How do you know God cares?

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Originally Posted by Trapped

In the Bible God's care for people, when he was on earth, was for his literal care for them - healing their sickness, giving the blind sight, making the lame walk, setting free the oppressed, feeding the hungry, etc.

How do you know that God actually cares?

Mat 7:7* Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:*
Mat 7:8* For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.*
Mat 7:9* Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?*
Mat 7:10* Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?*
Mat 7:11* If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?*

Maybe it worked that way 2000 years ago, when all kinds of mythological things happened all the time. But it doesn't work that way today. Maybe we just don't believe in mythology any more, and they only work if we believe in them.

The belief that we can get favors from god(s) by propitiating him/them likely goes back to our stone age days.

Anywho, I few years back I had growths removed in my bladder. I remember one night I had difficulty urinating before going to bed but was successful.

So I went to bed thanking God. Then I wondered if God appreciated my appreciating Him, and what "He" did for me.

I woke up unable to urinate. Catheter time again. I guess not.

Did God care about Job? Did replacing his children do the job? I lost a son. No replacement child could ever replace him. In fact, if I were Job I would have been insulted.

Why do I still love God? Because I have to love someone, or something, and just loving sky doesn't work.

Like I told God when I lost my son, while pumping my fist at Him : "Hurt me all you want, I'm not escaping or running away."

God is a habit to me. A bad habit or good one? I don't know.

Thanks for the new thread bro Trapped.