism and die early deaths.
At an early age, I learned to call on God for strength to deal with our situation.
I know He heard and answered! While the plight of others in dire circumstances tear at my heart, I take comfort in His assurance that He's going to make things right.
Now, let me ask YOU a question: Have any other gods made a like promise?
Sylvia
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