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Originally Posted by MissBrattified
DM, no one can convince you of God's providence or personal attention. You must experience it for yourself.
And He isn't a candy store. It's a relationship with give and take. He doesn't say "yes" to every prayer--although sometimes He does. Trusting God takes conscious choice and effort, and it's rewarding. In fact, I remember a scripture that says He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
I don't recall it saying He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek out what He can DO for them. There's a difference between pursuing God, cultivating a relationship with the Creator, just for the sake of knowing Him, and pursuing a relationship with God just so one can have the potential fringe benefits.
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You don't know how many times I've gone alone to church during the evening hours and prayed and bawled to God. I remember God answering one of my prayers. I have over time lost my faith in prayer because I never hear from God or see tangible results. I only pray for the forgiveness of my sins. The reason I ask the question is because I despise judgemental conservatives pontificating about who is a true christian when they themselves don't have a direct line to God but must walk by faith like everyone else including liberal non churchgoers. Who has a corner on answered prayers or God speaking to them?