A Christian Lie
The lie: Everything that happens has a reason (positive) for it, so I should just accept it / accept the situation I am in.
Well, after some thought about this statement, I realised this is false and there is no verse in the bible that says so. Some things happen because of the work of the devil and have a negative reason for it. But the bible says that God can turn all things into good for those who love him. What does it mean? That we should just sit down on our circumstance and tell God 'Now God, turn this into good just like your word says'? Of course not. I believe we have a part to play. It is true that we need to trust God and rely on him wholely but not with a 'fatalistic' mindset. We need to rise up and press on knowing that the end result of the situation/circumstance can be turn into good and something valuable whether it be in character or material. But God's focus in helping us is not just so that we will gain something but that in the process of trusting God, we may know him more. That's the heart of God. You are in God's heart. You are God's heart. You are his passion. So is everyone else around you.
Well, after some thought about this statement, I realised this is false and there is no verse in the bible that says so. Some things happen because of the work of the devil and have a negative reason for it. But the bible says that God can turn all things into good for those who love him. What does it mean? That we should just sit down on our circumstance and tell God 'Now God, turn this into good just like your word says'? Of course not. I believe we have a part to play. It is true that we need to trust God and rely on him wholely but not with a 'fatalistic' mindset. We need to rise up and press on knowing that the end result of the situation/circumstance can be turn into good and something valuable whether it be in character or material. But God's focus in helping us is not just so that we will gain something but that in the process of trusting God, we may know him more. That's the heart of God. You are in God's heart. You are God's heart. You are his passion. So is everyone else around you.
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