Do you think that is unfear, how can he make the test and set the standers, he could make it as hard as he wants just so we cant get in to heaven, also if he is all knowing then wouldnt he already know the outcome, and wouldnt prayer be pointless if he is "testing you", I mean you never got a test that you could ask for help on as much as you want anyother time in your life, Not only that but his answer to our prayers dosent always work.Millions and millions of people prayed for the poor people Arfica, yet they still are hungry, but it must be ok becuase it is part of his test.
2007-04-22 08:01:38 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He test your Faith in him.
2007-04-28 03:05:55 · answer #1 · answered by Storm C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, nearly everything you have said above is true. God puts out many many tests for us to endure and try to conquer or ignore. This is all to prepare you for heaven. But however, he doesn't make it so hard that it is impossible for someone to go up to heaven. Prayer is not pointless. God listens to our every prayer. However, He doesn't answer all of them because sometimes He feels that that prayer does not deserve to be answered. It's all His choice. Since He has given us everything we need and He has helped us many ways, it's His choice to do whatever He wants to do (which is usually the right choice).
About the Africa thing - yes, there are millions of starving people in Africa. 49% of the pop. live on less than $1 a day. However, we pray every day that someday those people will be helped in any way possible. But why doesn't God listen? Why must God inflict this harshness over these innocent people? It's all because of His love for everyone and his truthness.
In the Bible, Jesus quotes, "...You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me." or something close to that.
There will always exist poor people in this world, because God said so and whatever he says is the truth. Also, Jesus was teaching us to follow his example of love and compassion for the poor. If there was no poor, then less people would be Christians.
2007-04-22 08:12:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God didn't do anything. There are reasons why we feel that God is doing things to us. They are:
we don't think we should be frustrated, we have neurotic beliefs about the need to punish people, and we don't see that we allow ourselves to become angry.
We don't live in a fishbowl, we are free to make our own choices, and the consequences of those choices are our to bear. This included family or caretaker decisions that affect others as well. The question changes to - what are you going to do to fix the situation you are in if you do not like the way things are now?
Everyone is going to heaven, so don't worry about that. Just do your best to be a good person and don't let yourself get frustrated. Yes, there are people starving in Africa, but there are people helping them to help themselves and feed them. People are there doing that without anyone making them. Selfless acts are a sign of people doing the work of God.
2007-04-22 08:13:13 · answer #3 · answered by Hot Coco Puff 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe its not a test from God.. maybe the devil..or its just the way it is.. time unwritten. why does life have to be so hard with all the suffering? that's a question for God .but we will never know until we go there to heaven..maybe we are just dust in space. and man kinds destruction and over population .combined with greed has a big part in it. unexplainable. i would like to know the answer why life is so damn hard.. but some day i hope i will find out.
2007-04-22 08:15:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
God tests everyone and that is not unfair. The kids in Africa are used to their lifestyle. So it's not torture. Prayer is never pointless. It shows how much faith you have, And though he knows the outcome, he still allows us to make our own decisions. He can't just put people in Heaven or Hell.
2007-04-22 08:07:17 · answer #5 · answered by starryangle23 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's only ONE way to get to Heaven and it is SOOOOO easy. All you have to do is believe that God sent His Son (Jesus) to die on the cross for our sins and ask Him to forgive you for all you've done wrong. So He doesn't test us to make it difficult for us to get into Heaven. Believe me, He DOES want EVERYONE to come to Heaven, although not everyone does. He doesn't let anyone into Heaven who hasn't accepted Him as their Savior because then there would be sin in Heaven and it wouldn't be perfect. He tests us to test our faith and our loyalty to Him. Yeah, He does know what's going to happen, but it still happens because if it didn't, then He would know what would happen instead, so that wouldn't happen, so He would know what would happen instead...and then you've just got one big crazy confusing cycle that never ends. Also, life needs trials because if it were perfect, then there wouldn't be any difference between life on Earth and Heaven, which would defeat the whole purpose of Heaven existing. I hope this helped.
2007-04-22 08:16:35 · answer #6 · answered by je t'♥ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-16 12:46:34 · answer #7 · answered by lillibridge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We all end up in "heaven", even the shooter Cho. We are tested because we chose that test. God does not test us. We test ourselves by planning out a difficult lifetime. We sit down with our spirt guides before coming here and plan it all out.
2007-04-22 08:05:03 · answer #8 · answered by mar m 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
God does not test us or tempt us.
He already knows what we're made of.
He allows the testings to come so that we can know our own weaknesses, and therefore our dependency upon His Son, Jesus Christ. .
2007-04-22 08:05:58 · answer #9 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
A lot of his testing is in order for us to uncover our own spiritual strength and to compel us to lean on Him.
2007-04-22 08:05:40 · answer #10 · answered by Pyebwa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
your right, life is a test. All you need to know if everything happens for a reason.
2007-04-22 08:07:34 · answer #11 · answered by guy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋