- Jun 12, 2019
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Please understand I am a christian. Im asking because Im having a difficult time with this one:
One of our close friends was in a car accident yesterday. His car was completely destroyed when a dump truck ran a red light and crushed the driver side of his car 10" towards the center. Amazingly, he walked away from it with literally only a scratch to his elbow. My family, friends, his family (all Christian) keep saying its a miracle. And by rights... it is.
Last month, a college friend of mine died in a horrific car accident when she slid on ice and hit a tree.
I dont want this to turn into one of those, "Why does God allow bad things to happen" questions because Im trying to dig deeper into this than just that.
Why is my friend, who survived the accident, considered a miracle and that God watched over him, but my other friend who died in a car accident has to be termed as, "God's will being done?"
I caught myself by surprise yesterday when my dad said, "Its a miracle he survived"... and I didnt respond at all. Normally I would say, "Right, thats definitely a miracle!" But for some reason I felt like a hypocrite giving God the praise when my other friend just died. Trust me, I know it sounds bad. I dont WANT to sound like a hypocrite, and WANT to trust the Lord..
I feel like I already know how people will respond to my question.
"God works in mysterious ways"
"We dont know everything this side of heaven"
I want to jump in and join my family by agreeing and saying that YES!.. indeed... it was a miracle he survived. I just feel like a hypocrite because part of me feels like it was just chance that he survived.
One of our close friends was in a car accident yesterday. His car was completely destroyed when a dump truck ran a red light and crushed the driver side of his car 10" towards the center. Amazingly, he walked away from it with literally only a scratch to his elbow. My family, friends, his family (all Christian) keep saying its a miracle. And by rights... it is.
Last month, a college friend of mine died in a horrific car accident when she slid on ice and hit a tree.
I dont want this to turn into one of those, "Why does God allow bad things to happen" questions because Im trying to dig deeper into this than just that.
Why is my friend, who survived the accident, considered a miracle and that God watched over him, but my other friend who died in a car accident has to be termed as, "God's will being done?"
I caught myself by surprise yesterday when my dad said, "Its a miracle he survived"... and I didnt respond at all. Normally I would say, "Right, thats definitely a miracle!" But for some reason I felt like a hypocrite giving God the praise when my other friend just died. Trust me, I know it sounds bad. I dont WANT to sound like a hypocrite, and WANT to trust the Lord..
I feel like I already know how people will respond to my question.
"God works in mysterious ways"
"We dont know everything this side of heaven"
I want to jump in and join my family by agreeing and saying that YES!.. indeed... it was a miracle he survived. I just feel like a hypocrite because part of me feels like it was just chance that he survived.