God, where are you? (page 7)

Big Tex

I was always told that if I had a question about God that I should go to him in prayer for an answer. Well, he never answered any of my prayers, or maybe he was out to lunch when I was calling.

Shakita

I'm very, very sorry. I mean that. I don't have an answer to that. I wish I did. Honestly, this is a subjec that I am very angry with God about. I don't think it is fair.

I don't mean to be self-centered at all, but I do understand. I spent years feeling as you do. I don't pretend to have the answer, because I don't. You are hurt and angry. I can see that, and frankly I think it is justified. Please do not think for a moment think I, in any way, am trying to place myself, or my prayers above yours.

I only am trying to say I understand and I do emphathize.

nilfun

we trash our children

I ask respectfully: Are they our children or God's children?

If parent's had a child whose room was filled
with the best toys, and he had all the food and
entertainment he could ever want but he trashed
his toys, ate like a pig, picked on neighbor's
children and then whined to his parents for more toys,
and cried that the kid next door hit him back,
we would call that child a brat, an ungrateful brat.

I believe that parental neglect is a form of child abuse. Are those behaviors (trashing toys, eating like a pig, being a bully) good reasons to neglect that child?

larc

One thing you all have to remember, God is on vacation. It is his day off, his day of rest. Now, for the chief executive of the universe, and more in particular, the earth, I don't think he should have taken the day off. The earth is going to hell in a hand basket and God is on vacation and won't do a thing about it.

One thing I don't understand. Why does an all powerful God need a day of rest?

I think he should at least get an answering machine so I can leave a message, and he can call be back when is vacation is over. I hope I am still alive at the time.

My favorite prayer: God is good; God is great. Yay God!

IslandWoman

Hello nilfun,

I ask respectfully: Are they our children or God's children?

In the world of nature the wolves, tigers, alligators etc. care for their young. No one asks, "are their children theirs or God's?" No, they are on their own and mankind recognizes that all creatures are endowed with whatever skills they need to propagate themselves. In my opinion, not only are we also endowed with all the skills we need to care for our young, we are positively overflowing with them!

If the animal kingdom can be responsible for their young, so should we. Our children are our children and imo God expects us to care for them with the abilities he gave us. There is no passing the buck to God on this one, imo.

I believe that parental neglect is a form of child abuse. Are those behaviors (trashing toys, eating like a pig, being a bully) good reasons to neglect that child?

Would refusing to buy a child new toys until he has learned not to destroy what he already has be neglect?

IW

nowisee

shakita,

i will echo big tex. i, too, am inadequate to answer your questions about why God seems to answer some and not others, and indeed, why He seems to answer some prayers and not others. romans 9 immediately came to mind. "therefore God has mercy on whom he wants to have mercy, and he hardens whom he wants to harden." it does seem arbitrary. the whole chapter is pertinent and may shed some light but i won't quote the whole thing! lol

i try to keep in mind the big picture. of course there are many unanswered questions. but this existence is barely a blip on the radar screen when considering eternity. consider that we humans, as adam's children, deserve nothing at all, nothing but death. consider that we are the ones who turned away from God, we are the ones who screwed up. God owes us nothing. yet He will have mercy on those who turn back to Him. perhaps He is using everything that happens for the ultimate good of all, and it is we who are blind and shortsighted. "for our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all."--2 cor. 4:17.

well, maybe it is food for thought. it has been for me.

best wishes, nowisee

nilfun

No one asks, "are their children theirs or God's?

Does that make me a a "no one" for asking a sincere question? You say that "no one" asks such a question, but I did ask it.

If the animal kingdom can be responsible for their young, so should we

Are we God's young? Are we God's children?

There is no passing the buck to God on this one, imo.

Did you think by asking my questions I am "passing the buck"?

All I have right now are questions and the motivation in asking them isn't to "pass the buck".

Would refusing to buy a child new toys until he has learned not to destroy what he already has be neglect?

I guess I misunderstood what you were referring to when I quoted your toys analogy. I should have asked you what you meant by "toys".

When you wrote:

If parent's had a child whose room was filled
with the best toys, and he had all the food and
entertainment he could ever want but he trashed
his toys, ate like a pig, picked on neighbor's
children and then whined to his parents for more toys,
and cried that the kid next door hit him back,
we would call that child a brat, an ungrateful brat.
Mankind must grow up, must act like an adult before it should expect anymore
stuff from "Daddy", imo.

I took that to mean that until humans "grow-up" then God will not help them with "stuff" like cures for AIDS, cancer, famine...things like that.

Sorry for any misunderstandings.

larc

Nowisee,

You used the word "we" in terms of messing up. As I recall, it was Adam and Eve. It was not my fault, our yours either. So, I do not think the term "we" is applicable.

Now, since we are imperfect, how can we be blamed for our imperfection? After all, it was God who put us into an imperfect state. It is not our fault. As far as imperfection goes, I guess there are individual differences in our degree of imperfection. So, does God grade on a curve, and what constitutes a passing score?

nilfun

"Mankind must grow up, must act like an adult before it should expect anymore
stuff from "Daddy", imo."

"No, they are on their own" [this was in reference to animals, but I took this to mean that you believe that we humans are also in the same situation as the animals in that we are on our own.]

So, I think what you are saying is that there is a God, but that he is pretty much hands-off and that we humans, because of our immaturity, are on our own(?)

Mr. Kim

Here is a question for everybody. Why should we, as humans, expect help from GOD or think that GOD owes us something?

Just wondering, don't anyone get mad----etc.....

KIM

IslandWoman

Hi nilfun,

So, I think what you are saying is that there is a God, but that he is pretty much hands-off and that we humans, because of our immaturity, are on our own(?)

I believe that God helps us to have faith in his existence and to know that he loves us.

I also believe though that for mankind in general he expects and hopes that we will one day stand as adults and expend whatever energies can be mustered, either through government or religion, to do what is right towards our fellow man and the other living things on earth.

I believe that when mankind sincerely strives to reach that point of maturity, which really is love, then the Almighty will accept us as his children, for then and only then will we truly be his children.

With respect,

IW

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