Do you use your god as a scapegoat?
2007-06-23 09:29:05 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To Joy Full: I'm not confused on the matter, I merely asked a question. You've read more into it than is deserved.
2007-06-23 09:40:26 · update #1
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No...I asked a question and you answered it. That being said, I've, on many occasions, heard some believers address their seemingly unresolvable problems by saying: "It's God's will." This appears, to me, an issue of placing responsibility for their situation on their god?
2007-06-23 10:33:45 · update #2
No I think prayer is used mainly to beg for things. PLEASE give me a new job/car/girlfriend/house or PLEASE make me lose 50 lbs/go on a fab vacation/be recognized for my accomplishments etc etc ad nauseum
2007-06-23 10:00:26 · answer #1 · answered by MissWong 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I pray in order to communicate with God. It doesn't mean that I'm released in any way from taking responsibility for my own actions, or solving my own problems. Are you suggesting that, simply because I pray, that I'm somehow incapable of solving my own problems, or am magically absolved from personal responsibility?
2007-06-23 16:36:18 · answer #2 · answered by solarius 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't. Prayer to me is a way of talking to God. The same way you would talk to any friend. Yes I ask for his forgiveness but I don't do it to avoid the consequences of my own actions. I make the mistakes and I will take responsibility for them. God didn't make me do anything good or bad. That is my choice to make.
2007-06-23 16:35:37 · answer #3 · answered by Cheley 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can one hope to build a relationship with anyone without conversation? This is one of the reasons we pray, to not only talk to the Lord, but to also listen. If there is a pain or problem in my life, I definitely RUN to my Father in heaven because there is absolutely noone who loves me more than Him and noone who has all the answers for my life. You see, the Lord does not mind us coming to Him. In fact, He desires us to trust Him that much. He has that same love for you too if you want it.
2007-06-23 16:51:26 · answer #4 · answered by HeVn Bd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you find anywhere in the Bible where a person prayed, did nothing (including having faith), and then received a problem solving answer from God?
2007-06-23 16:36:27 · answer #5 · answered by ignoramus_the_great 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, my problems are my own. Prayer isn't just about asking God for things, it's about talking to God.
2007-06-23 16:34:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jason P 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. What people use to try to absolve themselves of responsibility - are called "excuses".
You are confused about this. Prayer has nothing to do with shirking accountability.
2007-06-23 16:33:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not for me..I use prayer and meditation to maintain a conscious contact with the Divine, my higher power, God... doesnt really matter what term you use.
This is how i maintain my faith and get guidance....
Blessed Be )o(
2007-06-23 16:35:36 · answer #8 · answered by trinity 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I use prayer to ask God to guide me in my life and life's problems.
2007-06-23 16:39:20 · answer #9 · answered by expertless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Prayer for me is talking with God.
2007-06-23 16:39:24 · answer #10 · answered by LottaLou 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋