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Originally posted by Lovebuzz13
Oh no....Lovebuzz is about to post in a religion topic....
I was born and raised a Catholic, but gave that up as soon as I graduated High School.
Currently I am agnostic. I'd like to believe there is something out there.
However, the more I think about it the less I believe in god. I don't believe in heaven or hell, and there is really no purpose for a god.
If there was a god why would there be so much bad and evil in the world? Why would so many people be hurt by those they love?
I know everytime I prayed to a god there was never anyone there for me. How could I believe in someone who is supposed to always be watching us and there for us, but has never been there for me?
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Okay, guess it's time for my two cents. Why would there be so much bad and evil in the world? Because He gave us free will and unfortunately many people choose to turn their backs on God. The fact that there is evil on earth should not be considered proof there is no God - it is simply a glimpse of the other side of things. God loves us enough to not treat us like puppets on a string. He gives us our own unique minds, bodies and choices to do with as we choose. He loves us so much that He gives us until our very last breath to turn to Him. That's pretty awesome if you ask me.
Gator put it extremely well - people tend to think they know what's best for them. That is not necessarily the case. If I pray each and every day for a million dollars, that doesn't mean that God is going to drop a big bag of money in my front lawn - because I don't
need a million dollars. Now, if I pray for God to grant me some wisdom with my money and to help me budget my finances... that's different - that may be more along the lines of what He knows to be best for me. If I don't know what to pray for, I just tell Him that ..
"God, I'm really struggling with my finances right now.. I am not sure what to do. Would you please help me see what things I need to do to fix it?" It's a matter of learning not to tell Him what we think we need, but to ask Him what He
knows we need
I guess my thing is that if you gave up on church, so be it. But don't give up on God. At least still talk to Him and keep that part still going. I went through many years of not going to church and praying very very little, and in hindsight, I see how really lost I was. I also realize how thankful I am that He is so patient and how much better things are now that I've been including Him in my life.
Okay, I'll get down off my soap box. Just wanted to share my few thoughts on the subject....