- Mar 25, 2014
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Dear Christianity Board,
Greetings! I recently signed onboard for the purpose of gaining some insight, either directly or indirectly, into our family's current circumstances. My wife and I are long-term unemployed and the modest life we once had has been completely uprooted. Despite us having strong qualifications and marketable skills, we are treated as if we have some sort of professional leprosy. In my personal life, I have had similar struggles, only to see God pull me through against incredible obstacles. This time, however, I have a strange sense that God's presence has left me.
The standard Christian solutions are the addressing of unrepentant sins, prayer, memorization of Romans, and acceptance of God's will. But what I have come to learn is that a faith that does not answer the human condition is worthless. I'm not interested in a paradigm of mediocrity, where we lower our standards so that God can meet them. In other words, could I get a job cleaning toilets? Yes. Would that be an answer to prayer? No, because that would only delay our family's financial ruin.
What especially hurts the most is that I have invested my time and resources into helping disadvantaged children and the elderly through international Christian charities, with the motive that I want to help others in my plenty in case there is a time when I need help from others. I have taken this approach in my personal finances as well, saving diligently in case of a famine. From a spiritual and terrestrial perspective, I have prepared for the storm, yet the storm has lasted far longer than I could have reasonably anticipated.
My family is desperate and we've received silence from most of my "Christian" acquaintances. I am reduced to reaching out to an online forum of people I do not know, and hoping, perhaps unrealistically, for some kind of answer or solace. As for my strong words, I stand by them. My faith is important, but I need to eat.
Thank you.
Greetings! I recently signed onboard for the purpose of gaining some insight, either directly or indirectly, into our family's current circumstances. My wife and I are long-term unemployed and the modest life we once had has been completely uprooted. Despite us having strong qualifications and marketable skills, we are treated as if we have some sort of professional leprosy. In my personal life, I have had similar struggles, only to see God pull me through against incredible obstacles. This time, however, I have a strange sense that God's presence has left me.
The standard Christian solutions are the addressing of unrepentant sins, prayer, memorization of Romans, and acceptance of God's will. But what I have come to learn is that a faith that does not answer the human condition is worthless. I'm not interested in a paradigm of mediocrity, where we lower our standards so that God can meet them. In other words, could I get a job cleaning toilets? Yes. Would that be an answer to prayer? No, because that would only delay our family's financial ruin.
What especially hurts the most is that I have invested my time and resources into helping disadvantaged children and the elderly through international Christian charities, with the motive that I want to help others in my plenty in case there is a time when I need help from others. I have taken this approach in my personal finances as well, saving diligently in case of a famine. From a spiritual and terrestrial perspective, I have prepared for the storm, yet the storm has lasted far longer than I could have reasonably anticipated.
My family is desperate and we've received silence from most of my "Christian" acquaintances. I am reduced to reaching out to an online forum of people I do not know, and hoping, perhaps unrealistically, for some kind of answer or solace. As for my strong words, I stand by them. My faith is important, but I need to eat.
Thank you.