tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post5215747417684550447..comments2023-10-21T05:09:27.355-04:00Comments on a second chance: uncle jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-74444139612257739592008-02-23T12:41:00.000-05:002008-02-23T12:41:00.000-05:00Interesting points are meant to be considered and ...Interesting points are meant to be considered and thought through. While I at times have similar wonders about God and healing and miracles, I've seen enough things that are unexplainable that I have come to accept and believe in miracles. What I may never understand, in this world, is how and when they occur. God sees the past and the present and the future. He knows the outcomes and the consequences. He sees what and how and when is the best time for His intervention. All I see is the here and now and my scope is so limited. I cannot possibly know and understand why so many prayers seem to go unanswered - the reality is probably that I just don't recognize they're happening all around me all the time - supernatural interventions, guardian angels providing guidance and protection, Go's love abounding.uncle jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879341171634900790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5056516915392913431.post-56136570917115337992008-02-22T22:13:00.000-05:002008-02-22T22:13:00.000-05:00Well, you did ask what I thought! As usual, a com...Well, you did ask what I thought! <BR/><BR/>As usual, a completely different POV. I don't think he was "chosen" to have a second chance any more than the person who did die was chosen to be dead. Things happen. I'm not entirely sure God really works that way. If he believes in God really and truly now, that's great. But to say that he has a second chance becuase God made it so makes God way too much of a busybody. He doesn't sustain OR end life. We die when our bodies wear out or when there's an accident. But my views on that are rather controversial. But those are the views that help my faith. Attributing those things to God alone makes me hate his nature. I think he backs off more than that.<BR/><BR/>What do I make of Jesus and miracles? I don't know. What do I make of healings? A lot of psychological stuff. I don't know. But I do know that God didn't sustain my life when I used to hurt myself, it was just a freak chance.<BR/><BR/>That being said....if you have another chance, no matter the reason why, you should ask God to help you learn something new and use the time well, and be thankful for the time you have.<BR/><BR/>Again, I mean no disrespect towards you at all. You bring up interesting points and it always makes me think, and I always welcome a chance to think. I'm constantly changing my views on how God works. This in particular is something Dad and I share, and we both worked ir out for ourselves last year. It's a familiar subject. Thanks for the blog entries.Buddhist, RNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09777947611604831806noreply@blogger.com