Soundmanred
Lifer
Please keep this crap in L&R!!
I know you changed the wording around to make it seem ATOT worthy, but it's not. 🙁
I know you changed the wording around to make it seem ATOT worthy, but it's not. 🙁
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how should I interpret this
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SlitheryDee
I watched X-Men (part one) in a theater with some friends when it first started playing. At the end of the movie Wolverine was talking to Rogue in the entranceway of Xavier's school for the gifted. At that moment one of my friends turned to me and said "Hey, this movie wasn't so bad after all". To which I replied "Yeah, I kinda like it". The words were not out of my mouth for half a second before Rogue said "Yeah, I kinda like it".
What I took away from this is that the Lord my God has chosen Anna Paquin to be my queen after I unleash the unholy monkeybats to poo on the Eiffel tower.
I wonder what she was doing at 3 A.M. to put her in such a good mood?
What I took away from this is that the Lord my God has chosen Anna Paquin to be my queen after I unleash the unholy monkeybats to poo on the Eiffel tower.
I wonder what she was doing at 3 A.M. to put her in such a good mood?
Hyperblaze
Lifer
prayer is a powerful way to communicate with the spiritual being(s) that you believe in and have faith to (not dissing off any religion with this wording)
I have prayed when I have needed help and guidance.
I honestly should pray more.
Pray does make unexpected things happen.
I have prayed when I have needed help and guidance.
I honestly should pray more.
Pray does make unexpected things happen.
Hyperblaze
Lifer
Who is to say?
God does communicate with you, if you listen.
I've been in those situations in the past. Kinda weird that it's only afterwards that I realized it happened.
How did I know it happened? Sometimes it's little signs here and there.
It's rather difficult to explain to someone who doesn't believe. However, i do know that others have had similiar experiences to me.
WingZero94
Golden Member
Prayer is an invaluable tool all of us have at our disposal. That said, was this divine intervention? Perhaps. What I would suggest that you and your friend do is attend some church events together and try to forgo the sex. Pray for guidance from God. It would sound like you have more things going on in your life right now. Praying for a million dollars is fine... if it is God's will thou shall be done. If not, then don't hold your breath. Also the Bible gives many examples of people praying for a VERY LONG time before prayer is 'answered'. If you have any questions feel free to PM me.
Didn't read whole OP and comments, but just because you thought of someone and they called doesn't mean something suiperior arranged it. Them calling you was not necessary effect of you thinking about them. You thinking about them was not necessary cause of them calling you.
P.S. without CLIFF version you aren't gonna be popular 'round here.
P.S. without CLIFF version you aren't gonna be popular 'round here.
angminas
Diamond Member
There are conditions for prayers being answered, and the clues to that are all through the Bible. And yes, sometimes the answer is no, or not now. If you made a serious effort to be humble before the Lord, it sounds to me like odds are pretty high that it was an answered prayer. I have had prayers answered right away, and I have had them answered later. I have experienced a few events that I am 100% certain were miracles, as well as dozens of others which I suspected were but could not rule out coincidence. I have also heard many accounts of answered prayer from people whose word I trust. There are too many instances of incredible events in these stories from reliable sources for them all to be coincidences or lies, and it only takes one miracle for me to know that miracles do happen.
If you want to learn about faith in prayer, read about the lives of Abraham and David. Genesis 18-19 is one of my favorite parts in the Bible- it teaches a lot about the Lord's mercy on those who ask of him in faith and humility. Abraham's faith when he pleads with the Lord for the lives of the righteous is overpowering. Here is a man- "I who am dust and ashes", as he calls himself- actually daring to lovingly rebuke the almighty creator of the universe and plead with him over and over again to do right! WOW! Abraham was mistaken about the situation- God had not forgotten to look after any righteous people who might have been there- but certainly God was pleased by Abraham's hunger and thirst for righteousness. We cannot know how many righteous people were in the cities, so we cannot exactly say if God changed His plans because of Abraham's prayer (at least I can't, maybe somebody knows more than I do), but in chapter 19, He clearly does change them for the sake of Lot, Abraham's nephew.
Lot is righteous, but he doesn't seem to be as brave as Abraham, and he's quite unnerved by the mighty events happening around him. The Lord tells him to flee to the mountains, but Lot is afraid and begs to be allowed to flee to the small nearby city of Zoar instead, which God was planning to destroy as well. Incredibly, God changes His plans and spares an entire city simply because Lot asked Him to, and that while being afraid to obey the command He had given him to start with! Now, we must remember that some of the mercy shown to Lot was for Abraham's sake, but this is a powerful lesson in how far God is willing to go for us. There is much more that could be said about this story, and there are many similar stories in the Bible.
Could what happened to you have been an answer to your prayer? Absolutely. Was it? From what I have read, probably. Should you expect this kind of answer every time? No, in large part because we are usually neither wise enough to ask for the right thing nor humble and faithful enough to ask for it in the right manner. Where should you go from here? Remember that the Lord was there for you when you asked of him, and let that guide your actions and attitude. If you would like to learn some very specific points about how to pray so that you will get what you ask for, I can send you a link through PM. Just ask. One specific warning I will mention because of something you said- if you use the opportunity He gave you to engage in premarital sex, He will not be pleased, and it will not be likely to do wonders for your future prayers.
Don't forget to thank the Lord for what he did for you :sun:
Yes, scoffers, I already know you think I'm retarded. Please at least disagree respectfully. But if not, don't think I will be drawn into a fight. I will not.
If you want to learn about faith in prayer, read about the lives of Abraham and David. Genesis 18-19 is one of my favorite parts in the Bible- it teaches a lot about the Lord's mercy on those who ask of him in faith and humility. Abraham's faith when he pleads with the Lord for the lives of the righteous is overpowering. Here is a man- "I who am dust and ashes", as he calls himself- actually daring to lovingly rebuke the almighty creator of the universe and plead with him over and over again to do right! WOW! Abraham was mistaken about the situation- God had not forgotten to look after any righteous people who might have been there- but certainly God was pleased by Abraham's hunger and thirst for righteousness. We cannot know how many righteous people were in the cities, so we cannot exactly say if God changed His plans because of Abraham's prayer (at least I can't, maybe somebody knows more than I do), but in chapter 19, He clearly does change them for the sake of Lot, Abraham's nephew.
Lot is righteous, but he doesn't seem to be as brave as Abraham, and he's quite unnerved by the mighty events happening around him. The Lord tells him to flee to the mountains, but Lot is afraid and begs to be allowed to flee to the small nearby city of Zoar instead, which God was planning to destroy as well. Incredibly, God changes His plans and spares an entire city simply because Lot asked Him to, and that while being afraid to obey the command He had given him to start with! Now, we must remember that some of the mercy shown to Lot was for Abraham's sake, but this is a powerful lesson in how far God is willing to go for us. There is much more that could be said about this story, and there are many similar stories in the Bible.
Could what happened to you have been an answer to your prayer? Absolutely. Was it? From what I have read, probably. Should you expect this kind of answer every time? No, in large part because we are usually neither wise enough to ask for the right thing nor humble and faithful enough to ask for it in the right manner. Where should you go from here? Remember that the Lord was there for you when you asked of him, and let that guide your actions and attitude. If you would like to learn some very specific points about how to pray so that you will get what you ask for, I can send you a link through PM. Just ask. One specific warning I will mention because of something you said- if you use the opportunity He gave you to engage in premarital sex, He will not be pleased, and it will not be likely to do wonders for your future prayers.
Don't forget to thank the Lord for what he did for you :sun:
Yes, scoffers, I already know you think I'm retarded. Please at least disagree respectfully. But if not, don't think I will be drawn into a fight. I will not.
DangerAardvark
Diamond Member
Do you seriously believe God is trying to get you laid?
Yes, of course you should interpret this as God helping you get laid. Duh, it makes perfect sense. God doesn't give a fuck about dying cancer patients, but when he hears about TechBoyJKs lack of poon he throws around some fierce lightning bolts and makes shit happen. I'm glad we could have this intelligent, sincere conversation and hope tomorrow you can pray that you take a dump or eat something delicious or other trivial things. Amen!
Saint Michael
Golden Member
It's not difficult to explain, nor is it difficult to understand. People who want to believe will believe, no matter how ludicrous their beliefs are, and there's little a non-believer can do to stop that. You think non-believers cannot comprehend? Is religion really that arcane? Seems pretty accessible to me.
cKGunslinger
Lifer
A lot of things are cliche because they have an underlying truth. Unless you have the long-sought answer to this conundrum.. ?
"Hey, I asked God to not let my toast get burnt, and it didn't!"
"Really, I asked God not to let my 4-year-old suffer too much from his terminal leukemia, but he spent the last 3 weeks of his life screaming in pain. I guess God just loves you more."
Sometimes, "God works in mysterious ways" just doesn't quite cut it.
Siddhartha
Lifer
People can and have attributed supernatural forces or intravention cause natural events and phenomena, like earthquakes, disease, child birth, solar eclipses, etc.
After a fight I would tend to obsess about it and I would not be surprised if the woman I had fought with called to talk about the fight.
Well, all I know is that I asked God to make me more attractive to women than Brad Pitt in an crotchless, undersized speedo and to make me an Elite Senior Moderator on Anandtech.
Guess which prayer God answered.
Go ahead, guess!*
*Anyway, based on my carefully controlled, empirical findings, I'd say there's a solid 50/50 chance that either a rarely photographed, omnipotent and omnipresent deity who may or may not have birthed a son out of wedlock (despite his own commandments) with a Palestinian women married to a carpenter (unions weren't as strong then) 2,000 years ago created our entire universe, including YouTube, in seven days (well six, with one day off -- unions weren't that weak, either) --*or*-- we are the serendipitous agglomeration of nucleotides risen from the primordial soup and live in a totally random universe devoid of all meaning other than that which we give to it wherein famine and rape can sweep accross the southern Sudan, untalented trailer trash like Brittany Spears can achieve widespread fame and fortune, and someone like me can be named an AnandTech moderator, and even the Flying Spaghetti Monster is powerless to prevent any of this.
OH, why have you forsaken us, oh beneficent Flying Spaghetti Monster? Why??
Guess which prayer God answered.
Go ahead, guess!*
*Anyway, based on my carefully controlled, empirical findings, I'd say there's a solid 50/50 chance that either a rarely photographed, omnipotent and omnipresent deity who may or may not have birthed a son out of wedlock (despite his own commandments) with a Palestinian women married to a carpenter (unions weren't as strong then) 2,000 years ago created our entire universe, including YouTube, in seven days (well six, with one day off -- unions weren't that weak, either) --*or*-- we are the serendipitous agglomeration of nucleotides risen from the primordial soup and live in a totally random universe devoid of all meaning other than that which we give to it wherein famine and rape can sweep accross the southern Sudan, untalented trailer trash like Brittany Spears can achieve widespread fame and fortune, and someone like me can be named an AnandTech moderator, and even the Flying Spaghetti Monster is powerless to prevent any of this.
OH, why have you forsaken us, oh beneficent Flying Spaghetti Monster? Why??
dainthomas
Lifer
The FSM works in mysterious ways!
Hyperblaze
Lifer
I recongize what you are trying to say, but also realize that how I discuss my faith in God to non-believers is by telling them my personal experiences which have been touched by God.
You can believe out of faith what I say, or believe what you will by listening to things that happened to me.
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