However, the following post caught my attention...
Danny Coady
I don't pray or give thanks to an obviously uncaring god and an imaginary friend in the sky because if there was a god 26,000 children wouldn't die every single day from starvation. If you want to make a difference give to the organizations that actually give without the forced religions....give to Kiva. One sure way to eradicate poverty is to liberate woman around the world so they can decide for themselves if raising a child is in their best interest. These are strong words and I believe this is a very critical subject that must be addressed. Only we can make a difference so get off your knees and use your mind.
I was going to respond, but then I noticed someone already did - check out this response...
Roberta Kurg
Danny, Not all Church Organizations force religion when they bring the message of hope. Most Church Missonaries raise or pay their own way to other countries to bring food, medical supplies, build schools and give other life sustaining care. The best analogy I can give you in regards to our free will that creates heartless situations - there was a believer of God in the barbers chair and he was trying to bring the message to the baber who was not a believer and the barbers argument was the same as yours - if there was a loving caring God he wouldn't allow, hunger, abuse, disease, war and all of these other senseless tragedies - he wouldn't allow any of this to happen. The believer left feeling sad that he couldn't get his message across to the barber - when he saw a man with a long scraggly beard and hair and he went back into the shop and said to the barber - There is no such thing as Barbers. The Barber replied "what do you mean? I am right here! Didn't I just cut your hair? Trim your beard?" To which the man replied - See that man over there if there were barbers there wouldn't be people with unkept hair or beards. The Barber replied - He wouldn't be that way if he only came to me. I have been a Christian since I was 7 years old. I was Adopted at the age of 7 months by a pedophile, given cigarettes, drugs and alcohol after being raped (which I was from the age of 6 to the age of 13) by my Adopted Father and 2 adopted brothers I had guns held to my head and was shot when I was 9. I have suffered much pain and tragedy some by my own making, most not. I don't smoke, do drugs or drink today. I have to accept personal responsibility for myself and my choices and I know with all I went through I would not be the Mother, Professional, Civic activist that I am today. My choice to follow God and believe is the only thing that allowed me to make choices different from what I was taught in life. Just like the Cops can't use a nun to bust a crack house - God uses people like me that allow him to reach other people and children that are struggling from the abuse as a result of others choices to use their free will for evil. I will pray God will open your heart to see. I don't put myself out here for sympathy, pity and have nothing to gain personally. I don't know you and probably will never meet you. I do know that my God has been faithful and has never deserted or forsaken me. In all love and Peace. God has also restored my Birth Mothers Family to me. He has granted many of my hearts desires in ways that are very obvious that there could only have been divine intervention.
When you think you've got it bad, when you think God has forgotten you, I hope this reminds you to go to Him and look around you at others who need you to show God to them.
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