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rsmith6621

(6,942 posts)
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:39 AM Feb 2013

Today has been a very socially challenging day...



First my Brother in law...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022290484


Now a Christian friend I have known for 40 years... I posted the following on Facebook today.

If you are a plumber and your neighbors drains leak. Don't PRAY that it gets fixed.. go fix it yourself. God wants your action more than he wants your prayers.

His reply was... I pray before I do most things.

I said...... Do you pray to see if God wants you to dive in to a lake to save a person drowning..

He said... If I feel God want me to seek his will.

I said .... I hope I am not swimming if you are in my proximity

He then deleted me as a FB friend.....

OH WELL.
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Today has been a very socially challenging day... (Original Post) rsmith6621 Feb 2013 OP
Ask him if he prayed to God for guidance in regard to your being deleted as his FB friend. Vinnie From Indy Feb 2013 #1
This ^^^^ roflmao, perfect. nt Mnemosyne Feb 2013 #3
St. Benedict said burrowowl Feb 2013 #2
Not much into religion, but God sure takes a lotta crap. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #4
Too true... Flying Squirrel Feb 2013 #5
Yep. cordelia Feb 2013 #7
I don't get it. First you post something claiming to know what God wants ... JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2013 #6
If you still want his friendship vlyons Feb 2013 #8
if you believe in God doesn't he want both our actions and our prayers? el_bryanto Feb 2013 #9

Vinnie From Indy

(10,820 posts)
1. Ask him if he prayed to God for guidance in regard to your being deleted as his FB friend.
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:52 AM
Feb 2013

Then tell him that you are very confused and need his help. Tell him that you also prayed to God about responding to his response about the plumbing example. Let him know that God told you to offer to him the "I hope your not around when I am swimming" thing. Tell him that either he is praying to the wrong God or God is fucking with both of you,

Cheers!

burrowowl

(17,606 posts)
2. St. Benedict said
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:55 AM
Feb 2013

Pray as if everything depends on God
Act as if everything depends on you!

Or you can say a prayer while you act.

 

Flying Squirrel

(3,041 posts)
5. Too true...
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:14 AM
Feb 2013

Once I wrote down a list of resentments against God and filled up a whole page in no time flat. Then I tried to write a list of resentments against Satan and came up with only three things: 1. Whatever 2. Doesn't exist 3. If he does he's a real bastard.

cordelia

(2,174 posts)
7. Yep.
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 07:33 AM
Feb 2013

For something that some here claim they don't believe in, they expend a whole lot of time and negative energy beating up on God and those who believe in Him.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,283 posts)
6. I don't get it. First you post something claiming to know what God wants ...
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 06:27 AM
Feb 2013

Then you argue with someone who says a prayer before doing some activity.

Oh well, maybe God just likes to see people argue.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
8. If you still want his friendship
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:46 AM
Feb 2013

tell him to not be mad at you and to refriend you on FB, also that you didn't mean to offend him if he took your comment that way. You're sorry that wasn't your intention. If he's a real Christian he'll forgive and refriend.

If he doesn't refriend you, then he wasn't much of a friend or a Christian and good riddance. And don't go back begging for him to be your friend.

If you don't want his friendship to start with, disregard all of the above and consider yourself lucky to have discovered this about him.

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)
9. if you believe in God doesn't he want both our actions and our prayers?
Fri Feb 1, 2013, 09:50 AM
Feb 2013

I don't really understand the distinction - are you saying people shouldn't waste time praying?

Bryant

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