The teachings of the church are that Christians won't live some amazing life, but will have a happier and more fulfilling one. The reason for being a Christian is that God saved us and we want eternity with Him and Heaven is more important than Earth so don't let the problems in life get you down.
That being said... Why do we always say "thank God because he changed my life and now I have 4 churches" or "thank God because he cured my mothers cancer". we even thank him for our success in sports and for winning oscars. Yet children all over the world die every day praying to the same God. I understand that things happen because of evil, but we can't give Him credit for healing our STD's when 8 year olds have flies on their face and maggots eating away their flesh. That would be implying that God is selective.
Another thing that opened my eyes is that we Say God has a plan for us. Yet I was reading an article(WARNING THIS IS A LITTLE GRAPHIC) where there's a man in Europe that takes 6 year olds from orphanages and cuts their limbs, blinds them, deafens them, and teaches them to become the perfect sex doll/slave and feeds them baby food. He ships them off to sick people for 20k and they last a lifetime. To me there is no plan in that so how can God have a plan for me winning a contest when others can't even live a life.
That being said... Why do we always say "thank God because he changed my life and now I have 4 churches" or "thank God because he cured my mothers cancer". we even thank him for our success in sports and for winning oscars. Yet children all over the world die every day praying to the same God. I understand that things happen because of evil, but we can't give Him credit for healing our STD's when 8 year olds have flies on their face and maggots eating away their flesh. That would be implying that God is selective.
Another thing that opened my eyes is that we Say God has a plan for us. Yet I was reading an article(WARNING THIS IS A LITTLE GRAPHIC) where there's a man in Europe that takes 6 year olds from orphanages and cuts their limbs, blinds them, deafens them, and teaches them to become the perfect sex doll/slave and feeds them baby food. He ships them off to sick people for 20k and they last a lifetime. To me there is no plan in that so how can God have a plan for me winning a contest when others can't even live a life.
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