I was abandoned by my mother in the slums of Detroit when I was a few months old. Where was God?

Question

This is a real question, based on fact...not the Bible. This is not some lie, like those told by Christian violation reporters. I had painful medical problems, as a result of "God's" disinterest.

Answer 1

On the good side of town.

Answer 2

Only some religions believe that God stands above and looks down upon every situation with interest or "disinterest". If you explore the universal law of karma and reincarnation, you might find an answer to this.

This is probably not the answer you want, but it *is* a reasonable explanation why bad things sometimes happen to good people.

I do hope your life has gotten better since this painful beginning.

Answer 3

Blame human imperfection, blame the beginning of creation, blame society as a whole for your past, your health issues, and for everything that has ever happened to you. No one can change what happened a day ago, a month ago, a year ago, or a lifetime ago. How you handle it going forward is up to you, not life in the past, not the people that were not there for you, but you and your attitude.

Ever thought they maybe Satan had a hand in your past? Sure, blame God and not look the other way, isn't that bias? But how do you know that your life from your humble beginnings was not planned for a greater purpose? To be revealed later? Yes, the beginning of your life, you did not have any say so, but you do now. To be someone's inspiration, to be someone's hero, to be something greater....greater than bitterness and loathing.

Where was God? Same place he is now, waiting to see what you will do with life you and you alone can live....

Questioning the world,"why you"....

Answer 4

I really don't think this has anything to do with God.....it has to do with a crappy thing that your birth mother chose to do to you when you was an infant. My hopes are that you ended up with a loving mother...one that chose you? And if you are a believer in God, then possibly you could find a purpose in that. Now I am not saying this as a Christian, because I am not religios at all. I do understand where you are coming from in your question, as I gave birth to 3 children, 2 of which have suffered and will continue to suffer from multiple disabilities. I asked that question over and over again...where was God...How could God allow this to happen to my children...my family? And I can honestly say that any faith in God that I had, faded away. But....I chose to become strong, and believe in the human spirit..and believe in my children, and myself. My children do live with pain....but they are also happy individuals. They will always live a different life than the average person lives...but that is ok...they are happy! I have had to try to find a balence of what is needed and good for my children, and what is good for me as a woman who will be caretaker to my children for their entire lives. I had to learn to take off my angel wings every once in a while and just take time for me...even if it is just an hour here and 20 minutes there. My point is...don't allow the negative to suffacate you...life is way to short for that. Look for the positive.....then maybe you will find the answers from your God, in what ever form you need God to be. (((((((((((((( a hug from me to you)))))))))))))))))))

Answer 5

I wish I could tell you Larry. You see, there really is a God, and there really are answers, but you have to find them for yourself. Like it or not, that's the rules. And don't expect to go into a church and learn anything about God. It's not like that. Being alive is a damn funny thing. If you would have been born a century earlier, or even sixty or seventy years, you probably wouldn't have survived abandonment to have medical problems. Think about it.

Answer 6

Hi Larry, that 's horrible. But there is somethings I[d like to share with you. Have you heard of Dr. Wayne Dyer? He is from the Detroit area and grew up in an orphanage..abandoned by his parents. He is author of many books and you can hear him on hayhouseradio.com. Listen to how he dealt with this and is now an extremely wealthy and happy person.
Basicly though, God/dess is something that we are all a part of. And since we have that force within, we are very powerful. Of course you have the right to be angry. But you also have the power to find happiness, prosperity,love in spite of it all./
Here is something that has always helped me. " Looking good is the best revenge.'
All the best to you Larry and please check out hay house on the Internet.

Answer 7

Larry, HE was still there or you wouldn't be here now.
It wasn't GOD who left you in the slums of Detroit.
Personal responsibility and accountability is a very strong point
with me. The person responsible for it was your mother.
She is the one who left you.
Now the thing is, you have two choices.,...you can either remain bitter and angry at the injustice done to you, and be defeated in a victim mentality, or you can look at your situation and say, THIS MADE ME STRONG. I am a survivor, there is a purpose for me to be here or I would have died as an infant. You don't have to have the victim mentality about where you have came from.
Your situations and circumstances do not have to dictate who you are.

For good measure? GOD doesn't want you to be defeated..thats why you didn't die on the streets...HE's got a plan for you.

May you be richly blessed.

Answer 8

Life comes at you fast. She was an unfit mother and its not gods fault it was her fault. I bet now she is very sorry that she has lost her child. It will haunt her I'm sure. Unless she had to protect you in some way. Well I hope that one day everything will be fine. Don't blame God for the mistakes that she made because that will make you just as bad. Its not Gods fault. Never ever think that.

Answer 9

Don't blame the Lord for what happened to you. That nothing but a cop out. I am afraid the Lord gets to much "credit", for what man does to man. Have you forgotten the Garden of Eden. Man has chosen to turn his back on God so God has let man have his way. From then on Man has had to make a choice and unfortunately it is often a poor one. I was verbally and sexually abused as a child. I don't blame God. He wasn't the one who did it to me. I can't change my life experience nor could I hope to change the world. I can only use this experience to grow and try to live above this evil world how about you!!

Answer 10

Hey,when did God become your personal "Genie"?Your mom's is at fault .People are responsible for their own behavior.You had a painful medical problem because of mom.You are alive because she cared just a tiny bit not to have you sucked out.Now just maybe God stood up for you there.Maybe if you'd quit whining ,you could learn from this and have compassion on other abandon kids and YOU DO something about them.Life is painful but you have to learn from it ,and make a positive out of it.Everyone has really bad things in their life.Get over it and move on positive.If you get knocked down get the Fu$$ back up!

Answer 11

Right where he should be - allowing you to enter this world under the circumstances you chose. We all come here with a plan and a goal - and somethings need to be learned the hard way. You are one of the brave ones willing to learn things the hard way. Don't blame god for that.

Now I am raising a child with special needs myself - and I can sit here and lament and be angry at god for giving me a very difficult lot in life or I can get on with the job of learning the lessons that I myself set out to learn in this lifetime. I have found in my life that when I undertake to do the work joyfully, the problem ends a lot sooner.

Peace!

PS - Reading some of these other responses makes me say, Yeah - you might have died otherwise. Even our challenges can be blessings. Incidentally, I am not christian.