are you a bad person if sometimes bad things happens or your faith falter and you wonder if God listens to you?
2007-04-17 09:19:39 · 43 answers · asked by DunHurtMePlez 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Faith faltering is normal; it happens to us all, but this is when faith is to work.
2007-04-17 09:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not at all. It is easy to have faith when things go well in life, It is when bad things happen that we question God. Just remember, we learn the most from difficult times. We take that knowledge and use it to help others. So remember to thank God for all things -- even the bad ones cause they are gonna make you stronger!
2007-04-25 07:55:57 · answer #2 · answered by TexasDolly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let me start by telling you that I believe in God and love him with everything that I am, but I argue with him just like I would my bestfriend, I accuse him of not caring, not loving me, ignoring me, letting so many bad things happen to me and not protecting me, and I tell him he has alot to answer for once I get to heaven. I am not affaird that I am not going to heaven because of the things I have done or that my faith falters because I know that he keeps a very close eye on me and that he loves me always and there is nothing I could do to ever lose his love. I am his child and he is my father, and like any father he knows that the fight is coming, I talk to him about everything and ask him many questions, of course he lets me figure it out myself most of the time but I trust in him, and I think he is always listening to me, sometimes I think he turns me down when I am yelling at him but he still hears me. Your faith is your own and your walk with God is your own!
2007-04-17 09:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by southernyankeeangel 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
NOPE....
Everyone of us goes through times where we don't act the way we know we should, feel our faith isn't as strong as we know it should be, and wonder if we are worthy for God to hear us.
This is when we need to remember the scripture. We know that when we sin we have an advocate with the father... we know that we are to keep on walkin our walk and seeking after God that we will never be perfect in this flesh.. that if we ask and repent Jesus is faithful and just to forgive us... we need to remember that God always hears us... it is just that sometimes we don't wait for the answer or don't want to hear the answer he gives us.
Be Strong and stand on the promises of God and remember he knows you are human and you are flawed... don't beat your self up just get on your knees ask for forgiveness and know he said he will forgive you and forget the annoying thoughts that say you're not good enough.... of course your not good enough that's the whole point. We need him and he loves us and WILL take care of us.
2007-04-22 11:48:04 · answer #4 · answered by Jembee1720 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you're not bad. Everyone goes through phases of doubt of self, others and God. Everyone goes through phases when their faith falters. The important thing is to not totally give up and not totally stop praying, worshipping, reading the bible and etc during those times of doubt. It happens. It happens to everyone, including rabbis, pastors, priests, monks and etc.
2007-04-24 19:14:39 · answer #5 · answered by Michelle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Everyone's faith has faltered. Everyone has questioned God or wanted to. God welcomes questions and wants us to bring our concerns to him. You're not bad. You're a human being
2007-04-17 09:24:42 · answer #6 · answered by Katie L 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, you're not a bad person if you wonder about God. It's only human. You just have to rely on your faith at times like that. Times like that are when you need to make an effort to draw near to Him.
2007-04-25 08:46:24 · answer #7 · answered by purplepraise3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on your religious group and what they accept as good and bad!!
I am not an atheist nor follow religion because if you call me an atheist I would not believe in a god.........you know that subject is a big blurr about a god existing or not so I just ignore it and live my life.............if something happens it will happen anyway and as long as I am happy now who cares about the future...........I am only planing to have a good life on the next couple of years but it could always be shattered away by an accident or a terrorist or who knows what.........so I live as I go and do what I think is best for me at that time but nothing is given and even if you do believe there is a god how can you prove to me that he will give you freedom after death........have you ever died and come back to prove it and what did you bring back as proof that it did happen?
So there...........I am in lala land and so I am not an atheist either!!! You call me that and I make you a dead person but don't call me names I am not sure of being myself!!
Thank you!!
2007-04-17 09:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All person whether good or bad have their day/s filled with something unexpected or even unwanted. It is normal to ask God and doubt if He listens.
Just make an examination of yourself and do not let guilt gets into you. Continue wiht your life, To every fall, stand up and get lesson from it to strengthen you or to make a detour when you feel within your heart it is not the right road for you.
2007-04-17 09:28:35 · answer #9 · answered by Rallie Florencio C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your goodness or badness reflects wether you are walking in the Spirit or the flesh. If you walk in the spirit then you will not fulfill the lusts of the flesh which is contrary to the Spirit of God. If you walk in the Spirit, you will also have the fruits of the spirit with the most important of all the fruits and this is LOVE. As of faith, it grows and becomes strong when it it put in the fires of life.
2007-04-17 09:26:27 · answer #10 · answered by *DestinyPrince* 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋