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I always wonder why things happen... Like my son was stillborn april 05. Why? Was it because I was 16? no that cant be it, theres alot of girls having babies at that age or younger. Was it because me and my bf were not married again that cant be it either! What does God pick and choose which babies to take? I mean I am not a bad person atleast I try not to be. How is God loving when he does things like that? Ive just been thinking about stuff like that. How come god doesnt punish the ones who are out there killing people but will take babies.. sorry if I am rambling on.... I belive in God and everything I am just so angry!
 

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heatherq17 said:
I always wonder why things happen... Like my son was stillborn april 05. Why? Was it because I was 16? no that cant be it, theres alot of girls having babies at that age or younger. Was it because me and my bf were not married again that cant be it either! What does God pick and choose which babies to take? I mean I am not a bad person atleast I try not to be. How is God loving when he does things like that? Ive just been thinking about stuff like that. How come god doesnt punish the ones who are out there killing people but will take babies.. sorry if I am rambling on.... I belive in God and everything I am just so angry!
You have every right to be, My sister suffered a loss not to long ago, just like you , I hear you and hope you , don't suffer , anymore , I can't answer WHY God works this way , but I can tell you , Don't ever stop beliving , I Hope i can help , and have helped , I am going to tell my sister to check out the Pregnancy & Infant Awareness site , so you see ,you already helped one person , feel good about yourself , God Bless , and Prayer That's all we have right now.
 
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heatherq17 said:
I always wonder why things happen... Like my son was stillborn april 05. Why? Was it because I was 16? no that cant be it, theres alot of girls having babies at that age or younger. Was it because me and my bf were not married again that cant be it either! What does God pick and choose which babies to take? I mean I am not a bad person atleast I try not to be. How is God loving when he does things like that? Ive just been thinking about stuff like that. How come god doesnt punish the ones who are out there killing people but will take babies.. sorry if I am rambling on.... I belive in God and everything I am just so angry!

I'm sorry you lost your baby.
I don't think we'll ever understand "why" some things happen. They just do.
Is it God? Or is it Satan?
I guess we won't know for sure until the day we get to Heaven.

You haven't done anything to deserve this sweetie. Life is just hard sometimes. And it's just not fair. Keep strong, and remember that God loves you. Your pain is his pain. :hug:
 
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I have many things that I ask God why. They seem so cruel based on my perspective. And I still don't have answers. Solomon in all his God given Wisdom could not see why things happened so I know I won't have a clue.

I get angry at God, and my prayers are not ones you would find in any good book about prayers. But what I have learned is that I must be honest with God in my prayers. Look at the Psalms of King David. I have read Job alot, it is not much comfort but it might help some to know that other faithful people have felt the same way about God.
 
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It seems so often that life just isn't fair and some people have more then their share of hard knocks. I am saddened for you. And will pray for your heart to heal in ths situation. As fo it being a God thing I'm not sure. Maybe it was a Satan thing. Or maybe God saw something far worse coming in this childs life or yours and spared you both in that situation. I honestly don't know just hope you can heal .:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug:
 
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It is not wrong to be angry. There are things in this world that make us angry and upset.

One thing I want to point out though is that things happen because we live in a fallen world. There is sin in the world and bad things happen as a result. I am not just talking about someone hurting someone else, but we have disease, sickness, etc as a result of sin (from the garden of Eden).

Hugs though.
 
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The souls that enter Baby's that die in stillborn are souls that have completed their spiritual cycle here on earth, and the end of that cycle is one more last touch of the materialistical world, in which they grow within the mother by are taken back again because their cycle is completed, this has meaning for as well as the baby as for the mother. This is why that event takes place.

We Christians are often brought up with the thought that death is a bad thing, but when you look at the universe ,God is like the sea it takes and it gives. We don't understand God, thats why we don't understand that its a natural process. Nothing is lost.

We don't understand the afterlife , as Jesus said, they will be like angels in heaven. Your child is simply an angel in heaven, and very much alive.
 
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This is not heaven on earth...just earth. Many think God is like 'Santa Claus' and must come through with their demands, just as we did as greedy children making up a long, impossible list for Santa to fill. This smacks of the ego based practitioner. The ego based person prays thinking they know better than God does. The truly spiritual based person prays for God's will and not their own, for if they truly knew better than God...the practitioner would be the God. Nothing wrong with asking, but always end such requests humbly with accepting Gods or a higher powers will with gratitude. Can you imagine if everyone's prayers were answered according to our self centered and conflicting demands? The world would be in real turmoil then. No, I prefer to make God peace and truth based and as such any action that develops peace brings one closer to God and any action that destroys peace brings one away from God.




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I think things happen to those He knows can handle them. He doesn't cause anything evil or wrong, Satan does, but he wouldn't let anything happen to you that you could not get through. You are very hurt and crushed but God has given you strength and he is with you. Maybe he has amazing plans for you at this point in your life, and children in your future.

I'm sorry for your loss. I've just two nights ago lost an amazing classmate of mine who was only 17 - I know it's not the same as your own child, but I definately still wonder why she had to be where she was at that exact time.

In His name,
-Stace
 
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