Do things always happen in threes?

Sorry, in my life deaths happen in threes. What I mean by that is they are in very close proximity. I noticed it even in people not related to me Like movie stars or people I know. This being like 3 in a short time like a month, etc. It doesn't count if it a year away, more or less. Sometimes only a few days. Of course it is most apparent in your own family.

HTacianas said:

Or is it that once three things happen, people stop counting?

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People find patterns even when there are none.

All I know is, whenever I lose something, I always find it in the last place I look.

Chesterton said:

All I know is, whenever I lose something, I always find it in the last place I look.

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Ahhh, so you are unlike me. I usually find the lost item but keep looking for it.

Chesterton said:

All I know is, whenever I lose something, I always find it in the last place I look.

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That's for sure

If I have given up looking I ask God where it is and then it miraculously appears
Truly, I am not joking.

I think this is just confirmation bias on part of the poster.

Things, of course, happen in fives. The second and fifth one are just very sneaky.

I think people see more in things & events than there actually are.

But...

The scripture does seem to indicate that Faith is sometimes tested three times before a "result" is given. Consider Elisha trying to raise the dead child. In the book of Job and the temptation of Jesus - being tested three times seems to mean the enemy is involved in the problem at hand. It is some indication of what could be behind the problem.

If three things do happen and you pray in faith each time and a miraculous result happens on the third attempt then it could be likely you have been fighting a spiritual battle. Your Faith has been tested.