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UGW #10: Why do bad things happen? (And "Are tragedies gifts from God?")

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  Understanding God's Will #10: (This will be a long one as I look at what the Bible says compared to what Calvinism says.  And I included another post on mine on the end of this one,  "Are Tragedies Gifts From God?" ) Why Do Bad Things Happen? Can bad things happen that God doesn’t want to happen? Obviously, yes!    We fell, didn’t we?  Because of our sin in the Garden of Eden, w e introduced death and sin into the human race and the world.   (I say "we" because we all stem from Adam and Eve and because any one of us, given enough time in the Garden of Eden, would have done the same thing.)   And this is something God didn't want when He created the world good.  It's why He warned Adam and Eve to not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.  Because it would make them aware of evil.  It would unleash evil in the world because they would essentially be choosing Satan over God, giving Satan part of their dominion ove...
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UGW #9i: Still waiting for an answer?

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  Understanding God's Will #9i: So how long do we continue to hang in there and pray for something that doesn’t seem to be happening?    When it seems like God is not listening and it hurts us to have to plead  again  about a certain request?    I’ve pleaded with God for things that haven’t happened or that were a long time in coming.    And this is the best advice I can offer right now.    If you have given your concern over to Him in prayer and invited Him to open or close the doors as He sees fit, if you have confessed any known sin and asked Him to reveal any hidden sin, if you are abiding in Him and seeking His guidance in His Word and in prayer, if you have examined your heart to see if you really trust Him (and have worked through any distrust or doubt with Him), and if you are willing to hear the answer  whatever it may be  and to obey  whatever He asks you to do  ... and if it still seems like God is not...
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