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Trapped · 07-11-2019, 10:52 PM

How does anyone know that God gives a crap?

I have turned to and cried out to Him in a curled up ball of psychological torment more times than I can count, and I cannot say one time that He "loses sleep" about me at all.

"God wraps His arms around me." No He doesn't.

"God spoke comforting words to me." No He didn't.

"God understands." Understanding doesn't equal caring.

"God cares". Caring from a distance and not getting involved is the same experientially for me as Him not caring.

Crying out to Him doesn't move Him to bend down one inch to help out in any way, so what is the point?

What is this "personal, intimate comforter" drivel?

Every passing day leads me more and more to believe He is a God who wound up the universe and walked away, indifferent to anything that happens in the cute little creation he made for fun one day billions of years ago.

He seems to bless the evil and laugh at the ones crushed by evil. He's just not there.

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Sorry. I know this is pretty "Alt views". Plenty of people in the Bible have felt this same way. I'm only human like them.

07-11-2019, 10:52 PM	#73
Trapped Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 1,523	Re: How do you know God cares? How does anyone know that God gives a crap? I have turned to and cried out to Him in a curled up ball of psychological torment more times than I can count, and I cannot say one time that He "loses sleep" about me at all. "God wraps His arms around me." No He doesn't. "God spoke comforting words to me." No He didn't. "God understands." Understanding doesn't equal caring. "God cares". Caring from a distance and not getting involved is the same experientially for me as Him not caring. Crying out to Him doesn't move Him to bend down one inch to help out in any way, so what is the point? What is this "personal, intimate comforter" drivel? Every passing day leads me more and more to believe He is a God who wound up the universe and walked away, indifferent to anything that happens in the cute little creation he made for fun one day billions of years ago. He seems to bless the evil and laugh at the ones crushed by evil. He's just not there. ===== Sorry. I know this is pretty "Alt views". Plenty of people in the Bible have felt this same way. I'm only human like them.