One of my favorite bible stories is the one of the woman who touched Jesus' robe as he passed, knowing that if she just touched him, he would heal her. She did, and He healed her. Yet there are those like my Grandmother, who has always recieved answers to her prayers, who suffer from severe sickness that contiue to grow and get stronger. Why does Jesus not heal her when asked? Is her faith insufficient? Why is she any different than that women in the bible? Just because she does not see Jesus face to face? But she knows Him, maybe more than that woman in the bible.
Which makes me question, Is God so giving and just? Or does he just pick and choose who he wants to save? What is the point of having the faith of a mustard seed, when the mountain you want to move, doesn't move? There is always a catch in religous logic. They say all you have to do is believe and anything is possible, but then when you do and nothing does happen, they can say, God wants you to go through this. Belief does not get you anything. You still have to rely on God choosing you to actually give you what it is you want.
"We will never know God's mind"
or my favorite,
"Just because you think you need it, doesn't mean you do. There is a difference between want and need"
All of these seem more like excuses when things don't turn out the way you said. You can pray as hard as you want, and believe, or even know, and it all comes down to God and his whim. Call it what you want, but it is his decision, not a higher purpose for pain.
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