A theological question for my readers...
Let me start by asking this in a more abstract way before I go into my petty example. But to my readers I ask this (and it may be an assumption of believing in God to answer this, otherwise just give me your thoughts).
1. Does God play an active role in our lives from day to day? Does he/she forge a path for us and want us to follow it giving us answers to our prayers that we are supposed to figure out?
2. If so, are these paths or answered prayers easy to see and understand? Or are they among the hardest things to figure out in our lives, what God wants us to do? If we make the wrong decision, wouldn't it make God less likely to help us in the future?
Now my example: In the most ridiculous and self-indulgent prayers (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this prayer) but I asked for a boyfriend, or a way to deal with a persistent feeling of loneliness (also don't get me wrong- I kind of don't want to date right now as I am enjoying my singleness- but that is another post). So there is a person who would very much want to date me, I'm just not really that interested in this person. Am I disregarding God's answer to my prayer? There are plenty of stories in the Bible about how someone planned to do something they didn't really want to do because it was God's wish and in the end it turned out to be the exact right thing to do and it enhanced their happiness beyond all measure. So how does one determine what God's path is versus settling because its easier?
Sorry for the religiosity of this post.
1. Does God play an active role in our lives from day to day? Does he/she forge a path for us and want us to follow it giving us answers to our prayers that we are supposed to figure out?
2. If so, are these paths or answered prayers easy to see and understand? Or are they among the hardest things to figure out in our lives, what God wants us to do? If we make the wrong decision, wouldn't it make God less likely to help us in the future?
Now my example: In the most ridiculous and self-indulgent prayers (and I'm sure I'm not alone in this prayer) but I asked for a boyfriend, or a way to deal with a persistent feeling of loneliness (also don't get me wrong- I kind of don't want to date right now as I am enjoying my singleness- but that is another post). So there is a person who would very much want to date me, I'm just not really that interested in this person. Am I disregarding God's answer to my prayer? There are plenty of stories in the Bible about how someone planned to do something they didn't really want to do because it was God's wish and in the end it turned out to be the exact right thing to do and it enhanced their happiness beyond all measure. So how does one determine what God's path is versus settling because its easier?
Sorry for the religiosity of this post.
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posted by Hateful, Party of One @ 1:48 PM
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