Why does God do nothing?…?
I have a question, and please respond seriously, no jokes please.
I am a 16 year old christian boy. I attend religious education classes, and for my entire life I have beleived in God.
Recently however, I have begun to… lose faith in him. Im not sure how to word it.
I’ve been living with a father who hates me (it is a looooong story, but beleive me when I say it 
and ontop of that, he is disabled. My family has virtually NO money, and my poor mother has such a hard time running the house without a husband that can help her.
Not only that, but last year, I met the girl of my dreams. I know I’m young and everything…but she was perfect for me. You have no idea. It was almost a fairy tale come true.We were perfect for eachother… and All i wanted in life was to make her happy… I prayed to god every night for her to be safe and happy, and for the most part, she was.
The only exception to my "fairy tale" is that she lives 6000 miles away… which was a big bummer, but I had learned to deal with it.
But now, explaining my current situation, my family is still in the same shape it was in. Extremely mean father who makes me feel like a failure, no money, small house, work piling up…
But as for the girl in my life… recently, she just…disappeared. She’s been gone for so long with no contact… and I cant get a hold of her….
My life has been empty without her… and I cant do anything about it…
Then i started thinking about where god was… I do NOT expect god to wave a magic wand and make my life better…but I still pray to him every night…begging for Justine to come back… and she doesnt…. I beg of him to help my family in some way… and it just gets worse…
I KNOW god cant magically make my life better…but how come he lets these things happen… how can he just sit by, and watch people like me’s lives fall appart…
Its times like this that I think about the Holocaust, and all the poor starving people in Africa… and it leads me to lose even more faith…
Even the other day on the internet, I saw a picture of a pile of dead bodies. The bodies were all of starved, skeletal looking african people. There was a caption under the picture that said
"God?… I dont see him, maybe he’s under the bodies"…. and it just hit me deep down…
I’m afraid that I’m losing hope in god… and theres nothing I can do about it….
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The problem is not God. The problem is your definition of God. You see God as a personified being that listens to prayers and grants requests to some while denying them to others. And, because of that, you’re disappointed that your prayers aren’t being answered and neither are those who are far worse off than you.
But, what if you were to change your definition of God to one that makes sense? What if you defined God as All that is True in the Universe? And, what if you just used your gifts of logic, reason, rationality, and the ability to analyze evidence to determine whether something is true – and, therefore, OF God?
If God were simply All that is True in the Universe, would you expect God to do anything about the suffering in the world? Or, would you expect God to be showing us what we need to be doing to relieve the suffering in our world?
One definition places the burden on God’s shoulders. And, the other places the burden where it belongs – on ours. We have suffering on our planet because we have chosen not to stop it – not because God doesn’t exist.
EDIT: There are only two useful kinds of faith:
1 – Faith in God
and,
2 – Faith in yourself.
However, to have faith in others is to expose yourself to the possibility of deception. For, faith is the tool of deceivers and those who would be deceived. Doubt is the tool of those who would earnestly seek the truth.
Those with true faith in God will always doubt those who pretend to speak for God (for, the truth is exclusive to no one and no one speaks for the truth) – while those who pretend to speak for God will always demand your faith.
If you define God as All that is True in the Universe, then to have faith in God is to have faith in the truth. And, God has given you all of the gifts you need to figure that out on your own.
Don’t you think any God worthy of the title would do at least that much for you? Well, the God of Truth has – while the Christian God ignores the prayers of those who follow Him.
there is no god that’s why the world operates as if a god doesn’t exist
Remember that God answers prayers in His own time.
All the time He answer prayers but we won’t see it like how we pictured, but always better than what we prayed for.
So keep praying don’t give up
All Christians go through hardships like this.
This is what we call trials. Then God will bless you.
This is our badge of honor.
Even Jesus went through hardships:
Mark 15:34
34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
KJV
im sorry but i cannot read your whole question..
way to long lol
but i am a christian and from the title of question i think you are insane.
God is doing nothing? He did say life wouldnt be easy. get over yourself and realize all the things God has done for you already! you have to have faith if you want something to happen
it says in the bible to even have a little bit of doubt is just like a wave in sea. and just like a wave your request will be gone in moments. im sorry to say this but you do need to realize all that u already have, but you have to be patient. trust God is on your team and he is there for you.. He has a plan, dont try to change it
ill pray for you, please dont lose faith.
Place your faith in God and He will make it all happen for you — even more perfect that wht you have planned for yourself — God Bless !
AHEM…opens book*
Sometimes
we wonder, "What did I do to deserve
this?" or "Why did God have to do
this to me?"
Here is a
wonderful explanation!
A daughter
is telling her mother how everything is going wrong:
She’s
failing algebra.
Her
boyfriend broke up with her.
AND her
best friend is moving away.
Meanwhile,
her Mother is baking a cake and asks her daughter
if she would like a
snack, and the daughter says,
"Absolutely, Mom, I love your
cake."
"Here,
have some cooking oil," her Mother offers.
"Yuck,"
says her daughter.
"How about
a couple raw eggs?"
"Gross,
Mom!"
"Would you
like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Mom,
those are all yucky!"
To which
the mother replies:
"Yes, all those things seem bad by
themselves.
But when
they are put together in the right way,
they make a wonderfully delicious
cake!
God
Works The Same Way.
Many times
we wonder why He would let us go through such bad and difficult
times.
But God
knows that when He puts these things all
in His order, they always work
for good!
We just
have to trust Him and, eventually,
they will all make something
wonderful!
God
is CRAZY about you.
He sends
you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever
you want to talk, He’ll listen.
GOD can
live anywhere in the universe and He chose your heart.
Life may
not be the party we hoped for,
but while we ARE here, we might as well dance.
He is still in hiding, being #1 in the wanted list for the killings he made.. but he will show himself again like what others believed.. wait for another billion years.
God does exist.. you got that right
but he can’t tned to every single one of your needs right away !
God works in .."smal micicles"
he’s working backstage in our lives most of the time if you didn’t know
he’s making adjusments in your lifes, rearrenging, adding, subtracting things in your life..
He has the perfect plan in life for you
The best thing to do is just sit tight, be patheinent and pray alot
ive felt like this too somtime
i just wanna scream in his face and ask why he dosn’t do anyting !
but he does!, you might not notice yet, but he has heard your cries, and he is I 100 percent gurentee that he will change and help your life out
this is where faith comes in
Beliving in God is a huge leap in Faith, how hard can it be to put your faith in him once again?
basicly when you openly accepted christ , you bascily gave him all your rights, and the keys to your life
he wan’ts to make things better for you
but you have to be patheient !
and pray
prayer always helps
just really pray, and talk to him , tell him how you feel, ask him for forgivenss, and such
god bless
First, losing hope in God might turn you to taking up your own cause without waiting for that absentee landlord. Your life is yours. Not God’s – because (I believe) God doesn’t exist. You’ve been fed lies and misbeliefs and myths designed to keep primitive people in line. Only now, the relevance of God to a modern people seems a little weak.
I can only offer you this idea: You can take control of your life if you stop waiting for God to come along and do something.
Good luck on the family issues, but they won’t go away. Your choice is that when you get old enough, YOU can leave (at least for a while) to see what life is all about when you are not crushed by bad surroundings. I do not suggest abandoning family, but it might be necessary to at least temporarily be elsewhere so you can learn about the good parts of life.
As to your Justine? Finding an ephemeral "ideal woman" is one step away from waking up from a dream. Look for something else. The ideal woman doesn’t exist, though you’d be surprised how close you can come. The point is, from 6000 miles away, the grass looks really green – but from 6 feet away you can see the depth of the manure it took to make the grass that green. Don’t obsess over the woman you met. Life isn’t always about yourself – but sometimes that’s EXACTLY what it is about. Keep yourselfl in your equations. Self-sacrifice leaves you empty inside. (Thus speaks a voice of personal experience.)
God IS doing something about your life and everyone else’s it just that you don’t understand. You need to be patient. Soon.
Read James, especially the first chapter.
Read Job. It’s long, but after a while of the laments, you can skip to the end where God shows up.
Read the Psalms. Phrases like ‘they hate me without reason’ and ‘they set traps for me’ abound.
Read about how much Paul had to deal with in Acts.
Read Habakkuk. Very short. Questions God about all the stuff that’s happening to Israel at the time (which takes places in 2 Kings).
God doesn’t promise a life of ease, a life of good times and afternoons on the beach- He promises to be there with you, to love you, to give you peace in the midst of the storm. Hang in there.
Something interesting to note: churches in countries who are not free to worship (aka they are killed for their beliefs) don’t ask the American church to pray for the persecution to end- they pray that God will be glorified. THAT’S peace.
God be with you.
(and my advice about the girl- let her go; ‘there are other fish in the sea’ sounds harsh and uncaring, but it’s true. Trust me, I’m 22, married, and been in that situation before. God had a different answer, and His was unquestionably better. Hang in there, and trust God. His answers are better. Or you never know, she could come back into your life. You’re young yet at 16.)
Whether you know it or not, all that you are going through is for a reason. What doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger in Him.
I could give you a Word for everything you mentioned; but the most fruitful message I could give you right now is, His ways are higher than our ways and His thoughts are higher than our thoughts. He knows exactly what you are going through and in His time, He will bring you out.
I went through something similar. I had to understand that I cannot put my trust and my completeness in another person. It must be in Him in order for me to have the peace that I was seeking. People will change. They can’t help it; it is a growing process. You can feel one way and think she should feel the same way, but she doesn’t. She could have been feeling something completely different. For all you know, your heart was spared the rejection.
You have some growing to do; in so doing, don’t be swayed by what you see. As a Christian you should know that we walk by faith and not by sight. Keep the faith!
Mike, God did do something. He sent His Son to redeem us. This world is not our home. We are here temporarily. The sin that Adam and Eve brought upon mankind is why our world is in such a mess. Sin affects the whole world. It is what makes your father treat you badly. It is what caused the holocaust- because sin filled the hearts of wicked men like Hitler. Sin is the big reason our world is such a mess. There is also another being here- called Satan. He has been hurting mankind since the day we were placed on this planet. Satan is at war with God. He continually tries to hurt God by hurting us. He brings war, disease, hatred. He stirs up dissension, deceives people, and tries to get people to blame God for what Satan himself is doing.
Why doesn’t God do something? God often does- but His timing is different than ours. The thing is, although God is a benevolent God, He generally helps those who are His children. Not every person on earth belongs to God. The majority of mankind follows after their father, the devil. If you are in religion class, you should know this. God will help the pagans sometimes, because He loves all men, but He is not obligated to do so, because He has no relationship with them.
If you have not accepted Christ as your Savior, then you are not a child of God. Have you confessed Jesus as Lord? Have you been through a believer’s baptism (not infant baptism)? If you have done these things, then you need to start talking to God a lot more. Start building your relationship with Him. Tell Him how you feel about these things. Ask Him to change your life- and be patient. Sometimes it takes God several years to set up things. He has to put the right people in the right places, arrange circumstances on your behalf- but you have to give Him time to work. I waited nearly 10 years to get the job of music minister that I so desperately wanted, and as I look back, I see how God carefully orchestrated the whole thing so I would be in the right place at the right time, with the right people. Had I tried to rush things, or do it my own way, it would never have worked out the way I hoped. Don’t despair. If you work on building your relationship with God, and putting Him first in your life, I ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEE that He will do fantastic things in your life. I have no doubt whatsoever, because I have had that kind of relationship with Him- and it really does work when we walk close with the Lord.
Its the journey of life. learn to overcome the struggles and hardtimes and use it to your advantage to become stronger. Find a way to win so to speak, don’t let life eat you alive. Be strong, imagine it as climber making his way up to the top of the mountain..climbing his way thru rain, shine, snowstorms, animals, sickness…and once he gets to the top – it makes the view that much better and more appreciative. And all the struggles he encountered would have been forgotten. All this would be better for the person than to just have had someone place them on top from the get go.
God is there for you, and listening. Alot of times life doesn’t turn out the way we want. But He has a plan for. You just have to have faith that God knows what he’s doing and that He won’t give you more than you can handle. Jesus told us to give our burdens and worries to Him. Try doing that. Pray to God to take your pain away, tell Him that you are doing as Jesus said, and are giving your burdens to Him. Ask Him to work in your heart. It works, trust me.
As for the girl…you will move past her. I know it seems like a fairy tale, and that it was special, but almost everyone experiences something like that when they are a teenager, I did. And looking back on it now I laugh. I was in a long distance relationship once. It seems perfect because you don’t have to deal with any issues that real couples have.
Bad things happen because we as human beings chose sin over God. And living in a world full of sin is our punishment. However there will be a day when Jesus returns to earth, and He will establish a perfect world. All the pain and suffering will be taken away.
There is something you can do about it. Despairing only gives Satan what he wants. Keep praying and reading your Bible. Find a group of Christians that you feel comfortable talking about your feelings with.
Don’t worry, it will all turn out somehow
I’ll pray for you if you like.
hey BRO you think your life is hard and difficult and not going the way you want it to be???? think again, OPEN your eyes and look at other people around you BRO. there’s people that lost their houses, business, families torn apart and that’s just a few….. for example me and my family are in debt, we owe like 25,000$( i’m not lieing) i dont have a job, my brother, mom and dad do but even though what they make is not enough……..o.k. look i dont know your father, i dont know why he hates you, in my guess i think your dad acts that way towards you because he is mad and since he cannot work because he is disabled, this causes him to release his anger on somebody that he knows wont do anything to him, which is YOU. you have a great MOM, because she works and hustles, if you look at most moms they dont even kook because they are lazy… and for the girl you like, come on BRO its obvious. dont you think GOD split the contact between you and her because he wants you to focus and help your family out. you are 16 years old, you could get a part time job, and that money might not be a lot but a little something goes along way. dont worry about that girl, look there’s a saying that goes like this "there’s a lot of fish out in the sea, from dusk to dawn, if its not meant to be, then its not meant to be" ….but you never know maybe one day GOD would put her in your life without you even knowing, just be patient BRO, pray to GOD and ask him to help you out and your family…..and for the rest of the world, just help those who YOU can and dont overwhelm yourself, only GOD knows why he lets those things happen. i think that GOD is testing you to see how much faith you have in him, try to keep your self in a positive mind all the time no matter what…
hey BRO dont loose faith in GOD, that is the worst thing you can do.
Well, I’m sorry to hear about your situation.
I had a long distance relationship a while back. Only 600 miles, so not up there with yours… but anyway we were together a few months, think we only spent 2 weeks together total in real life though. One day she stopped talking to me. I didn’t hear from her for a week. Eventually broke up with me through email. Some girls aren’t right. You’ll get over her.
As for loosing faith, well, I can’t help you there. I lost mine a long time ago, don’t think I ever rally had any. The bible does not present a good god. It shows one who creates people then punishes them for acting the way he made them to act. And yeah, he’s absent when you really need him.
Certainly understand how you feel, highly recommend that you go to the public library, borrow & read the book by Napoleon Hill – Think & Grow Rich. though this is not directly related to your question.