Spiritual Forums - Why has God forsaken us!?

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Originally Posted by BlakeGood88

First of all, I do believe in God, but why is he letting us down by letting evil things happen? I just don't get it?

Notice what you said there, YOU just din't get it. That in no way indicates that there is no reason for this, it only indicates that you do not understand why the duality exists, and are perhaps a bit frustrated by that and placing blame. Understandable, probably everyone has been there at least once, if not many times.

That does not indicate that God has not tried to give you the lesson that you seek however, that which would bring you into a greater degree of understanding of it and why it is. I can offer a few things about it, but of course you will still have to decide for yourself whether or not they are true or even possible. In the end it is your journey to come into a degree of understanding, so have you done anything to move toward your goal?

I don't mean to sound negative or anything like that, I am only pointing out that it is your responsibility to try toward the goal. Of course I DO understand that this thread is exactly that, you making a try, and that is good. Now consider this, if the world were good and perfect and had nothing challenging nor unpleasant happening to anyone or thing in it, how would anyone learn anything? Harsh experience is a very direct teacher, and a person in pain or discomfort (whether physical, emotional, or mental) pays greater attention when things are less than comfortable.

Comfort would bring a sense of security and ease, and probably make many become very lazy in the spiritual sense. Why make any effort when everything is handed to you? This "school of hard knocks" causes one to have a great interest in finding solutions to the problems that they face, and that desire gives rise to creativity in the sense of the way that we perceive things.

When one comes out the other side of having faced some hardship of whatever sort, they tend to become very aware of things that ought to have been done differently, mistakes made, better ways to choose and to react should the same occur again, etc. Learning happens this way, and often it is we ourselves that cause such hardship to become necessary for us to learn.

You may see things differently, but consider this, what if He is not letting anyone down at all? The things necessary to learn and grow are already present, but something has to cause the individual's attention to recognize that there is a need before they could even begin to search for a solution, much less find one that is workable for them that can be put into practice and benefited from. But when a person accomplishes that, they learn because they have earned the knowledge from that experience.

In that respect God might be letting a person down if He left us to our own devices without any sort of help available. I personally do not see anything as being that way at all. Most bring the negative into their lives by their own choices, but not all. Some negative people do things that are very bad to others too, but both are not free from anything to just wander away, not forever. It (our choices) always come back around to us. Some call that karma in the Eastern religions, but the same exists in the Western religions too, usually under other names. That principle teaches responsibility, humility, patience, love, understanding, and so much more, but the individual's eyes need to be opened enough to recognize it before they can see it. Thus the negative experiences and situations in life.

These tend to get the attention very quickly. Often the solutions are right there within the original problem, just waiting to be recognized. Perhaps things are not as chaotic as they seem. We might not be let down by God, but rather instead, let down by ourselves. The bright side of that is, that we all have the ability to make a choice to change things for the better.