I recently heard of a case in which an upstart business owner had to have a sample of his product tested by a licensing authority to ensure it had enough bacteria of a certain type. The sample failed since the trial test showed the product did not have sufficient bacteria. The barely established business owner felt powerless and got very worried. Being religious, he prayed for the bacteria to multiply as rapidly as possible so that the follow-up test the next day would not fail. As it turned out, the follow-up test showed positive results and the business eventually became a major success nationwide. The business owner attributed the success of his business to that particular prayer early on which apparently increased the bacteria count in the test sample.
However, taking into consideration, for example, that the business eventually affected the lives of numerous employees, shareholders, customers, and all associated with them—including me writing and you presently reading about it—I doubt strongly that it was the prayers that multiplied the bacteria. Chances are, it was nothing supernatural—the bacteria count grew most likely due to normal, natural causes.
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Sir, "natural causes" are God's work because He created everything. And you have no idea what His Will was; whether it was for that man's business or for YOU. When a Christian prays, he/she does not tell God what they expect Him to do. They ask. And if His Will is done, then so be it. It was all a part of His plan anyway. Believe it or not, God has a plan for everyone - because He created everyone and wants nothing more than love from whom He created. He waits, with open arms. No matter how long you've been away from Him; or even if you've never had Him in your life at all. He will never foresake you like another human being would. The Bible specifically mentions people like you; more than you probably care to believe. The title of your book sounds popostirous because if you actually had Christ in your heart, you would know that the Bible does not teach us that we can't think for ourselves. In fact, the Lord tells us that each and every one of us is created with a conscious; able to make right and wrong decisions. Tell me, Sir, did you ever have one doubt in your mind that you may be writing something that was untrue when you were publishing your novel? If so, then I needn't say more. That "doubt" is telling you something. YOU know there is a God, Mr. Khatri. Whether you admit it outloud or not. You know He's real, but you're running from Him. I'm not sure what He did to "hurt" you in your life, but He promises all of us that we are created in His image and He has a plan for each and every one of us. I will pray that you can find it in your heart to give God a chance again. You will not be disappointed. Just "Ask, and the door will be opened."
ReplyDeleteStacey,
ReplyDeleteYour definition of God is what I call in the book, “Religious Definition”: He is the all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-existing, purposeful creator of the universe, and has specific expectations from us. My definition of God is what I call in the book “Objective Definition”: He is something that is beyond what we can comprehend by our five-sense-bound brain. Unlike you, I do not claim to know what his specific expectations are (e.g., he wants nothing more than love; he waits with open arms; he will never forsake us; and he wants us to follow the Bible).
What specifically in my book did you find untrue? I think you are assuming that I’m resolutely anti-religion. Remember, the subtitle of the book is “Beyond Religion and Science”. Did you get a chance to view (and understand) my “Who Created God?” and "Lack-of- time-and-space" videos?
Here’s a quote from my book:
In encounters with atheists and agnostics, it is common to come across the question about whether or not one believes in God. From my perspective, deliberating about whether God exists is moot, unless we first clarify what is to be our definition of God. That is, whether we believe in God is neither here nor there, for the crux lies in our individualized characterization of God. Let’s say I adhere to the Objective definition of God and also maintain that he neither interferes with our universe nor gives us individualized treatment (i.e., prayers do not necessarily get answered). Likewise, let’s suppose I consider it overly human-centered and arbitrary (based on typical prey-predator relationship in the jungle) to assert that God (like the government) has given us certain rights, such as the right to life and liberty. Should I still be considered to believe in God? Of course yes—though my view of God may not match yours or anyone else’s, for that matter. To quote Socrates, “The beginning of wisdom is a definition of terms.”