(November 21, 2010 at 1:01 am)Jonah Wrote: Mom: Son, have you thanked the Lord lately?
Me: What do you mean?
Mom: I'm being serious, son. Have you thanked the Lord for all the blessings He has given you?
Me: Umm...well, I'm certainly appreciative of the scholarships, if that's what you're asking.
Mom: I'm not joking! Have you prayed and said, "Thank you Lord Jesus for these blessings?"
Me: Why are you asking me this?
Mom: Your father and I have been talking. He asked me if I thought you were being appreciative of this good fortune; I told him I didn't know.
At this point I would have said, "I haven't thanked Jesus because I refuse to blame him for the misery in the world."
Mom would probably then say, "What are you talking about?".
I would then respond, "You want to give Jesus credit for my good fortune. So you're saying that Jesus is responsible for granting people good fortune. Well, if he's responsible for granting good fortune to some people, he must also be responsible for denying good fortune to others. So when people lose their home in a natural disaster, come down with a horrible disease, go blind, become paralyzed or don't get into the college they desire, Jesus is responsible for their lack of good fortune. I don't believe that! So, since he's not responsible for others NOT having good fortune, he's also not responsible for my good fortune. So why should I thank him?"
Bet that would set your mother's head spinning.
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
