Why is it that God chooses some to bless and others not to? Is there any rhyme or reason to it or is it just luck of the draw?
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Why God does not bless
- Thread starter hopeless99
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Strider1002
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I suppose if you take everything you have for granted, it might seem like God hasn't blessed you...
Are you alive? Are you safe? Do you have food, clothing, shelter? Do you have access to the Bible? Do you live in a country where you can worship God freely? Do you have at least one friend or family member to spend time with? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are blessed.
Are you alive? Are you safe? Do you have food, clothing, shelter? Do you have access to the Bible? Do you live in a country where you can worship God freely? Do you have at least one friend or family member to spend time with? If you answer yes to any of these questions, you are blessed.
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motherprayer
Elisha
The best blessing in the world is realizing that the best blessings in the world are unseen.
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Most of them I don't have actually.
You didn't really explain anything though. Why does God decide to actually bless some people with things and leave others with almost nothing?
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Strider1002
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
It doesn't matter how much we have on this earth. We have God, and God is all we need.
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I don't agree with that, tell that to the people starving in Kenya or Uganda. But that wasn't where I was going with this at all. I just wanted to know why God decides to bless some people and say to heck with all the rest?
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Strider1002
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I presume you mean money, because that's what all shallow people seem to want... but money is not necessarily a blessing. There are lots of people in financially poor countries who are happier than many of us here in the US.
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Most poor people are not happy. That's a lie.
But you're wrong, I wasn't referring to money at all. I'm actually referring to things that actually matter to, well, most people like love, happiness, blessings, etc. Why does God see fit to withhold good from people like that?
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motherprayer
Elisha
hopeless99 said:
True blessings are not things that exist outside of one's heart, like the ability to be happy even when one has very little.
God blesses with peace, and the things we become attached to, the things we lust after, the things we envy others having, are not blessings at all but distractions from God.
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Strider1002
For when I am weak, then I am strong.
God provides for your needs. That's why you're alive, breathing air, typing on a computer right now.
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Which is all meaningless. I'd prefer He just kill me. There's no point in me being here anyway.
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motherprayer
Elisha
hopeless99 said:
He has plans for you, plans for hope and a future. He wants you to have life, and have it more abundantly. But you have to take the step and give your hurt to Him for Him to deal with.
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I already have.
He hasn't done anything with it or about it.
Not sure what you're bringing up Jer. 29:11 for.
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I think you're ignoring your signature.
Care to get back to explaining to me why God doesn't bless some instead of arguing with the troll?
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motherprayer
Elisha
hopeless99 said:I already have.
He hasn't done anything with it or about it.
Not sure what you're bringing up Jer. 29:11 for.
He hasn't yet. Remember, faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. Of course the devil wants you to lose faith, and he will use every thing he has to get you away, including the false teaching that not having every thing one desires means one is out of God's favor.
Let me ask, if I may. Do you seek worldly blessings, or peace in your heart? What if I told you that I didn't have peace until I wound up with nothing, homeless with two children and a husband with so many demons I couldn't live with him and be safe? I found peace when, at the shelter, God spoke to me about the necessity for me to give Him the chance to guide me.
I had nothing, and I was blessed. Now I have a little bit more than nothing, and I have my husband back, healed of his demons. I still struggle with pain every day, I am still broke and have to get creative sometimes to ensure my kids are fed or my lights stay on. My daughter is in need of clothes for the winter, and I have not bought clothes for myself for two years.
I have abundant life. I had to work hard for the prosperity in my home. But my abundance has more substance than a big house or a shiny new car. My abundance will stick with me if the economy crashes, or if I wind up back on the streets.
Because my abundance lies in the hearts of my family. My abundance is waking up in the morning next to a husband who cherishes me, and in seeing my beautiful babygirls run into my arms, and in fellowshipping with my fellow church members, who don't judge me if I go to church wearing clothes that aren't fashion show worthy.
My abundance is not in my world, but my heart.
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Exactly. That part I highlighted was what I was talking about. That's what really counts.
Which goes back to my first question, why does God see fit to withhold blessings from some, while lavishing them upon others?
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motherprayer
Elisha
hopeless99 said:Exactly. That part I highlighted was what I was talking about. That's what really counts.
Which goes back to my first question, why does God see fit to withhold blessings from some, while lavishing them upon others?
He doesn't withhold blessings. People don't realize what true blessings actually are, and that true blessings have nothing to do with one's possessions. One must seek God in order for Him to bless one with peace. It starts there. But it requires giving worries and fears to God that we desperately cling to, in fear He won't help if we let go.
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